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 ...

For some, Cheshvan is a relief. For others, it is the month where the void echoes loudest. The month where the floodwaters of family dynamics, communal expectations, and emotional overwhelm finally ...

This week’s portion describes the story in Genesis of the great deluge that destroyed the earth. Why must the narrative tell us about the flood in such great detail? The Torah, very simply, could have ...

Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Branderדוברות כנס שדרות. When Noach leaves the ark, he witnesses a sight of destruction and desolation that is difficult for us to comprehend. All animal life on earth, other than ...

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After leaving the ark, Noah becomes drunk and uncovers himself (Genesis 9:21). His children, having witnessed this act, react in very different ways. Ham and his son Canaan appear to mock their father ...

This year’s reading of Parshat Noah is on October 21. The tradition is to celebrate by baking and enjoying rainbow treats. “I love the rainbow monkey bread babka because not only is it unique, ...

Parshat Noach contained the story of humanities downfall, and eventual rebirth; not even ten generations from Noach had passed before the world sank once more to the precipice of utter calamity with ...

Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — to a classic work of rock ‘n’ roll. This week’s parsha, Noach, tells the story of God’s disappointment with humanity and its ...

The people in our story build a tower whose top is in the sky. It was common to build large temples (representing where the human and the divine realms meet) in ancient Mesopotamia. We know that the ...

Though history offers no hard and fast laws like we find in physics, it does provide us with some guidelines. One of the most important is that when it comes to making plans, “the enemy gets a vote” ...