Balak - 2025

Chevre, this week’s parsha is Balak (בלק). Balak was the king of Moab and they saw what happened to the Amorites and were afraid. So Balak went to a prophet Bilaam to request Bilaam to curse Am Yisrael. Bilaam refused several times until finally saying I can only say what G-d puts in my mouth. Every time Bilaam went to curse Am Yisrael, he blessed them. Eventually, Moab brought sin down upon Am Yisrael through the immoral acts Am Yisrael did with Moab’s daughters.