He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob

by funlw65 on 10.07.2008. 03:54

Balaam, the heathen prophet: brilliant, gifted ambitious... Our sages teach us that Balaam - Bilam - the Midianite enjoyed a level of prophecy equal to that of Moshe rabeinu - Moses our master, and Moses, of course, was the greatest prophet Israel ever had. So what went wrong? Why should a man chosen by G-d to receive prophecy make all the wrong decisions when it came to exercising his gift?

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Tune in this week as Temple Talk returns to its two hour format. Rabbi Chaim Richman and Yitzchak Reuven discuss the rabbi's recent visit to the USA, and the fascinating people he met, as well as ths past week's murderous terrorist attack in Jerusalem, the Temple Institute's manufacturing of priestly garments, and the Torah reading of Balak and the heathen prophet Balaam.

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