Parasha Balak

This week we read the Parasha "Balak" found in the book of Bamidvar (Numbers 22:2 - 25:9)

The Sefer HaChinuch points out that in this Parashat the Torah does not command us any mitzvah, however, we can always find much to learn, since with each letter, the Torah comes to teach us something very important for our lives, let's see...

Bilam assumed that the Creator would agree to curse the Jewish people if he “reminded” them how early and frequently they had rebelled against Him during their forty years in the desert.

-Love conquers hate-

'': (במדבר כב:כא)
"Balam got up early in the morning and saddled his donkey" (Numbers 22:21)

Balaam passionately hated the Creator and His emissaries, the Jewish people. Early in the morning, he sought to carry out his evil mission: he went to the Creator to "remind" Him of how quickly the Jews had rebelled against Him. To this, the Eternal One replied that such swiftness had been preceded by that of the patriarch Abraham: Abraham had risen early in the morning to lovingly and devotedly fulfill the command He had given him to sacrifice his son Isaac. The merit of Abraham's love for the Creator counterbalanced Balaam's hatred. The Jewish people inherited Abraham's love; their rebellions in the desert were merely temporary raptures in their inherent and eternal devotion to the Blessed Creator.

Similarly, whenever we try to repair the damage we may have caused by deliberately disregarding the Creator's will, the surest way to compensate for these sins is by strengthening our love for Him. This love will, in turn, transform past sins into motivation for good deeds. Just as the Creator transformed Balaam's curses into blessings, we too can always transform "curses" into blessings.
(Excerpts from Daily Wisdom, commentaries on the Parasha)

Dedicated to the healing of all the sick in Am Israel and the world, and to the success of all those in need and those who spread Emunah.

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