Tag: Noach

A Bunch of Babble

(Torah Portion Noach) A Bunch of Babble Although the Torah records the incident of the Tower of Bavel, it does not explicitly state what the people were trying to accomplish. Our Sages tell us that either they were setting out to build towers to support the heavens in order to prevent another flood from occurring, …

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Dinosaurs

(Torah Portion Noach) Dinosaurs! I recall viewing an exhibit of a skeletal model of a dinosaur at the Museum of Natural History. It was extremely intriguing and its mammoth size was truly astounding. Needless to say, our society is fascinated by these creatures. It begs us to ask, when did these creatures exist? The information …

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Catch the Spirit

(Torah Portion Noach) Catch the Spirit! The movie, “Noah” that recently played in the theaters has piqued the interest of many people to find out the facts given in our Torah and Oral tradition concerning Noah, the flood and the Ark. It is highly recommended to read this week’s Torah portion with Rashi’s commentary (Artscroll …

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Hope

(Torah Portion Noach) Hope!  G-d brought a great flood upon the world during Noach’s era, (1656 years after creation). The Torah refers to this flood as the Mabul. However, the Hebrew word Mabul doesn’t actually mean flood waters, rather, it means confusion or chaos, for the entire world became mixed up by the massive flood. …

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Extra Time

(Torah Portion Noach ) Extra Time! Lemech was the ninth generation after creation. His son, who was the tenth generation, was named Noach. The Torah tells us that this name was prophetically inspired, for the name Noach means relief and was an indication that Noach would bring relief to society. Our Sages tell us that …

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