Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha Balak 5779

welcome to kebab please join us welcome to this week's Torah lesson this week's Torah portion is Pontius bollock the question of the week is what is the true power and respect of the Jewish people so in this week's Torah portion Pontius bollock we learn about bollock hiring Balaam to curse the Jewish people but instead he actually blesses them and he gives them tremendous blessings one of the blessings he gives them and he says me Mona africo referring to the fact the way the Jewish people are counted and we know when you can someone counting is a sign that you're special you're unique you have a number you're meaningful I'm free Yakko referring to the earth meaning the Jewish people are so much like the earth you can't count the sand and the earth that's how many Jewish people there are but there we ask the question offer is referring to earth and what kind of compliment is that we're like Earth so review explains because we find that ya album of II know Abraham said about himself I'm not if the offeror afer I am like like the earth even every single day in our prayer service we say but now she could offer the cult iam my soul should be like Earth but why are we afraid to sell something as Earth and he explains because the message was saying is we're like Earth we're recognizing that our true power our true strength comes from Hashem and we are just like Earth just like the earth has no value or no energy no strength saving also really we have no power and no strength our real power we recognize with all comes from a shell so what is the real power and the strength of the Jewish people when they recognize that the greatness and the power comes from Hashem this week's Torah lesson is dedicated to the memory of borrow and are you lame slow-mo ben Yosef and Rock Hall the sleeper may their souls be elevated by the Torah was stunning in their memory for more information please see our website Chabad SWF thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah you