Balaam went with Balak and this angered The Lord. The donkey Balaam was riding turned off the road and Balaam struck the donkey. The donkey crushed Balaam’s foot against a wall and Balaam struck ...

In Parashat Balak, Balaam has a conversation with a donkey. A dialogue of this nature seems more appropriate for an animated film than a serious religious text.

Balak resolved to curse the Israelites and sent for a professional soothsayer named Balaam, offering him a hefty sum to pronounce the curse.

Moses just brought the greatest power in the ancient world to its knees and he’s talking about a donkey! -Balak is the king and Balaam is the gentile prophet. Balak wants Balaam to curse the Jews.

Embedded in this odd and winding tale -- of a man on his talking donkey and an angel bearing a sword -- comes one of the most arresting prayers in the Jewish liturgy. Balaam was sent by King Balak ...

When Balak’s dignitaries reached Balaam he told them that he can only act with the approval of God. That same night God appeared to him and said “Do not go with them.

After a double negotiation, Balaam agrees to go with Balak’s emissaries in order to curse the Jewish nation. On the way, Balaam has a unique experience with a talking donkey who admonishes him ...

The talking donkey is one mysterious event out of the many in our world. Sivan Rahav-Meir Jun 30, 2023, 6:37 AM (GMT+3) Balak Donkeys Sivan Rahav-Meir The Daily Portion ...

This is German artist Gustav Jaeger’s depiction of Balaam’s donkey protesting that Balaam was beating him when an angel, visible at first only to the donkey, was blocking their way with a ...

There is a story in Numbers 22:6-35 about a prophet named Balaam and a King named Balak. Balak was the enemy of Israel and he believed in the prophet so much that he believed that if Balaam would ...

Then G-D opens Balaam’s eyes so he can see the danger. We, too, have to assert our donkey, allow our inner-Balaam to see, seek out positive ways, and move towards blessings.