Noach - 2nd Portion

Join me as we learn for the second day of the week, the second Torah reading of the Torah of the book of Genesis. And today the second Torah reading in the second Torah reading 7 verse one God says to Noah come you and your family into the ark because you I have seen I've seen you to be righteous before me but then this generation we know the explanation of that when a person enters into the words doesn't only mean arc but also to the words of prayer that's when a person is saved from the floods of the world over here Rashi tells us what does it mean I seen you as a but if you notice in the first verse when he tells us about Noah he gives us many more descriptions so Rashi explains and says as follows he only uses the word and it doesn't say and a wholesome person like you mentioned before and sincere from here we learn Shalom that we only say partial praise of the individual beon of before him and all his praise shal not before him. Now that God is talking to Noah directly only calls him righteous. Before when the Torah was talking about Noah he uses more adjectives to describe the greatness of Noah. Verse two, Mik. Verse two, chapter 7. From all the animals that are clean are pure, you will take seven peers of them, male and female. And from the animal that is impure, you will only take two, male and female. What does it mean? The ones that are pure and not pure. The Torah hasn't yet been given. How does he know what is pure or not? So therefore, explains in verse two, those that will be be pure for the Jewish people. We hear learn from here that Noah studied the Torah because he had to know which animals were kosher and which were not. Shiva Shiva 7day. Why were there more of the pure ones than the non-pure ones? So when he comes out of the of the ark, at the end of the flood, he should be able to bring a sacrifice. And as we see, so he did at the end of the flood, he brought a sacrifice from the animals that were the kosher animals in his ark. We notice over here, as the Reb always points out that the Torah uses extra words to say not pure. That the Torah doesn't want to use negative language, a negative connotation. And therefore, the Torah doesn't use the word impure, but uses the words that those that are not pure. Verse three, also from the birds of the heaven. You will bring seven seven, seven of each, male and female, in order for them to keep the seed alive over the entire earth. What is the Torah referring to over here? So Rashi tells us the Torah is talking about the kosher ones, the pure ones. We learned from something which is not completely explained in the verse from something that is completely. Meaning that over here he just says from the birds of the heaven without explaining what we are now. But because in the previous verse concerning the animals he explained it. So therefore over here he doesn't need to explain it again. Verse four. Because in another seven days I'm going to bring the bra rain on the world for 40 days for 40 nights and I will obliterate everything that is in existence that I made from the face of the earth. What does this mean? Why in another seven days? What happened? Why is there a delay? So Rashi explains even though the 120 years from when God told Noah to build the ark already finished. However, these are the seven days of Shiva for the grandfather of Noah who just died that just died that God was considerate about his honor and he held back the punishment for seven days until the days of his were done. From here you can count and calculate the years of Mr. Salah and you will find out that the year of Mr. Salak finishes finish in the 600th year of Noah's life. So which would be that Mr. Salak lived years and that would be in the year that Noah was 600 years old. What does it mean for another days? What's the word? Why is he telling me another meaning that we set up a specific time? And now we're going to delay that specific time for another set time. Besides 120 years that I told you that you're going to utilize to build the ark, another seven days to be able to mourn the passing of Mr. Shell. Why 40 days and 40 nights of the flood? This is for the 40 days that it takes to conceive a child for the 40 days of conception of the child um coming into existence. And a and this corresponds to the 40 days of a fetus's formation. And for that reason, the Torah tells us as well because this is acting based on the punishment for what the people have done at the time that they've sinned and they've destroyed that they worked very difficult that they have sinned to the creator by to form embryos of il illegitimate children and because they worked to create illegitimate children. Therefore, these 40 days are corresponding that amount of time. The Torah now continues with verse five everything that God commanded him to do. So Rashi tells us what does it mean and he did this means that Noah finally enters into the ark and Noah at the time was 600 years old and the flood covered the water the flood occurred and the water covered over the earth. Verse seven and his wife and his children and his wife and the wives of his children all came together with him into the ark mip because of the waters of the flood as mentioned earlier in verse 7 Rashi mentions it now again and his sons men on their own and the women on their own because it was forbidden for them to have marital relations while It would be in the ark as the world suffers and is going through a painful moment. It was not a time for Noah and his family to procreate. Why does it say that Noah went into the ark because of the waters of the flood? Why else would he go into the ark? Why does the Torah have to point us out? And over here the Torah is telling us something interesting. Even Noah himself was a small believer did not believe that necessarily the flood was going to happen. He had like doubts he would believe and that he wouldn't believe that actually the flood will come. didn't go into the ark until the water came so strong that it forced him and he realized this is time to get inside and he went into the flood. The Torah tells us who followed Noah into the ark from the animals that were clean and the animals that were not pure from the birds of and anything that crawled on the ground. Verse nine, two of each came to Noah which means male or female came to Noah to the ark of male and female as God commanded Noah. What does it mean? They came to the Noah didn't go get them. They came on their own. What does the Torah repeat the word to with this number? They were all equal. Even though you had the pure that became seven over here the Torah is telling us that the minimum amount of any animal that came was at least two male and female the minimum amount that came into the ark even from the ones that were impure also were two as we mentioned and they came on their own. The Torah now continues with verse number 10. It was for the after the seven days have passed that we mentioned the seven days for the morning of Methuselah of his passing. Then the waters of the flood came upon the earth. Verse number 11. in the 600th year in the 600th year of the life of Noah in the second month in the 17th day of the month as of that day burst open all the wellsp springsings of the uh great abyss and the floodgates of heaven were open. verse 12 verse 11 Rashi tells us which is the second month and over here we know that there's a debate in the Talmud when the world was created was it in tish or was it in Nissan and Rashi brings that debate here says this is says being that the world was created in Nissan and we start counting from Nissan what's the second month this is year what does it mean it's split open. They opened up in a great way that their waters came out. This is measure for measure. Over here, God is describing the punishment that he gives to those that are evil. They've sinned with great uh pain and great evil that they have caused. Therefore, so too when the wellsp springsings and when the great abyss opened up for them to be destroyed also was in a great measure as well. Verse number 12 and rain fell upon the earth for 40 days and 40 nights as we see Rashi is going to tell us didn't he say there was a mabble there was a flood and over here he uses the terminology gisham rain so Rashi explains as follows later on in verse 17 he uses the terminology and there was a flood what does he When he started the rain to come down onto this world, God was giving the Jew the people at the time, humanity a second chance. And therefore, first when the rain came down, it came down very slowly and it could have been a very blessing that if the two people would do this would be rain of blessing. But when the people did not return and they did not repent, the water got stronger and then it became a flood. So at first it started as rain as calm rain and therefore at first they were not concerned that this was something that was going to be detrimental to them but then they realized that this was going as they did not repent it became a real rain and it became a flood of destruction 40 days. What does this mean 40 days? How do we count the 40 days? And Rashi explains what this count was. The actual first day was not part of the count because it had to be a complete 40 days because the night before it it didn't start. It only started by day. It happened during the day that all the wellsp springsings opened up. So if you make the calculation when would the 40 days end on the 28th of this is going according to the opinion of that if according to that he says that you count from the beginning of and you go according to and every month is an order meaning according to the calendar is that you have one month is 30 the next month is 29 the next month is 30 the next month is 29. So if you make that calculation has 30 days that has 29 days that so you have 12 days left in the month of because it started on the 17th. Then you have another 28 days and the month of Kisl comes out that the 40 days would be that it ended on the 28th day in the month of verse 13 middle of the day middle of broad daylight middle of the day entered the children of the wife of and the three of wives of his children joined them together in the ark. Why does it have to tell me it was the middle of the day in the midst of the day? So the Torah over here is telling us when it was bright that everybody can see. The Torah is teaching us the generation of Noah was saying, "If we would see Noah go into the ark and be saving himself, we'll break it. We'll kill him." Therefore, God said, "You know what? I'm going to bring him into the so everybody can see in front of everybody. There's nothing what to be ashamed of. We'll see. Let's see these people say if they're going to break the ark and kill Noah. whose words will actually come to fruition. And therefore, as we see that Noah went into the ark in the middle of the day and nobody was able to stop him and he, his family and all the animals safely boarded the ark. As we see in verse 14, them and every animal according to its kind, wildlife according to its kind, and every animal, domestic animal according to its kind, and any creature that crawls according to its according to its kind, and every bird according to its kind, every bird and every flying creature. Rashi explains, "What does this mean? the difference between a bird and a lying and a flying creature and he says as follows is this two kinds but it's coming to tell us it is connected meaning it's telling us something which is related to one another the word and form is as a construct together of the two words shall mean a bird of every kind which have wings to them that fly this comes to include grasshoppers as well which are not usually known as birds but because they have wings they are considered part of it what does it mean wings or that flies this is the kind of word means like a feather when it talks about in the book of Leviticus that he will slaughter do a certain type of called malik how they would slaughter the birds and they would disconnect it with its wings that even though its birds may on it. So too over here so too. And it tells us over here about the different types of birds. It's telling us a bird with any resemblance of feathers on it. The Torah continues verse 15. They came to know into the ark two of each from any flesh that has life to it. anything that was alive that came into Noah in his ark. Verse 16 and those that came male and female and from every flesh bow they came like God commanded Noah and God sealed the entrance of the ark behind him. Rashi tells us what does it mean by that God sealed it behind him. Meaning that God also protected him. He protected that the people should not the people of generation should not come and break the door down as they see Noah and his family would come in. Had God protected. He surrounded the ark. God surrounded the ark with lions and beers and they would kill any person that would try to attempt to enter according to the simple interpretation of the verse that God closed the door or closed it that he should be protected from the water that should not enter into the ark. Anytime we find the word or anytime you found the word or it means against oppo on the it form for example we find it in other places where it uses the terminology uh and he uses in front of. So for example in front of every stomach which it's talking about that they were able that they were not able to give birth for you and for your children a flesh for another flesh will be a protection for yourself pray for your servants that means we're is opposing towards to protect them. So when we find this terminology in these events, it means in front of your servants or for your servants and this type of terminology term as as well as in our case where it says that God closed the door for Noah in front of him concealing and blocking everything else that they should not be able to enter whether maybe the water according to the simple interpretation or the animals that protected them from the evil people from entering as the mandrashic interpretation. This concludes the second Torah reading of Noah.