The Torah’s presentation of the lineage of Shem, son of Noach (Noah), seems mysterious. After recording the lineage of Shem’s brothers, Yefet and Cham (Bereshit/Genesis 10:1-20), the Torah records the ...
When did the Tower of Bavel occur relative to Noach and Avraham? The colloquial assumption is that the story of Migdal Bavel (Tower of Bavel) (Bereshit 11:1-9) occurred early in the life of Avraham ...
What is the difference between a good builder and a poor builder? In this week’s parsha of Noach, the Torah reveals to us details of a catastrophic building project. It was the attempt to construct ...