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Shabbat candle-lighting and ending times for Parashat Balak
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100% right-leaningFirst reported by Now 14 · 4 hours ago
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The article explains that Parashat Balak, the seventh portion in Numbers, tells of Balaam’s prophecies after Balak of Moab summoned him to curse Israel. It also provides Shabbat candle-lighting and exit times for Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and several other cities.
- 01Parashat Balak is the seventh weekly portion in Numbers, spanning chapters 22:2 to 25:9.
- 02It recounts Balaam’s prophecies after Balak, king of Moab, asked him to curse Israel.
- 03In the Diaspora, it can be read together with Parashat Chukat in some years.
- 04Jerusalem’s Shabbat times are 19:13 and 20:31.
- 05Other city times include Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beersheba, Hebron, Gush Etzion, Ariel, Eilat, and Safed.
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