1 Vayera (Genesis 18, 1 – 22, 24) – the story of Sodom and Gomorrah
The Talmudic rabbis compared Abraham as the spiritual father of the Jewish people with Noah. I want to cite two such rabbinic sources that are sensitive to the humanistic ideal…
Lech Lecha (Genesis 12, 1 – 17, 27) – the choosing of Abraham
Seemingly, the story of Abraham in the Hebrew Bible begins with the command lech lecha, “go for yourself” (Genesis 12, 1) in which Abraham is commanded by God to leave…
3 Noah (Genesis 6, 9 – 11, 32) – the Biblical account of the tower of Babel
The obvious question that arises in relation to the Biblical account of the tower of Babel is - what is the sin or wrongdoing that the builders of the tower…