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Balak and Balaam – an entangled pair

In my last year’s post “Balak – Interference of Souls,” I suggested that Balak needed Balaam (Bilam) to cause constructive interference to make the curse

January 18, 2016 / 8 Shevat 5776 No Comments

Balak – Interference of Souls

Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. Moab became terrified of the people, for they were numerous, and

July 8, 2015 / 21 Tammuz 5775 4 Comments

Passover, Shabbat and the Principle of Least Action

There is hardly a Jewish holiday more widely celebrated than Passover (Pesach). Jews of all denominations, affiliations, and levels of religious observance, if any at

March 31, 2013 / 20 Nisan 5773 3 Comments