Almost a Prophet

An episode of the Weekly Torah Commentaries podcast, hosted by Russ Resnik, titled "Almost a Prophet" was published on June 24, 2021.

June 24, 2021 · Weekly Torah Commentaries

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Like a play within a play, the episode with Balaam confronts us with a truly paradoxical figure: a God-fearer who could prophetically proclaim the rise of Israel but dies merely a soothsayer, almost as a passing footnote.

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