Last week’s portion ended with the children of Israel engaged in immorality and idol worship in Shittim; the men of Israel were being seduced by the women of Midian and Moab into complete depravity and wickedness. A plague had broken…
This week’s Torah portion starts out immediately diving into the story of Balak, King of Moav and Balaam ben Beor, the Sorcerer. Balaam was known throughout the region as a powerful seer in the spiritual realm who, in his own…
Parsha Chukat “Statutes” Numbers 19:1-22:1 In this week’s Parsha we read of the passing of two of Israel’s “Greats.”Miriam and Aaron, both of whom die in the wilderness.In the midst of this, Israel is totally dependent upon God for all their…
With last week’s portion behind us, we would think we would read of a more humbled people who recognize their sin and are in repentance asking God for mercy and compassion. But instead, this week’s portion immediately starts out "וַיִּקַּח…