Parashat
Noach
This
section starts with the words "Ele Toldot Noach". Geneis 6:9
"These are
the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations..."
The beginning of the verse
sounds familiar to us... Later in Genesis, in parashat Toldot (descendants), we
find: "Ve ele Toldot Itzchak"(25:15) "And these are the
generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son. Abraham begot Isaac."
These are the descendants of
Noach and these are the descendants of Isaac...
So, why isn't it the section
we find later called Isaac instead of Toldot? If the first one was called
Noach, the second one should follow the same criteria and be called Isaac,
right?
The descendants of Noach that
matter are Noach himself... The descendants of Isaac that matter are all of us.
When we work not just for
today but for the future, when we think of the future generations and not just
of us, we are giving a clear message and great example to others.
In memory of my beloved mother and teacher Miriam Rachel bat
Israel Itzchak Z"L
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