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Why is Bilaam Worse than Balak? - Rav Chaim Kanievsky at Your Shabbos Table - Balak

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Why are Chazal tougher on Bilaam than Balak, if Balak is the one who hired Bilaam? The Ta'ama Dikra (Rav Chaim Kanievsky) explains.

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