In Breisheet 9:25-26 we read that Noach cursed his grandson C’naan: He said, “Cursed be C’naan! The lowest of slaves shall he be to his brothers.” He then said, “Blessed be the Lord, God of Shem; C’naan shall be his slave.” C’naan’s job as a slave to Shem would be...
In the Talmud, Sanhedrin 108b, Rabbi Chana bar Bizna brings a conversation between Eliezer (Avraham’s servant) and Shem (Noach’s son): Eliezer asks Shem: “It is written in Breisheet 8:19, ‘Every living thing, every creeping creature, every bird, everything that...
In Parshat Noach, Breisheet 7:23 we read:All existence on earth was blotted out- man, cattle, creeping things and birds of the sky; they were blotted out from the earth. Only Noach was left and those with him on the ark.Pirkei D’Rebi Eliezer points out that...
The end of Parshat Noach mentions two of the seven species of Israel, olives and grapes.The olive branch is mentioned in Breisheet 8:11:The dove came to him toward evening, and behold, in her mouth was a torn off olive leaf.Grapes are mentioned in Breisheet...
Midrash Tanchuma 58:9 teaches:All 12 months that Noach was on the ark, he and his family didn’t sleep. They were up day and night as they were busy feeding the animals that were with them. Noach would give each animal their food at the time that they were...
In Parshat Noach, God established his covenant with Noach, his sons, his wife and his son’s wives. They would be the only ones who would be on the ark aside from the animals and the birds who would come in pairs and the ritually clean animals and birds who...
In Breisheet Chapters 8-9, after Noach, his family and the animals survived the flood and departed from the ark, Noach built an altar and brought burnt offerings. God was happy with the sacrifices and promised that He would never curse the ground again because of...
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At the end of Parshat Noach (Breisheet 11:29-30) we read about Avraham’s family: “Avram and Nachor married. The name of Avram’s wife was Sarai, the name of Nachor’s wife was Milkah, the daughter of Haran, who was the father of Milkah and...
After Noach left the ark, “Noach began to be a man of the soil and he planted the vineyard. He drank of the wine and was intoxicated. He then uncovered himself in his tent (Breisheet 9:20-21).”According to Radak, before the flood people ate grapes but...
At the end of Parshat Noach, we learn of the birth of Avram, the marriage of Avram to Sarai, the fact that Sarai is barren as well as the start of their journey to the Land of Cnaan. At the beginning of Parshat Lech Lecha we read (Breisheet 12:5) “Avram took...
After Noach was told to bring his family and the animals onto the ark, he was commanded to bring food as well. In Parshat Noach, Breisheet 6:21, God commanded Noach: “You shall take for yourself from all of the foods that are eaten and gather it to...
Welcome Back Gilat Shalit- It is Great to Have You Back Home Again! When the flood was over and the water subsided, God told Noach and his family: (Beisheet 8:16) “Depart from the ark, yourself and your wife, your sons, and your son’s wives with...
When Noach was told to board the ark (Breisheet 7:7), the men and women were listed separately: “Noach went in, and his sons, his wife, and his son’s wives, with him into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.” Rashi, quoting the...
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Parshat Noach ends with the story of the tower of Bavel: Breisheet 11:1-9: “The whole earth was of one language and of common purpose…They said to one another, ‘Come let us make bricks and burn them in fire.’ And the brick served them as...
My 1 ½ year old son, Yehuda, knows the names of every toy in our home. The only toy without a name is the little doll with gray hair that comes with our toy Noah’s ark set, simply called “Noach’s wife”. Did Noach’s wife have a...
At the end of Parshat Noach, Breisheet 11:31, we read: ""Terach took Avram, his son, Lot, his grandson and Sarai, his daughter-in-law. With them he departed from Ur Kasdim to go to the Land of Cnaan (Israel).""Why would Terach, an idol worshiper take the initiative...
The first 11 prakim (chapters) of the Torah are universal. In these eleven prakim, seven mitzvoth, shared standards for human conduct are alluded to. These mitzvoth are referred to as "Sheva Mitzvoth B'nai Noach", the seven Noachide laws.The Gemara in Sanhedrin...
The Torah’s description of the flood states (Breisheet 7:23): “And He destroyed every living substance which was on the face of the ground…” After the flood, (Breisheet 8:9) Noach sent a dove to see if the waters had abated from the face of...