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Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden

Oct 31, 2025, 4:57 PM

Why by a Flood?

There must be fifty ways to destroy life on earth I have an answer that came as a byproduct of solving another question. I don't think any of this in itself is so special, but the way I treat the text...

G. Orah Adarah Paris

Oct 26, 2025, 10:08 AM

Revealing Feminine “Ark-etypes”

The story of Noah may seem strange by modern standards for how minimal the role of the wives seems to be, but there is more nuance when you look below the surface of the text. וַיֹּאמֶר יי לנֹחַ בֹּֽא־אַתָּה וְכׇל־בֵּיתְךָ...

Oct 26, 2025, 10:07 AM

‘Voice of Yaakov’: When will Israel fight back in the war for public opinion?

Since Israel was created, we are told, the Jewish people are no longer defenceless. Those who attack us will pay the price. No longer is Jewish blood cheap. And yet, while thank G-d Israel has a strong record on the...

Oct 26, 2025, 9:36 AM

My Friend: The Flood is Over!

A person waits on the roof for the flood to pass. vectorjuice Freepik

There is likely no other biblical character who has earned both the highest compliments and the most scathing criticism as Noah. He is the only person in the Torah who is explicitly called a tzadik, a righteous man. God tells him, “For it...

Reuven Chaim Klein

Oct 26, 2025, 1:59 AM

A Flood of Events – Marcheshvan, Cheshvan, bul, mabul

Two of the most significant events in World History were said to have happened in the month of Marcheshvan: Firstly, when Hashem brought a mabul (“flood”) to wipe out humanity in the time of Noah, this calamity began in the eighth...

Oct 24, 2025, 7:20 PM

How To Earn Respect and Be Fearless in a World of Conflict

As antisemitism proliferates around the globe, many are scrambling to determine a proper and effective response. How can we stem this troubling trend, and how can we assure that Jewish people (and all good people) will be safe in...

William Hamilton

Oct 24, 2025, 6:52 PM

A Tender Heart From Youth

The stories of all 20 released living hostages are heart-stirring. One in particular brings me to tears. Tears of gratitude that collect in a special urn. It’s the story of the return of Elkana, a father to 5-year-old Reim,...

Oct 24, 2025, 6:43 PM

Reality of Human Nature

The lesson of Noah’s Ark, and the necessity to start the world anew, was very basic in terms of the reality of human nature. It is possible that there are certain righteous individuals who are so pure that they are...

Binyamin D. Minich

Oct 24, 2025, 6:42 PM

Noach: All Humanity Comes from One Source

The sections that follow the story of the Flood may seem, at first glance, among the most tedious in the Torah: long genealogical lists tracing generations from Noah to Abraham. Like last week’s portion, this one is filled with...

Oct 24, 2025, 3:35 PM

Parshat Noach 5786

Noach's Birth and Uniqueness Noach was a tenth-generation descendant of Adam Harishon. And he and his family were the only descendants of Adam to not suffer the terrible fate of those who lived during the time of the flood. He is...

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