parshat Noach
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Noach VS. The World Noach is one of the most fascinating personalities in the Torah. A small name but a huge story.
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The Source of Israel’s Uniqueness
Humanity is divided from the very outset. It is impossible to claim that humankind is one. It contains various shades. Various opposing forces. "And I will make of you a great nation." It is not that we make ourselves great. God makes us great. -
Time to Leave the Ark
Noach leaves his home and enters the ark only after the floodwaters are lapping at his door; Only after G-d directly orders him to do so, does Noah go. Was this proper behavior?; “Tzai min hateiva!”. -
Parshat Noach
1. Two Torahs 2. Covenantal Foundation 3. Hints in the Shma 4. A "Permissible Pleasure" 5. Torah and the Process of Redemption -
Parshat Noah
The Sin of the Generation of the Flood symbolizes the world's drive to satisfy its base physical desires, while that of the Generation of the Tower of Babel represents spiritual rebellion and denial of God's rule in the world.
