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Led Zeppelin Has Ruled Eternally – A poem for Haftarah Noach by Rick Lupert
Torah portion: Do I have your attention?
Parashat Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32)\n
Unique Capabilities: Parashat Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32)
There are places in the Torah where many of us moderns have a hard time relating to our ancestors and the societies in which they lived. Oppression of women, slavery, animal sacrifice, a God that intervenes and directs our lives in a forceful and immediate way, to name a few. This parasha, however, is not really one of these moments. In fact, as I read through Noach again and again this year, I couldn’t help but think how much hasn’t changed since those fateful days, in primordial time, when the first humans brought about the destruction of the Earth.
Noah’s deadly lack of curiosity
Parshat Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32) Was Noah someone who would have been recognized as a tzadik in any generation? Or was Noah only a tzadik in a relative sense, only in comparison to those around him?