Parshat Balak

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King Balak hires Balaam to curse Israel, the talking donkey, and Balaam's blessings instead of curses. Numbers 22:2-25:9.

Tobit Wonders How to Repay Their Mysterious Guide

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 12:1

Specifically, we're looking at Tobit chapter 12. Here, Tobit, blind and weary, is overflowing with thankfulness. His son, Tobiyyah, has just returned from a long and perilous journ...

Prophecy

Secrets to Good Governance at an Ancient Banquet

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:213

These aren't just modern questions. They're the kinds of things that leaders have been wrestling with for millennia. And they're exactly the sort of questions posed in the Letter o...

Prophecy

Philo on Divine Mercy and Joseph's Role in Egypt

Philo The Midrash of Philo 1:2

But what if I told you there's a perspective, woven into ancient Jewish thought, that offers a slightly different angle? Let's delve into something called the Midrash of Philo. Now...

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Why the Torah Avoids Naming God's Way Directly

Philo The Midrash of Philo 12:5

It's like we're trying to soften the blow, to create a little distance between the person and the negative action. Well, it turns out this isn't just a quirk of human interaction; ...

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The Angel Promises Hagar Descendants Beyond Counting

Philo The Midrash of Philo 11:1

The verse in question, from Genesis 16:10, has an angel speaking to Hagar, Sarah's handmaid, who is pregnant with Abraham's child, Ishmael. The angel says, "I will multiply thy see...

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