Parashat
Bereshit (Genesis)
The
first parasha of the Torah ends with a very interesting verse. It is a prelude
to what we will be reading in the following parasha, Noah.
It
is written (Genesis 6:8) “But Noah
found favor in the eyes of the Lord”; in Hebrew, ונח מצא חן בעיני ה"
If you carefully read the Hebrew, Noach was able
to find his opposite; in Hebrew, “favor” is “Noach” written backwards. He is
the only character in the Bible who found his “opposite.”
Think
for a minute who or what is your exact opposite, your “rival”.
If
you found your opposite, now find favor in his/her eyes and you may save the
whole world.
In
memory of my beloved mother and teacher Miriam Rachel bat Israel Itzchak
Z"L
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