Do you have to be a leader to make a difference? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Tani Cohen-Fraade revisit the complicated character of Noach. Was he truly righteous, or did his silence in the face of destruction reveal his…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Personalities, Biblical personalities, Midrash
How do we rebuild a broken world without simply recreating the past? In this episode, Zvi Hirschfield and Rabbi Leon Morris explore Parshat Noach as a story not just of destruction, but of renewal. They discuss God’s recalibration of expectations…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Noach, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
How can we remain hopeful amid life’s turbulent “floodwaters”? In this week’s Parshat Noach episode, Zvi Hirschfield is joined by Yiscah Smith to explore the relevance of Noah’s story and how, even amid overwhelming turmoil, one can find an “ark”…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Noach, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
Dedicated to the healing of those who were injured, to the memory of those who lost their lives, and with hopes and prayers for the rescue of all those who are being held hostage. Disclaimer: This episode was recorded before…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Noach, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
Rabbis Meesh Hammer-Kossoy and Elisha Ancselovits bring poetry, midrash, Talmud and a Nobel Prize winning economist into dialogue about how Noah and the 7 Noahide laws are relevant to our current climate crisis. Credits: Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy and Rabbi…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Noach
This podcast is sponsored by Pardes Year Program alumnus Jason Gusdorf & Family in celebration of his new album, After the Seventh, inspired by his time at Pardes. After the Seventh will be available on Spotify, Apple Music, and at…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Noach, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
There are many points of connection between the story of creation and the story of the flood, and at least one significant difference. The permission given to Noach and his descendants to eat meat is the opening of a new…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Bereishit, Noach, Podcast series
Wine, drunkenness, humiliation, and a curse. There are many questions in this story, but Rabbi Alex Israel will focus on one simple question. Why did Noach get drunk? Why was getting drunk the first thing he did after the flood?…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Educator resources, Meaning-making, Noach
After the flood is over and Noach disembarks from the ark, he and his family are commanded by God to not consume a limb torn from a living creature and to not commit murder. Our tradition expands God’s prohibitions to…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Noach, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
“Imagine a world where everyone speaks in the same words and the same language. In Parshat Noach this world exists in the story of The Tower of Bavel (Genesis 11:1-9). The people say to each other, “Let’s build a city…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Educator resources, Meaning-making, Noach
Noach is commanded to make a “tzohar” in his ark. Is that a window or a glow-in-the-dark gem? And what does it tell us about how to balance the values of developing relationships, helping others, self-protection and intimacy? Please let…
Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Noach, Podcast series, Pardes Parsha Podcast
The Pardes Parsha Discussion is a weekly series by faculty member Rabbi Alex Israel, designed to stimulate discussion around the Shabbat table, especially with teenagers. Click here to download and print this week’s Parsha Discussion on Noach: The Challenge of Technology.
Educator resources, Meaning-making, Tanakh, Torah, Bereishit (Genesis), Noach
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