/ 17 Tamuz 5944 (Diaspora)
Parashat Balak is the 40th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
This page displays the Diaspora Torah reading for Balak 5944. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in modern Israel.
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]
Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 · 17 p’sukim
N.B. the following is read in
the Diaspora for 5944.
See also Balak 5944 Israel
Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 · 17 p’sukim
Alternate Haftarah: Joshua 24:1-14 · 14 p’sukim
Balak: The JPS B’nai Mitzvah Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin (paid link)
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