The Torah teaches us that Bil’am was extremely important at his time. This importance echoed into later times and to the Jewish sages who recognized how powerful he was. This power was so great that rabbis said he was called to do the job of cursing because he had the same God-given gift as Moses—the power of speech.
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1
Jul
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This week’s torah portion, Balaq (Balak) contains the very first occurrence of the word Satan in the bible. Listen as Yoel explains the history of the word and the character.
10
Jul
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From Micah’s prophecy to Israel, Yoel examines Cultural influence/Cultural Imperialism, YHWH’s legal plea against Israel, as well as a critical and deadly mistake people make in trying to understand the bible in this week’s haftarah Balaq.
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