The donkey talked on the road between “Balaam son of Beor” and “Balak son of Zippor King of Moab”, the gematria is also 1165, as discussed above. The snake ascended to the level of ...

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 ...

King Balak requests a curse on Israelites ... God sends an angel to imbue his donkey with the power of speech. The donkey—long story short—tells Balaam that he’ll only be able to speak ...

We read in Parashat Balak of one of the wonders that Hashem created at the twilight of Creation: the power of speech that He gave to Balaam’s donkey (Avot 5:6). The Parasha relatesthat Balaam ...

The donkey falls down and is beaten by his ... Later, in an abrupt reversal, the greedy Balaam tells King Balak how he can get the Israelites to curse themselves – entice them with prostitutes ...

There are other people who saddle their own donkey — a ḥamor like ... The whole reason Balak goes to the trouble of hiring Balaam is expressed in the message he sends him: This, of course ...

It’s all about the donkey! The donkey is like our yetzer tov (good inclination); Balaam is like our yetzer hara (evil inclination). Our “Balaam” leads us to narrow places. Our “Donkey ...

In addition, both leaders rely on sorcerers – in the case of Pharaoh, the chartumim (magicians); in the case of Balak, the heathen prophet Balaam – to achieve their horrific goal. And in ...

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 addition, both leaders rely on sorcerers – in the case of Pharaoh, the chartumim (magicians); in the case of Balak, the heathen prophet Balaam – to achieve their horrific goal. And in ...