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Parshas Noach 30 Tishrei | October 20, 2017
SHABBOS SCHEDULE
Shabbos Night Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 6:03p Candle Lighting 6:05p Mincha/ Kabbalos Shabbos Shabbos Day 8:05a Daf Yomi 8:35a Chassidus on the Parsha 9:00a Shacharis (10:07a KS) 5:15p Timeless Lessons from the Weekly Parsha (Rabbi Silber) 5:55p Mincha 7:02p Havdalah
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Sunday 10/22 - 2nd of Cheshvan 6:30a Daf Yomi 7:15a Shacharis 8:00a, 9:00a Shacharis (10:07a KS) 6:05p Mincha/Maariv
Monday 10/21 - Thursday 10/26 3rd - 7th of Cheshvan 5:45a Shiur (Gan HaEmunah) 5:55a Daf Yomi 6:45a, 9:00a Shacharis 6:05p Mincha/Maariv 9:20p Maariv
The flood waters receded, the land had
dried, and it was time for Noach to begin his
sacred task of rebuilding. God tells Noach,
“Tzei min ha’teyva - Go out (leave) the ark.”
The commentaries point out that “Tzei” is a
command. God commands Noach to leave the
ark, almost as if to tell us that Noach was
reticent and unsure about leaving. But how
could this be? After having spent all of this
time cooped up with animals of all types and
stripes, I would have imagined Noach
throwing open the door and getting out of the
ark as quickly as possible. Yet, the
commentaries sense a pause in his reaction.
Noach isn’t ready to leave; he does not yet
want to disembark. Therefore, God must
order him off the ark. How are we to
understand Noach’s behavior? Was it fear of
change? Perhaps Noach had grown
accustomed to his new life and was unwilling
to start all over again. Or was it something
else?
Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810)
provides an incredible insight. The Teyva
(ark) was a spiritual cocoon. Noach packed
up whatever provisions he could fit but had
to place his complete faith in God. The Torah
goes through an incredible amount of detail
when discussing the construction of the ark.
Yet, there seems to be one important feature
missing – there is no rudder, there are no
oars. There is no way to steer the ark. This
was by design The ark was not to be steered
by man; it was to be directionally oriented by
God. The ark was a microcosm of what the
world was supposed to be, man and animal
placing their collective faith in the Master of
the Universe. The ark gave Noach the
opportunity to work on his relationship with
God and his fellow man and to focus on his
spiritual growth and self-actualization. But
then the flood ends, the waters subside, and it
is time to leave the confines of the ark. And
Noach doesn’t want to. “Why should I leave
this little perfect world? God is my skipper, I
have everything I need and that which I lack
God will provide.” To which God responds,
“Get out! I don’t want you to live in the ark.
The cocoon, the spiritual womb in which you
spent the last number of days was an
accommodation, not an aspiration. I don’t want
you to live life in an ark, I want you to go out
and build a new world.”
Thus, explains the Rebbe was the tension
between Noach and God. Noach wants to live
in the spiritual utopia of the ark and God
wants him to get into the earthly mud and
build.
The Rebbe continues and explains that we
face this same tension. We often think that
holiness can only be found by retreating into
the ark. It is true that we must bolster
ourselves with the strength of teffilah and
chessed from our Shuls, Torah learning from
our Batei Midrash (study halls) and kedusha
(holiness) from our homes. Our job is not to
live in the ark, but to go out, build and repair
the world. We take all we have received from
our spiritual cocoons and we bring it to bear
in the world around us. When we see
something or someone who is broken, we take
our ark holiness and we try to fix the
situation. The Ribbono Shel Olam (Master of
the Universe) wants us to make a difference
in His world. He invites us to partner with
Him and in building and fixing creation. We
must fight the urge to remain in the ark.
Noach ultimately leaves the ark and plants
a vineyard. Rashi quotes the Midrash which
finds fault in Noach’s decision. He should
have planted something more life-sustaining
and necessary in his first act of working the
soil. Perhaps, Noach was accepting the
message of God. Wine is used in all stages of
life. A cup of wine is used at a bris milah
(circumcision) and in the times of the
Talmud, a large glass of wine was given to
mourners immediately following the burial
(kos shel tanchumin). Wine is used on Shabbos
and Yom Tov. Wine is used to celebrate the
creation of a new home as we recite the
berachos of marriage under the chuppah.
Noach planted the one thing we use all of the
time, in happiness and sadness,
Leaving the Ark | Rabbi Shmuel Silber
And God spoke to Noah saying: "Go out of the ark, you and your wife,
and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.” (Bereishis 8:15-16)
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DVAR TORAH CONT.
...during life and death. Perhaps,
Noach was saying, “My beloved Creator,
I now understand. I have left the ark and will
remain committed to building your world during
times of joy and sorrow in my youth and as I
age.”
May we appreciate our ark moments of
inspiration and may we find the strength to
use them in building our world and ourselves.
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