A lion’s roar in the ark.

A wound that never healed.

And a truth that echoes at the Kotel today — More than we
do for the poor, they do for us.

This week’s class, “Noaḥ and the Lion,” explores the
hidden power of kindness that sustains the world, through Midrash, Zohar, and
timeless lessons for our own lives.

Reflections for Rosh Ḥodesh Ḥeshvan / Parashat Noaḥ

Two words — ḥatufim and ḥamas — define our times.

Join us for a powerful journey from Parashat Noaḥ to today’s headlines, revealing how the Torah foresaw the moral collapse of a world that takes instead of gives — and how we can rebuild it through compassion, truth, and giving back.

Sources

• Genesis 6:11; 21:1

• Deuteronomy 25:13–19

• Exodus 21:16

• Targum Onkelos ad loc.

• Bereshit Rabbah 12:8

• Rashi to Deuteronomy 25:15

• Rabbi Pinchas Winston, Parashat Noaḥ, 2025

Two creations: form—and then life. We revisit Bereshit and
suggest, with classic sources, that Torah and tefillah keep the ḥuqqot of
heaven and earth in motion. If you want a no-nonsense take on how your siddur
sustains the world, this one’s for you

Sources Cited

1. Bereshit 1:1; 2:5–7; 2:3

2. Rashi ad loc.

3. Bereshit Rabbah 10:9, 12:8

4. Tehillim 33:6, 9; 104:30; 115:16

5. Yirmeyahu 33:25

6. Devarim 8:3

7. Zohar II 161a

8. Nefesh Haḥayyim, Shaʿar Alef 2; Shaʿar Daled