Into the Verse - A Parsha Podcast Hamas in Parshat Noach: Rabbi Fohrman and Imu Discuss
Oct 18, 2023
Rabbi David Fohrman, the founder of Aleph Beta, offers deep insights into the connection between Parshat Noach and current events, particularly recent violence linked to Hamas. They discuss the chilling parallels between the biblical flood narrative and today’s atrocities. The conversation explores how violence impacts the world and the human soul, highlighting the importance of community responses like joy and resilience. Rabbi Fohrman shares powerful stories that embody hope, defiance, and the choice to bring life amid trauma.
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Violence As An End Corrupts The World
- Rabbi David Fohrman connects Genesis' "vatimalei haaretz hamas" to current violent acts and sees violence as an end in itself.
- He argues that when violence becomes an aim, it corrupts society and threatens the world at large.
Corruption Extends Beyond Humans
- Rabbi David Fohrman reads "mashchit" as twisted corruption rather than mere destruction.
- He suggests human violence contaminates creation, causing ripple effects on animals and the earth.
Proliferation Turned On Its Head
- Imu Shalev notes Torah's wordplay: "fill the earth" meant to populate, but now evil proliferates.
- He frames the flood story as a perversion of God's intent to fill the world with life.