Parashat Balak 5653 / פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק

/ 17 Tamuz 5653

Parashat Balak is the 40th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Numbers 22:2-25:9

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. [1]

Full Kriyah
  1. 1: 22:2-12 · 11 p’sukim
  2. 2: 22:13-20 · 8 p’sukim
  3. 3: 22:21-38 · 18 p’sukim
  4. 4: 22:39-23:12 · 15 p’sukim
  5. 5: 23:13-26 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: 23:27-24:13 · 17 p’sukim
  7. 7: 24:14-25:9 · 21 p’sukim
  8. maf: 25:7-9 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 · 17 p’sukim

Commentary and Divrei Torah

Balak: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)

Balak: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible)

List of Dates

Parashat Balak is read in Israel on:

References

Parashat Balak from Sefaria.org
Sefaria, Inc.
Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9) and Haftarah (Micah 5:6-6:8): The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary (JPS Study Bible) (paid link)
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, Jewish Publication Society, 2017
The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)
Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993

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