Thursday, October 11, 2007

Parashah Roundup: Noach 5768

NOACH'S RIGHTEOUSNESS

  • R. Avigdor Nebenzahl explores the greatness of Noach: link
  • R. Chaim Ya'akov Goldvicht zt"l discusses Noach's chessed to the animals: link
IMAGE OF GOD
  • R. Avigdor Nebenzahl discusses how to become closer to God by fulfilling our having been created in His image: link
  • R. Shubert Spero explores the moral dimension of being created in the image of God: link
REASONS FOR THE FLOOD
  • R. Yitzchak Blau finds textual meaning in the desire to have children: link
  • R. Shlomo Riskin explains the moral depravity that led to the Flood and the Tower of Bavel: link
  • R. Avraham Fischer asks who was worse, the generation of the Flood or the generation of the Tower of Bavel? link
NOACH'S FLAWS
  • R. Yissocher Frand explains why Noach was an unsuccessful "kiruv professional": link
  • R. Berel Wein learns from Noach an important lesson about alcohol abuse: link
  • R. Shlomo Wolbe zt"l learns a lesson from Noach about maintaining our spiritual highs: link (DOC)
  • Similarly, R. Zev Leff points out that we learn from Noach the importance of proper midos: link
  • R. Jonathan Sacks explores what it means to have faith and what Noach lacked: link
  • R. Michael Rosensweig explains the differenet spiritual agendas of Noach and Avraham: link
GENERAL
  • R. Mordechai Willig discusses the importance of writing a will: link
  • R. Menachem Liebtag tells the "Migdal Bavel vort" about the significance of the genealogies in Sefer Bereishis: link
  • R. Moshe Stav explains the significance of Noach's sacrifices: link
  • R. Amnon Bazak asks why there won't be another Flood: link

(Steve Brizel will start doing the roundup next week)


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