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Shabbat candle-lighting and ending times for Parashat Balak
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First reported by Now 14 · Jun 26, 2026
What happened
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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