07:25, Mon, Sep 28, 2020 Updated: 07:26, Mon, Sep 28, 2020 According to the Bible's Old Testament, Balaam was a prophet and diviner perhaps best known for his talking donkey. His exploits are ...

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The concept of repentance is one of Judaism’s greatest contributions to religious thought. The concomitant idea, however, that the Eternal may experience a change of heart detrimental to the entire ...

This is German artist Gustav Jaeger’s depiction of Balaam’s donkey protesting that Balaam was beating him when an angel, visible at first only to the donkey, was blocking their way with a drawn sword.

Balaam is hired in this week’s Parashat Balak by the Moabite King Balak to curse Israel as they traverse his territory, but Balaam blesses Israel instead with famous words now included in the morning ...

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