20 July 2024 / 14 Tamuz 5784 (Israel)
Parashat Balak is the 40th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
This page displays the Israel Torah reading for Balak 5784. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of modern Israel.
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
Shabbat Times for Bayt Mirsim
Bayt Mirsim, Israel
- Candle lighting: 19:26 on Friday, Jul 19
- This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Balak
- Havdalah: 20:24 on Saturday, Jul 20
- Fast begins: 04:28 on Tuesday, Jul 23
- Tzom Tammuz occurs on Tuesday, Jul 23
- Fast ends: 20:15 on Tuesday, Jul 23
Portion (parasha) for this week:
Balak | בלק | “Balak”
Torah: Numbers 22:1 – 25:9
Prophets: Micah 5:7(6) – 6:8
Brit Hadasha: Mark 11:12-25; 1 Corinthians 1:20-31; 2 Peter 2:1-22; Revelation 2:12-17
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“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week. This schedule is known all over the world, and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.
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