In this week’s parshah, Parshas Balak, we read about the plot of Balak, the king of Moav, who sought to harm klal Yisrael by enlisting the services of the rasha Bil’am. Recognizing that physical warfare would be futile against the am s’gulah, Balak attempted a spiritual attack, hoping Bil’am’s curses would succeed where swords could not.
Bil’am, a man who possessed n’vuah but lacked yir’as Shamayim, intended to curse am Yisrael, but HaKadosh Baruch Hu, in His infinite rachamim, transformed each intended curse into a profound brachah. From Bil’am’s mouth emerged some of the most beautiful praises of klal Yisrael, including the well-known verse, “Mah tovu ohalecha Yaakov, mishkenosecha Yisrael.”
This episode is a powerful reminder that even when others seek our downfall, Hashem Yisbarach is constantly watching over us, turning potential din into rachamim. It also underscores the koach of dibur – the power of speech – and our responsibility to use it to build, uplift, and bring light, especially in these turbulent times.
May we be zocheh to always find favor in the eyes of Hashem and to see y’shuos and r’fuos for all those in need.
List of People Who Need a r’fuah sh’leimah (a complete recovery)
Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.
Rafael Eliyahu ben Raya Rachel
David ben Liza Leah
Aharon Yirmiyahu ben Perel Peninah
Yaakov ben Leah
Yitzchak Nissim ben Rosa
Shimon ben Gittel
Yitzchak Tzvi ben Raizel Miriam
Zhanna bas Zoya
Leah bas Maria Miriam
Heleni Orna bas Chen Chanah
Esther Hadassah bas Devorah
Zoya bas Richel Raya
Israeli Soldiers (Please recite Psalms 25, 26, 46, 83, 142.)
Yehoshua ben Aliza Esther
Menachem ben Aliza Esther
Gavriel Efraim ben Chanah Yafah
Netantel Akiva ben Chanah Yafah
Yonatan Ezra ben Chanha Yafah
Chaim Aba Menachem ben Naomi Baila
Daniel Moshe ben Devorah
Gavriel Yehudah ben Yaakov
Shmuel ben Aharon
Moshe ben Shoshanah Esther
Yosef Yechiel Ben-Tzion ben Rivkah Beila
Chaim Mordechai ben Sarah Ita
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