From the Rebbe's Talks

Enjoy four short thoughts and a video adapted from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Parshat Noach.

The Flood, The Tower of Bable and their relevance to us living in a post-Holocaust era. Also, the differences between the two generations, and the lessons they impart.

In the sixties and seventies, a topic that was frequently featured in Jewish journals and public discussions was whether there was a conflict between Torah and science. In a world where scientific breakthroughs were rapidly changing the complexion of day-to-day life, there were those in the Torah community who felt on the defensive, as if they had to justify clinging to a tradition that had originated thousands of years earlier.

From early childhood on, we have been taught the story of Avraham breaking his father’s idols and his self-sacrifice in spreading the awareness of G‑d in Ur Kasdim. Why then is this story not told – or even directly hinted at – in the Written Torah?