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Noah

Genesis 6:9-11:32

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  • In this Torah portion, God punishes the wicked in the world by causing a giant flood. God saves Noah and his family, who will repopulate the world. We are also introduced to Abram and his wife, Sarai.

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    Click here for a summary of the Haftarah for Noah. 

    Noah's Ark
    Noah's Ark

     

    Text Studies

    Social Action and Environmentalism

    Biblical Affirmative Action
    lan Haber and Avi Weinstein, Hillel

    Towering Over Others
    Rabbi Matt Carl, AJWS

    The Children of Noah
    Rabbi Neal J. Loevinger, KOLEL

    From Noah to Abraham
    Rabbi James Maisels, AJWS

    A Common Language
    Leslie Bergson & Mary Baron, URJ

    The Earth Was Filled With Violence
    Daniel Bloom, AJWS

     

    Protecting Biodiversity
    Rabbi David Rosenn, socialaction.com

     

    A Paradigm of Environmental Consciousness
    Shimshon Stuart Siegel, Canfei Nesharim

    From the Denominations

    Pluralism and Outreach

    God Of Jews, God Of Humanity
    Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish University

    The Miraculous Nature of Covenant
    Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowships

    Accessing God In A Man-Made World
    Ismar Schorsch, Jewish Theological Seminary

    Noah In His Generation
    Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Initiative

    Lessons Of The Flood
    Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald, Orthodox Union

    Flooded With Violence
    Rabbi David Nelson, CLAL


    Righteous Or Blameless
    Alan Bayer, UJA-Federation of New York

    Multimedia

     

    Parashat Noah Quiz
    Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

     

    Parashat Noah Challah
    Julie Seltzer

     

     

     

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