When I first learned Parshat Noach in second grade, I had no idea what it meant for the earth to be corrupt and filled with lawlessness. Even into my adulthood, I couldn’t imagine what that looked ...

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, ...

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Parshat Noach contains the story of the ultimate demoralization of mankind; whereas the world was created pristine and fresh, and hardly ten generations separated the first man [Adam] from Noach, the ...

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 ...

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Before we get to Lech Lecha, let’s take a look at the timespan of the whole Torah as compared to Parshat Bereishit and Parshat Noach. We will not count the first two pesukim – “Bereishit bara…” and “V ...

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 ...

Rabbi Moskowitz is going to be joining Brandeis Hillel for a conversation around allyship as spiritual practice, and the week’s parsha. Details available here. Editor’s note: This blog post is one in ...

Trying to make the parsha more relevant by connecting it to current events, or serving food on Shabbat that has some connection to it, is not unusual, but two gentlemen, separately and together, have ...