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Distracted by Blessing

Rabbi Vered L. Harris
In this week’s Torah portion, Balak , the king of Moab, Balak, is afraid that the Israelites’ encampment will ravish his land. He seeks to have a diviner named Balaam curse the Israelites. But God turns the curses to blessings.

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