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Why is Bilam excluded from "Kol Yisrael yesh lahem chelek l'Olam Haba" when he's not Jewish? The shiur develops a chiddush that Bilam's intense hatred of Israel was actually the ultimate validation of their greatness - only someone who truly recognized their spiritual excellence would be so obsessed with destroying them. His very animosity earned him inclusion in this uniquely Jewish portion of Olam Haba.
This shiur begins with a fundamental question about the Mishna in Sanhedrin 90a that states "Kol Yisrael yesh lahem chelek l'Olam Haba" (All Israel has a share in the World to Come), yet proceeds to exclude certain individuals including Bilam. The problem is obvious: why would Bilam, a non-Jew, need to be excluded from a statement about "Kol Yisrael"? Rabbi Zweig first examines two traditional approaches. The Beer Sheva suggests that since Bilam expressed a desire for a Jewish-like portion in Olam Haba ("Let my soul die the death of the upright"), he needed explicit exclusion. The Miri proposes that "Kol Yisrael" includes Chasidei Umos HaOlam (righteous gentiles), thus requiring Bilam's exclusion. However, Rabbi Zweig finds both explanations forced.
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Sanhedrin 90a
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