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The Sweetness of Cheshvan
What does honey have to do with Cheshvan, just when we have stopped using it? Where is the sweetness in a month without Yom Tovim? Discover the sweetness of Torah with Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz.
Join us Monday morning, October 12, for our Rosh Chodesh breakfast after the 8:00 AM Shacharis. Hear the Rabbi speak over breakfast. Men and women are welcome; the breakfast is sponsored anonymously.
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Welcome to
Parshas Noach.
This week’s highlights from the Rav
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Listen to earlier Noach classes
Erev Shabbos Drush · Noach · October 16
An Olive Leaf in an Uncertain World
Get into the frame of mind for Shabbos. Ideally, listen on Erev Shabbos as you prepare for the day; you’re welcome to listen earlier in the week too.
What was the dove really telling Noach? Two questions, the Chida’s explanation, and a remarkable story about a businessman’s choice bring a message of trust and responsibility into our own uncertain world. From Rav Goel Elkarif, as brought in the sefer Naeh Doresh.
The TorahAnytime recording will be added here when it is published. The complete drush is available below.
Read or print the public transcript PDF ↗Presented by Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
This week’s main Shabbos drash
Shabbos Noach, October 17 · Peace of Mind Kiddush at 11:15 AM
Who Is There When the Battle Ends?
Someone to talk to. Someone who listens with respect.
Noach and Avraham help us consider what comes after the battle, the value of speaking honestly, and the support a caring community can offer. With Hebrew passages and English translations welcoming our visiting soldiers.
Read the main drash PDF · 7 pagesDeveloped and Presented by Rabbi Yossi Michalowicz
Monday night · The Rav’s Parsha class
Monday, October 12 · 8:00 PM
Finding Menuchah in a World of Turmoil
An inner place of rest when the world feels unsettled.
Noach, the Flood and the search for menuchah: finding direction, purpose and a steady inner life. The full class includes 20 numbered Hebrew–English sources.
Monday’s TorahAnytime recording will be linked here after the class.
Shabbos morning, October 17 · 8:00 AM
Noach and the Faith That Moves Us to Act
We underestimate our vulnerability. We also underestimate our influence.
Based on Rav Shimshon Dovid Pinkus: the faith that helps us face our responsibilities, take action and recognize the strength we can give another person.
For those who will not be in our amazing shul this Shabbos. If you plan to attend, please do not read these texts in advance—save them for after you hear the Rav in shul.
Shabbos, October 17 · Shalosh Seudos at 6:16 PM
What Is Waiting for Me Here?
A journey, an encounter, and the good only you can do.
A teaching brought by Rabbi Eliyahu Wolff, followed by the full Baal Shem Tov story as retold by Rabbi Tuvia Bolton. Discover what an unexpected encounter may ask of us.
For those who will not be in our amazing shul this Shabbos. If you plan to attend, please do not read these texts in advance—save them for after you hear the Rav in shul.
From the Rav’s audio archive
More Torah on Noach
Class 302- 11 Oct 2018 Parsha Noach- Knowing What Your Mission is at All Times
Listen to the recordingClass 301- 9 Oct 2018 Parsha Noach- Knowing What Your Mission is at All Times
Listen to the recordingClass 226- 1 Nov 2016 Parshas Noach - How Not to Drown in the Waters of the Flood
Listen to the recordingClass 189- 13 Oct 2015 Parsha Noach - The Ark and the Torah are Bigger Than They Seem
Listen to the recordingClass 098 - 16 Oct 2012 Parshas Noach - Noach's Contribution to Civilization
Listen to the recordingClass 002 - 20 Oct 2009 Noach - The Tower of Babel
Listen to the recording002 29 Oct 2003 Powerful Parsha perspectives - Noach · 1:19:45
Listen to the recordingNoach, pasuk by pasuk · T.L.C.26 recordings
- Bereishis Lesson 28 Ch.6 13 17ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 29 Ch. 6 18 22ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 30 Ch. 7 1 4ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 31 Ch. 7 5 9ListenSource sheet
- Bereish Lesson 32 Ch. 7 10 16ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Review of Lessons 27 32ListenReview sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 33 – Ch. 7, 17 -24ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 34 – Ch. 8, 1-5ListenSource sheet
- Bereiahis Lesson 35 – Ch. 8, 6-10ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 36 – Ch. 8, 11-14ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 37 – Ch. 8, 15-19ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Review of Lessons 33 37ListenReview sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 38 – Ch.8,20 – 9,1ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 39 – Ch.9, 2-7ListenSource sheet
- Bereish Lesson 40 – Ch. 9, 8-12ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 41 – Ch. 9, 13-17ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 42 – Ch. 9, 18-23ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 43 – Ch. 9, 24 – 29ListenSource sheet 1Review sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 44 – Ch. 10, 1-5ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 45 – Ch. 10, 6-14ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 46 – Ch. 10, 15 – 20ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 47 – Ch. 10, 21 – 32ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 48 – Ch. 11, 1-4ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 49, Ch. 11, 5-9ListenSource sheet 1Review sheetSource sheet 3
- Bereishis Lesson 50 – Ch. 11, 11-25ListenSource sheet
- Bereishis Lesson 51 – Ch. 11, 26-32ListenSource sheet
Bible Building Blocks · Parshas Noach2 recordings
- Class 4- Parsha-Noach-OverviewListenSource sheet
- Class 5 - Parsha NoachListenSource sheet
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