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Balak and Balaam: Language and Knowledge, Speech and Power (Parashat Balak)

July 11, 2008 | By Jeremy Schwartz

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Numbers

Torah Portion: Balak

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author argues that this Torah portion is a story about speech: who has the power of the tongue, and what impact words can have. As members of the queer community, we can glean something from this portion when we encounter hate speech and as we lobby for equal rights.

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