Balak: Numbers 22:2-25:9; Micha 5:6-6:8...

28th Week 2006 SHABBAT BALAK; READINGS & COMMENTARY Balak: Numbers 22:2-25:9; Micha 5:6-6:8 By Michael Schneider Just a reminder from last weekend’s feature: The captain of the German soccer team, Michael Ballak, and his team lost this week to Italy. His name, Ballak, is ironically similar to the name of this week’s Torah portion! We read in our weekly Torah portion about Balak, king of Moab, who was frightened...