Balak
Some familiar words The start of a morning prayer Spoken by Balaam
The opening verse of Mah Tovu, part of the morning worship service, can be found in this week's portion. Balaam is hired to curse Israel, but can only speak words of praise - "How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, and your tabernacles, O Israel!" (Numbers 24:5) Image by Stew Dean via Flickr