The story of Balaam and his desire to curse the children of Israel is a fabulous one. At the request of Balak, King of Moab, he tries to curse Israel, but at each opportunity, G-d prevents him from doing so. Finally, without a choice, he blesses the nation of Israel in some of the most beautiful verses in the Bible.

Numbers 20 presents a fascinating story, the story of the death of Miriam and the subsequent loss of water. Verse two: And the nation settled in Kadesh and Miriam died there and was buried there. Verse three: And there was no water for the nation.

The Levite tribe is set aside as a separate tribe in Israel, dedicated to worshipping G-d on behalf of the nation of Israel in the Temple and, therefore, prevented from owning land or receiving their own tribal territory.

Ik ben net terug van een spreektour in de Verenigde Staten, in Ohio, Texas en Florida. In Columbus lanceerden we de eerste van hopelijk veel ‘Celebrate Israel!’-avonden. Een prachtige groep van vrijwilligers zette samen een programma op en Ari Abramowitz van LandofIsrael.com en ik waren de belangrijkste sprekers die avond. Het aanwezige publiek was warm […]