Rabbi Dr. Tamir Granot
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After the flood there is a need for a new world order. This order is described at the beginning of chapter 9, where the Torah describes a new hierarchy...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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The biblical text implies that God created a covenant with the world when it was created. This covenant is implied in the two reasons for saving Noah from...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Why were the raven and dove sent to see whether the water had diminished? Why does Noah need to send them, when ultimately he will not leave the ark until...
Rabbi Zeev Weitman
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After mankind was corrupted, God regrets creating man, and destroys every living thing. The renewal of the world after the flood is described as a re-...
Rabbi Yehuda Rock
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Lemekh hopes that Noah's birth will bring comfort to the world. Noah is a reminder of the good that exists in mankind; In the wake of Lemekh's prayer, God...
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Among the various characters in Parashat Bereisheet, the Torah briefly mentions the mysterious Chanoch son of Yered. Chanoch is clearly a unique...
Rabbi Yehuda Rock
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This lesson compares the births of Cain and Shet. Cain's birth creates a sense of equality between man and God, which leads to Cain's vanity. Shet's birth...
Rabbi Elchanan Samet
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Why didn't God accept Cain's offering? Why was He willing to accept Hevel's offering? Rav Hirsch and Hillel Zeitlin believe Cain was rejected for his...
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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What do we learn from the story of Cain and Hevel? Is it the story of the first murder in history, or of conflict and competition between men? What does...
Rabbi Yaakov Medan
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What was the snake's sin? Hazal and the commentators offered a variety of answers to this problem, including among others: the snake incited Chava; he...
