In the rabbinic imagination, messengers from nature convey God's truth - whether stones, trees, or a donkey - when the people ...

This is German artist Gustav Jaeger’s depiction of Balaam’s donkey protesting that Balaam was beating him when an angel, visible at first only to the donkey, was blocking their way with a ...

Finally, Balaam saw the angel, who read the Riot Act to him, and called him to order. A dumb donkey, speaking with a man’s voice, restrained the madness of a prophet!

Voices of Faith offers perspectives from religion columnists. This week’s question: What does the Bible mean when it says: What do you make of Balaam and his donkey?

Balaam went with Balak and this angered The Lord. The donkey Balaam was riding turned off the road and Balaam struck the donkey. The donkey crushed Balaam’s foot against a wall and Balaam struck ...

Balaam’s donkey, on this Independence Day weekend, reminds us to have open minds; not to become blinded by any political position. This tale within a tale is a lesson in questioning those who do ...

On June 12, Eve Karlin made Aliyah to Israel with the assistance of Nefesh B’Nefesh. Twelve hours later, at 3:30 a.m., she ...

The story of Balaam and his talking donkey is a major problem for serious theologians and scholars of the Bible. If you are ...

“It’s tragic that when someone can’t brush their teeth,” Anita Siddall, founder of Toothbrushers and Balaam’s Donkey, said. “Most people that are born disabled have half of their teeth ...

Part 1 of 4 in this week’s “How a Jew Gets Screwed for Eternity” series. It’s the end of Numbers and the Israelites are wrapping up 40 years of serious wandering, during which they’ve ...