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Oct 19

What Counts!

This week we read about the greatest apocalypse the world experienced, the great flood of Noach that occurred 1656 years after the world was created. What triggered such a disaster? The Torah tells us that the inhabitants of the world became severely immoral. However, it was the rampant stealing which made G-d decide to destroy …

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Oct 27

Aboard!

One hundred and twenty years before G-d brought the great flood, he instructed the righteous Noach to begin building an ark. G-d provided Noach with the size and specifications of the ark. The reason G-d had Noach work for such a long time on the ark was so that people observing him working on this …

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Oct 14

Conclude With!

Possibly one of the most fascinating Medrashim on the Torah, is the story of our forefather Avraham who was cast into a fiery furnace and miraculously emerged completely unscathed. The Torah does not openly tell us this story; it alludes to it leaving it to our oral tradition, the Medrash, to fill us in with …

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Oct 07

Searching For..!

Writers and speakers keep their eyes open for interesting things to incorporate into their columns or weave into their speeches. It may be a news item or a personal encounter. For some reason certain things stood out for me this week and compelled me to write about them. I was able to merge them with …

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Oct 22

Its a Bird!

In this week’s Parsha the Torah introduces us to our forefather Avraham and our matriarch Sarah. Avraham and Sarah were a team providing for the needs of others. Chesed was the mantra of their home. The Torah tells us, “He planted/established an Aishel tree in Be’er Sheva.” Our Sages explain that besides that Avraham planted …

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Oct 31

Name Calling!

There is a lot of ‘name calling’ in the first portion of the Torah, but I mean it in a good way. The Torah relates that G-d called His creations by name, such as; Ohr – light, Laila – night, Yam – ocean, Aretz – land, and of course Adam – man. The Torah explains …

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Oct 11

Major Impact!

G-d decided to destroy the world 1656 years after it was created because it had become corrupted beyond repair. Except for what was preserved on the Ark, all mankind, animal life and vegetation was destroyed. The only human life preserved on the Ark was Noach, his wife Na’ama, their three sons, and their wives. At …

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Oct 19

Ten

Weekly Torah Portion: Noach 29 Tishrei – October 19, 2017 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan is Friday and Saturday   The Torah relates that Noach worked on the construction of the massive ark for 120 years. Only eight people, Noach, his wife, and his three sons and their wives merited the boarding of the ark when the …

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Sep 26

The Actual Apprentice

(Torah Portion: Noach) The Actual Apprentice Noach warned the wicked people of his generation that if they did not repent a flood would destroy the world. Noach was busy with the construction of the ark for one hundred and twenty years. Finally the dreadful day arrived; the flood which Noach had been warning the people …

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Sep 26

The House! It’s Gone!

(Torah Portion Noach) The House! It’s Gone! I was in Brooklyn a while ago, and found myself driving down the street that I had lived until I was nine years old. I anticipated seeing 1154 – 46th Street, the familiar address attached to the stucco gray three family house where we had occupied the third …

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