In Parshat Balak, Bilaam is tested with a divine “setback” when Hashem asks him, “Who are these people with you?”—a question that seems beneath the all-knowing God. Rebbe Nachman explains that this is a test of the Keter, the spiritual barrier that pushes a person back in order to arouse deeper desire. Bilaam fails by interpreting Hashem’s silence as disinterest: “I’m not important in Your eyes,” he says. Instead of responding with humility and longing, he turns to seek validation from others. This reveals the true purpose of setbacks—not to push us away, but to awaken our inner yearning. When we respond with simcha, emunah, and ratzon—when we cry out rather than give up—we open ourselves to the Infinite Light. The test isn’t whether we fall; it’s whether we believe Hashem still cares and wants us close, even in the fall.
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