Parashat Balak

What

Parashat Balak

When

7/20/2024

Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s donkey speaks along the way, and Balaam ends up blessing the Israelites. The portion ends with a story about Israelite men sinning with Moabite women and the stabbing of an Israelite and a Midianite.

Torah: Numbers 22:2-25:9
Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8

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