Father's Day, Bilam's Blessing, and the Secret of Jewish Survival - The Home That Carries HaShem's Name
Published: June 21, 2026
Duration: 18:30
The Home That Carries HaShem's Name - Father's Day, Bilam's Blessing, and the Secret of Jewish Survival
On Father's Day we naturally think about fathers, grandfathers, and the homes they built. Yet one of the Torah's most powerful lessons about family comes from an unlikely source: Bilam. Sent to curse the Jewish people, he instead found himself gazing upon the camp of Israel and proclaiming, 'Ma Tovu Ohalecha Yaakov'—'How goodly are your tents, O Yaakov.' What did he see that so impressed him? And why did he recognize the Jewish home as the tr...