Weekly Torah Portion: “Balak” One of the most powerful and accurate descriptions of the Jewish people – from the mouth of a non-Jewish prophet – appears in the Torah Portion called “Balak” (Numbers 22:2-25:9). Worried by the success of the Israelites in their battle against the Amorites, the Moabite king Balak summons the prophet Balaam … Continue reading “A People that Dwells Alone”