This drash (commentary on the weekly Torah portion) was delivered at JTS on October 5, 2013.
Shabbat shalom! In reading and rereading this week’s parsha (portion), I was struck by what our parsha can teach us about proper interpersonal relations and having compassion for others. Our Sages famously do not see Noach as a flawless character, Rashi noting that Noach may have been righteous in his generation, but had he lived in Abram’s generation, this would not have been so.