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Noach: The Greatness of Terach

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“And Arpachshad lived five and thirty years, and begot Shelah. And Arpachshad lived after he begot Shelah four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters” (Breishseet 11:12-13).   Once again the Torah has a long list of…
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Noach: It's the Small Stuff

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Much of Parshat Breisheet details the moral failings of many of the individuals whom we meet: Adam and Chava, Kayin, Lemech. These early failures were those of individuals. As society developed, we no longer read of individual failings but of…
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Noach: The First Terrorists

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"In the midst of the day, b'etzem, Noach came, and Cham and Yefet, the children of Noach, and the wife of Noach, and three wives of his children with them, to the ark[1] (Breisheet 7:13). Commenting on the use the word b'…
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Noach: A Penny Saved

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“Noach was a righteous man, perfect in his generation” (6:9). It is hard to imagine a greater endorsement than that which the Torah gives to Noach. Surrounded by a society steeped in evil, he towered above all. Man had sunk so low; murder, idolatry…
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