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The Other Patriarchal Narratives

Malka Simkovich compares the narratives of Noah and Lot, and the ways their stories trigger the beginnings of rival nations of Bnei Yisrael.

Prometheus’s Flood

In this work of fiction, Yaakov Weinstein reimagines the story of Noah and the flood through a lens of rapidly developing technology.

To Be a Stiff-Necked People

Is Jewish stubbornness a stereotype or a source of pride? In the Torah, it appears as a criticism, but also as a veiled praise for the people of Israel’s unique power of commitment. Zach Truboff highlights this strength in an application of the words of the Piaseczner Rebbe to our current moment of crisis.

Husbandry

In this poem, Ben Corvo imagines the visceral experience of surviving on Noah's Ark.

Noah and the Trauma of Heroic Destiny

Sruli Fruchter examines the story not often told about Noah—the trauma inflicted by immense responsibility amidst immense destruction.

A Biblical Defense of Cities

Yehuda Goldberg explains how the Bible's depictions of the Tower of Babel and of Jerusalem teaches us about the risk and potential of cities.

He Sent Out the Raven

Miriam Gedwiser explores the raven's role in parashat Noah