Vayakhel: When We Come Together As a Community—Then and Now

Nitzavim-Vayeilech—the Hiding of God’s Face and Human Suffering

he State of Israel declared the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei—3 days after the Simchat Torah holiday—as the second official day of mourning for the Hamas assault on Simchat Torah, 2023. Although in Noah’s time the flood was God’s response to humanity’s wickedness, lawlessness and corruption at the time whereas these evils are the source of the flood today, I believe we can learn an important lesson for today from Noah’s experience back then. What is it?