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Monday, Tishrei 26, 5785 / October 28, 2024
Shalom. I hope you had a very happy Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah Holidays.
It is with great sorrow and broken hearts that a full year went by since the murders of over one thousand of our brothers and sisters in Israel and the taking of hostages by Hamas murderers. For the over seven hundred fallen soldiers and those who are injured, we pray for them that G-d send them complete healing in every area. At the same time, we all witness the great miracles happening in Israel. After thousands of rockets being fired at Israel there were relatively few casualties. It can only be explained as a miracle. G-d does not sleep nor slumber as He watches over His people Israel. We pray for peace and that now the rest of the hostages will be freed and reunite with their families.
Last Shabbat we started reading the Torah from the very beginning, Parshat Brieshis. The Torah told us about all of creation and how Adam and Eve (Chava) were created. The Parsha in the Torah deals with a span of over 1500 years. This coming Shabbat we will read the second Parsha in the Torah, Parshat Noach (Noah) – which tells the story of Noach and the Great Flood.
Q. In the first Parsha, Breishis, the Torah tells us about the history from Adam until Noach. How many years and how many generations were there from Adam to Noach?
A. Noach was born 1056 years after Adam and Eve. Noach was the tenth generation from Adam.
Q. What is the purpose that G-d commanded Moshe to record in the Torah the story of these ten generations, which took place over two thousand years before the Giving of the Torah? What’s the lesson for us?
A. Our sages in Chapters of our Fathers explain that this is to teach us a lesson of G-d’s patience with sinners. Although all ten generations from Adam until Noach were sinners, G-d waited over fifteen hundred years before destroying them in the Great Flood. G-d gave them a chance for all these years to repent. Only when G-d saw that they were not about to repent and in fact, increased in their immoral and sinful behavior, did G-d destroy them in the Great Flood.
Q. How many years did Adam live? How many years did Noach live?
A. Adam lived 930 years. Noach lived 950 years.
Q. According to our sages Adam was supposed to live 1000 years. Why was he 70 years short?
A. Our sages explain that Adam gave 70 of his years to King David, who originally was to die at birth. As a result of Adam’s gift, King David lived 70 years.
Q. How old was Noach at the time of the Great Flood?
A. Noach was 600 years when the flood began.
HAVE A VERY GOOD, HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL DAY
UNITED WE STAND WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS INCAPTIVITY. MAY THEY ALL BE RELEASED NOW