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EPISODE · Jul 9, 2025 · 1H 21M

2 Shades of Antisemitism | Parsha Shiur Balak 5785

from Rabbi Moshe Kesselman Weekly Shiurim · host Rabbi Moshe Kesselman

King Balak clasps his hands in frustration with Bilaam: ‘I summoned you to curse my enemies, behold you have blessed them 3 times. I intended to bestow upon you honor but GD has prevented you from receiving this honor.’The Baal Haturim explains the connection between this and a conversation between Avigayil and Dovid Hamelech.The Talmud insists that a person should always study Torah and fulfill its Mitzvos even if they do so with ulterior motives. Through ulterior motives one will come to the ultraistic motives. The icon for this is Balak who offered 42 sacrifices to Hashem and merited to have King Shlomo as his descendant.מקורותבמדבר פרשת בלק פרק כ״ד פסוקים יו״ד וי״אפירוש בעל הטורים על פסוק י״א מנעך ב׳ במסורה שמואל א׳ פרק כ״המסכת סוטה דף מ״ז ע״אפירוש המהר״ל מסכת סנהדרין דף ק״ה ע״אמסכת סוטה דף כ״ב ע״א ד״ה לעולם יעסוק אדםבמדבר פרשת בלק פרק כ״ב פסוק י״א ופסוק כ׳ ופסוק כ״א עם פירש״ימדרש תנחומא פרשת ויצא אות י״גתרגום יונתן בן עוזיאל פרשתינו פרק כ״ב פסוק כ״דספר גלגולי נשמות אות קמ״ומסכת מגילה דף י״ד ע״בפירוש הרמ״ע מפאנו על מסכת מגילה

King Balak clasps his hands in frustration with Bilaam: ‘I summoned you to curse my enemies, behold you have blessed them 3 times. I intended to bestow upon you honor but GD has prevented you from receiving this honor.’The Baal Haturim explains the connection between this and a conversation between Avigayil and Dovid Hamelech.The Talmud insists that a person should always study Torah and fulfill its Mitzvos even if they do so with ulterior motives. Through ulterior motives one will come to the ultraistic motives. The icon for this is Balak who offered 42 sacrifices to Hashem and merited to have King Shlomo as his descendant.מקורותבמדבר פרשת בלק פרק כ״ד פסוקים יו״ד וי״אפירוש בעל הטורים על פסוק י״א מנעך ב׳ במסורה שמואל א׳ פרק כ״המסכת סוטה דף מ״ז ע״אפירוש המהר״ל מסכת סנהדרין דף ק״ה ע״אמסכת סוטה דף כ״ב ע״א ד״ה לעולם יעסוק אדםבמדבר פרשת בלק פרק כ״ב פסוק י״א ופסוק כ׳ ופסוק כ״א עם פירש״ימדרש תנחומא פרשת ויצא אות י״גתרגום יונתן בן עוזיאל פרשתינו פרק כ״ב פסוק כ״דספר גלגולי נשמות אות קמ״ומסכת מגילה דף י״ד ע״בפירוש הרמ״ע מפאנו על מסכת מגילה

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