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 drawn sword.

The story of Balaam and his talking donkey is a major problem for serious theologians and scholars of the Bible. If you are not familiar with this gem in this week’s Torah portion, take a look at ...

Several of the customers have been encouraging me to read the Bible, and so I have done it. This has come about due to my visits with that talking mule. Every two or three months I have an interview ...