Noach

Parashat Noach tells an epic story of an ancient flood that covered a vast amount of land and left only one surviving family. Noach build an ark according to God's instructions and starts to load it up with representatives from all species, an incredible conservation effort!

The rains come, until the flood is over. Emerging with some tough feelings, the family needs to acclimate to how life is now. With incredible language, God makes a brit, a promise with and all  living creatures, for all ages to come, with a rainbow reminder of this new relationship.

Choose one of the following prompts and share with us via email or this link by Thursday, October 15. 

Writers Path:

Read P’sukim (verses) 8:21-8:22. Write a letter to yourself or to a friend at a moment of transformation or renewal offering protection, safety, love and care for your inner self/child. What are some signs you can create or use to remind yourself that you are loved and cared for?

Visual Path:

Read P’sukim (verses) 9:9-9:17. Find a rainbow in your world this week. You can take one photo or a series of photos that speak to the colors, the clouds, or the covenant in these verses. 

Torah Tease: 

How does the classical composer Vivaldi pay specific tribute to precisely one half of one of the promises God makes to Noach in this parasha?