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

Weekday for Shabbat afternoon, Monday & Thursday

1. 1: 22:2-4 · 3 p’sukim ·
2. 2: 22:5-7 · 3 p’sukim ·
3. 3: 22:8-12 · 5 p’sukim ·

List of Dates

Parashat Balak is read in Israel on:

• 4 Jul 2020
• 26 Jun 2021
• 9 Jul 2022
• 1 Jul 2023
• 20 Jul 2024
• 12 Jul 2025
• 27 Jun 2026
• 17 Jul 2027
• 8 Jul 2028
• 30 Jun 2029
• 13 Jul 2030
• 5 Jul 2031
• 26 Jun 2032
• 9 Jul 2033
• 1 Jul 2034
• 14 Jul 2035
• 12 Jul 2036

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References

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

Nosson Scherman, Mesorah Publications, 1993

Parashat Balak from Sefaria.org

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