** The previous Dvar referenced "waking up from the dream with the ladder"
which happened to Yakov, not Avraham. This reference has been removed. **
Dvar Welcome to the short, practical Lelamed Weekly Dvar (and Daily Aliya).
Please consider forwarding this to others, and I hope you enjoy... Shabbat
Shalom.
Dvar Torah for Balak 6th Aliya
When Balak’s first attempt to have Bilam curse the Jews failed, he
suggested trying again from a different location (23:13). When that failed
as well, he suggested moving to yet another location (23:27). Why would he
think that moving locations would help?
Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman explains that Balak arrogantly thought that the
curses depended on his or Bilam’s location rather than the content of the
request or situation. In contrast, after waking up , Avraham davened
(prayed) from the exact location, but changed his approach (Genesis 19:27).
Avraham realized that if his prayer wasn’t answered the first time, he
needed to either improve himself or the request. Blaming others or external
factors will only lead to failure, as we learned from Balak. Avraham’s more
reflective approach is ultimately what’s needed to achieve success.
Shlomo Ressler
Quotation of the week (thanks to Asi):
"Everything will be ok if you're ok with everything."
** The previous Dvar referenced "waking up from the dream with the ladder"
which happened to Yakov, not Avraham. This reference has been removed. **
Dvar Welcome to the short, practical Lelamed Weekly Dvar (and Daily Aliya).
Please consider forwarding this to others, and I hope you enjoy... Shabbat
Shalom.
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Dvar Torah for Balak 6th Aliya
When Balak’s first attempt to have Bilam curse the Jews failed, he
suggested trying again from a different location (23:13). When that failed
as well, he suggested moving to yet another location (23:27). Why would he
think that moving locations would help?
Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman explains that Balak arrogantly thought that the
curses depended on his or Bilam’s location rather than the content of the
request or situation. In contrast, after waking up , Avraham davened
(prayed) from the exact location, but changed his approach (Genesis 19:27).
Avraham realized that if his prayer wasn’t answered the first time, he
needed to either improve himself or the request. Blaming others or external
factors will only lead to failure, as we learned from Balak. Avraham’s more
reflective approach is ultimately what’s needed to achieve success.
Shlomo Ressler
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Quotation of the week (thanks to Asi):
"Everything will be ok if you're ok with everything."