Parashat Noah – Dealing with the chaos in our life

Parashat Noah – Dealing with the chaos in our life

What does the Torah teach me when we read of the destruction of the world with a flood? And what can I take to my self growth from this parasha Duration of class:1:05:17              

October 7, 2018 at 10:01 AM 0 comments

The Only Self to Sacrifice is Your Own

The Only Self to Sacrifice is Your Own

“….And only Noach and those with him in the Ark survived….” (Bereishit 7:23) ״…וישאר אך נח ואשר אתו בתבה…״ – בראשית ז,כג In our holy task of providing the world with its spiritual sustenance, we must take a lesson from Noach’s devotion to tending to the needs of his passengers and dependents, the animal kingdom. Despite his saintliness and piety, Noach […]

October 6, 2018 at 2:28 AM 1 comment

Living the Dream – Parashat Noach

Living the Dream – Parashat Noach

 ״….צא מן התבה אתה ואשתך ובניך ונשי בניך אתך: כל החיה אשר אתך מכל בשר בעוף ובבהמה ובכל הרמש הרומש על הארץ הוצא אתך….״ – בראשית ח, טז-יז In his prophecies of the Messianic era, Yeshayahu (11:6) describes how “the wolf shall live with the lamb, and a leopard shall lie with a young goat…and a small child shall lead […]

October 6, 2018 at 1:18 AM 3 comments

Choose Your Role Models Carefully – Parashat Noach

Choose Your Role Models Carefully – Parashat Noach

“…..Noach was a righteous man, perfect in his generations….” – (Bereishit 6:9) ״…נח איש צדיק תמים היה בדורותיו…״ – בראשית ו,ט The two opinions brought by Rashi do not necessarily disagree regarding Noach’s actual level of righteousness. It’s possible that all agree that in comparison to Avraham, Noach’s righteousness was far from ideal.  Nevertheless, Noach was not entirely to blame […]

October 5, 2018 at 5:23 PM 3 comments

The Maturing of Humankind – Parashat Noach

The Maturing of Humankind – Parashat Noach

In the aftermath of the Flood, the world was introduced to two seemingly opposite extremes. On the one hand, the earth achieved stability and permanence – after the Flood, G-d swore to never again destroy the world. Conversely, the human life span was drastically shortened: from an average close to 1000 years before the Flood, to an average of 100-200 […]

October 5, 2018 at 2:46 PM 0 comments

Floating (even) for Dummies

Floating (even) for Dummies

“….Noach was a righteous man, perfect in his generations….”  (Bereishit 6:9) ״….נח איש צדיק תמים היה בדורותיו…״ – בראשית ו,ט According to the second opinion brought by Rashi, why does the Torah make a point of telling us that Noach was not objectively righteous (and was only regarded as such in comparison to the people of his time)? The Torah goes […]

October 17, 2017 at 1:14 AM 2 comments

Parashat Noach – Why punish the world with water?

Parashat Noach – Why punish the world with water?

Why does G-d choose to destroy the world with water and not in a different way? why it had to be 40 days of rain? and why G-d has to punish? Duration of class: 1:07:43              

October 16, 2017 at 4:27 AM 0 comments

Keeping Afloat

Keeping Afloat

“…Noach was a righteous man, perfect in his generations…” – beraishis 6:9 נֹחַ אִישׁ צַדִּיק תָּמִים הָיָה בְּדֹרֹתָיו – בראשית ו, ט Parshas Noach opens with a short description of Noach: “He was a righteous man, perfect in his generations.” Why does the Torah qualify Noach’s righteousness as, “in his generations”? Rashi offers two explanations: “Some of our Sages interpret […]

October 16, 2017 at 2:10 AM 0 comments

You See What You Need to See – Parashat Noach

You See What You Need to See – Parashat Noach

“….And Shem and Yefes took the garment, and placed it on both of their shoulders. They walked backwards, and they covered their father’s nakedness. their faces were turned backwards and they did not see their father’s nakedness…..” (Bereishit 9:23)  ״…ויקח שם ויפת את השמלה וישימו על שכם שניהם וילכו אחורנית ויכסו את ערות אביהם ופניהם אחורנית ןערות אביהם לא ראו….״ […]

October 20, 2014 at 12:02 AM 0 comments