Hello and welcome to the latest installment of my Torah thoughts. This week’s parsha (Torah portion) is called Balak who is the current king of Moab.  Our parsha begins with Balak seeing all that Yisrael had done to the Emorite (which comes from the root, “To say”) and Moab becomes afraid.  So, Balak sends messengers to Bil’am asking him to bore into Yisrael so Balak can drive them from the land.  He calls for Bil’am because what Bil’am blesses is … Continue reading →