Parashat Balak 5781 / פָּרָשַׁת בָּלָק

26 June 2021 / 16 Tamuz 5781

Parashat Balak is the 40th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Numbers 22:2-25:9

Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s donkey speaks along the way, and Balaam ends up blessing the Israelites. The portion ends with a story about Israelite men sinning with Moabite women and the stabbing of an Israelite and a Midianite. ^[1]

Full Kriyah

1. 1: 22:2-12 · 11 p’sukim ·
2. 2: 22:13-20 · 8 p’sukim ·
3. 3: 22:21-38 · 18 p’sukim ·
4. 4: 22:39-23:12 · 15 p’sukim ·
5. 5: 23:13-26 · 14 p’sukim ·
6. 6: 23:27-24:13 · 17 p’sukim ·
7. 7: 24:14-25:9 · 21 p’sukim ·
8. maf: 25:7-9 · 3 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 · 17 p’sukim

References

Parashat Balak from Sefaria.org

Sefaria, Inc.

The Chumash: The Stone Edition (Artscroll Series) (paid link)

Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993