Please Tell Me What the Rebbe Said Parshas Balak

Please Tell Me What the Rebbe Said

Parshas Balak

A king was waiting anxiously with a crowd of people. From afar they were able to see a man walking slowly, as if in a trance. The man looked strange: he could see with only one eye, and that eye had come out of its socket.

As he began to speak, the crowd of people turned away from him. Some were disappointed, and others were angry. But the man ignored them and continued speaking as if a spell had been cast over him.

This story repeated itself twice more. Each time, fewer people came out to see and listen to the strange man, while others even began to mock and laugh at him. The king finally became upset with the man and sent him home in disgrace.

Who was this king and why was he so disappointed?