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Parshas Noach (5775)
by Mordechai Dolinsky
(7:7) Noach only entered the taiva from the pressure of the storm; Noach had weak emunah. Noach, Noach, why didn’t you enter just to be sure, why stand outside even with your doubt? This year a new inspiration of this peleh. We think of the taiva as a five star hotel that Hashem designed for Noach, his family, and the animal world. The truth was that it was a horror house, a tremendous mesiras nefesh to go in with the wildlife and consistent mesiras nefesh to be there in every way. It was only because of the input of this mesiras nefesh to be together with and to take care of the wildlife that gave them the zechus to be preserved. And likewise it was only because of the extreme mesiras nefesh and difficulties that Noach and his family went through that gave them the gift to be the tool of Hashem to preserve mankind. Noach had to be on the highest madrega of yiras Shomayim to prevent the fierce animals from devouring him. A new perspective of the picture and Noach’s hesitation to enter and his great reward for doing so, can now be understood.
Have a wonderful, wonderful Shabbos and a hatzlachadike Chodesh to you all.