By Rafi Weinstein The story of Noah and the ark is a well-known and beloved Bible story. But one verse stands out as puzzling. After Noah builds the ark as God had commanded him, God instructs him to enter the ark with his family. When...
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz The Biblical story of Noah is probably the most universally known story. Everyone knows that Noah built an ark, brought in the animals and saved his family. But perhaps one of the more interesting aspects of the...
One of the most fascinating parts of living in Israel is that the Torah comes to life like never before. When you walk the Land, you can appreciate the context of our beloved Bible stories in new ways, which is why it’s so important to...
I have a secret to tell you. My name isn’t really Tuly. It’s true that everyone calls me that, however “Tuly” is just a nickname for “Naphtali,” the Hebrew name I was given by my parents at birth. In the Bible, Naphtali was Jacob’s 6th...
Noah was confronted with a monstrous storm, one that the world could not avoid. If we ponder the Torah carefully, we can glean lessons of spiritual growth from Noah’s actions in how he brought us all to a new world. The whole world...
There are so many leadership lessons from Noah. In our course, “Political Leadership Through Genesis: What WE can learn from Noah's leadership,” Ruth Lieberman explains that everything you need to know about life and leadership, you can...
Sondra Oster Baras of Christian Friends of Israeli Communities explains the significance of a Biblical covenant, which is a two-way street that God makes with humanity. Noah is told, “be fruitful and multiply” - to have children, many...
I love books and I love the Bible, so naturally, I love to read books about the Bible. I’ll read anything that captures my attention, so I read many Torah books that are obviously “pro-Bible” but I will also read books that are...
I’ve always enjoyed listening to audiobooks, but I recently started listening to podcasts and am loving them! I heard two recent podcasts that reminded me of this week’s Torah portion, Noah. Genesis 11 contains the famous story of the...
In 1988, the Lubavitcher Rebbe predicted to the then-mayor of Haifa, Aryeh Gural, that in the coastal waters adjacent to his city, there are hidden vast resources of precious stones. Some years later, upon learning of this conversation,...
