10 Sharp Divrei Torah on Parshas Noach {Pninei Kedem}

Okay. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to our uh weekly sheer Devar Torah on the parashah from the safer Pnei Kedem. This week we're going to try to do short 10 short sharp Devar Torah on Parshas Noach. Uh I want to remind everyone, you could join us this coming Sunday night Chavuras Hakoses beginning Hilchos Mikvaos. If you want to sign up, please contact us as soon as possible. Tzaddik tamim bidoraisav. The Gemara in Sanhedrin daf kuf ches brings the opinion of Rebbe Yochanan that only in his generation was he a tzaddik. Had he been in another generation, he would have not been a tzaddik. Rebbe Yochanan is doresh the pasuk leginai. Actually, just I want to digress for a moment. There is a Devar Torah that people like to say that Rashi says "Yesh me Rabbeinu she doresh leshvach veyish she doresh leginai." Why those who are doresh leginai does Rashi not call Rabbeinu? So there's a popular Devar Torah, well, cuz they're not being pop they're not being positive. So therefore they're not called Rabbeinu. That's very cute. It's also very wrong. Because those who are doresh leginai were most definitely Rabbeinu. It's Rebbe Yochanan in the Gemara in Sanhedrin. So that's an example of why not every fluffy idea that makes you feel good are you authorized to stuff into the pasuk. Okay? Certainly those who are doresh leginai are Rabbeinu. Anyway, but what is motivating Rebbe Yochanan to be doresh leginai? The safer Be'er Sheva of Rebbe Eiger Eilenberg says Rebbe Yochanan is going leshitasai in the Medrash that Noach was miktan emunah. And he would not go into the teivah until the water pushed him. So therefore, leshitasai he's doresh the pasuk leginai. It says "Vayelid Noach shlosha banim as Shem, as Ham, and as Japheth. It already said their names at the end of Parshas Bereishis. Why does it repeat it again? Well, go back to our share on the Malbim on Parshas Noach. The Malbim offers an amazing Parshas. Rebbe Yosef Slutsk quoting the sefer Pninei Kedem brings that Noach was a tzaddik and he wanted to reprimand the generation and his family about the aveiros that were being committed. Therefore, because the people violated avodah zarah and the darchei flaga, and they said "V'na'aseh lanu shem." He named his son Shem. Don't ever forget that sin that they committed when they said "V'na'aseh lanu shem." Ham, Ham is milashon chamas. He was reminding them to stay away from chamas. Japheth, they sinned bigilui arayos. They took Vayar Vayiru bnei Elokim es bnos ha'adam ki tovot heina. They were yafos. So, Noach named his children as a way of reminding them and steering away the people of the generation from the sins of the time. Vatimaleiha'aretz chamas. The Gemara says "L'nechtem gezar dinam." Only on gezel. Why on gezel? Why not on the other sins? Why not on gilui arayos? Why not on other sins? So, the sefer um Pninei Kedem brings from HaGaon Rebbe Tzvi Mi Pyorda, the Baal Machaber Likutei Naftali. He says regarding the other aveiros of uh of the Sheva Mitzvos Bnei Noach, they could have claimed Klal Yisrael uh the people could have claimed "Hashem only commanded Adam, but it wasn't a command for future generations." So, Hashem held them accountable for gezal. Why gezal? Because when Hashem commanded Adam on gezal, it wasn't relevant to Adam. Adam owned the whole world. It was his world. There's no one else. So, it must have been a command for l'doros. So, since it must have been l'doros, uh therefore, uh they were held accountable specifically for gezal because gezal, it was absolutely clear, was a command for all doros. Okay. The pasuk says, that u'vaso el ha'teiva ato u'vanecha v'ishto cholel es sheva necha. Perek vov, pasuk yud ches. You'll come to the table, you, your sons, and your wives. Why does it put you, your sons, and then the wives? Why not you, your wives, and your sons? So, the Gemara learns that in Sanhedrin, from here we learn they were assur b'tashmish hamita. Asks Rav Yaakov that Abazon of Plotsk, wait a second. The reason the der- the derivation is from the fact it says you, your sons, and your wives? It says it in that order cuz that's the halachic order of how you save people on a boat. As opposed to the Titanic, where they said women first, if you have a boat and people are sinking, it is assur to save women first. The men come first. It's a mishnah on horiyos and it's a halacha on Shulchan Aruch. So, maybe the reason why it says it in this order, maybe the reason why it says it in this order is because this is the halachic order of rescue, men and then women. So, this going, Rav Yaakov of Plotsk, he says something amazing. He says, what's the halacha if you have a talmid chacham and an am ha'aretz? Who comes first? Talmid Haham. So why was the order Shem, Ham, and Yafes? It should have been Shem, Yafes, and Ham. Ham was the Amora's. Must be this was not a listing in order of priority of rescue. It must have been in this order because they were as about to smash. That's why it's Maduk or Rashi says on the words Uva'necha, Shem, Ham, and Yafes. I need Rashi to tell me the order of Noach's children. It already said it many times. No, from the order we derive that the reason why the Torah says it in this way is not for order of rescue, but instead because they are as about to smash. Rebbe Yosef of Salts the Mal Machaber of the Rosh Yosef. How did Noach know how much food to bring into the Tevah? It says Vi'ata Kachechem Mikol Ma'achal. How did Noach know how much food? Noach made a Cheshbon, I only need to bring a year's worth. Where did he get this Cheshbon from? Well, Hashem told him to bring seven pairs of seven animals of the kosher animals to bring up for Korbanos. The Halacha is a cow is uh considered over the hill at three years old. Now, Hashem said only take the animals that were Dovak B'Minam. So the animals then must have been at least two years old. The Gemara B'Chorot says that the animals only uh mate from two years old and on. So Noach knew that the animals would become expired for Korbanos in one year because if he's only taking animals that are Dovak B'Minam, they must have been two, and he knew that they would have to come out by three. So, from there Noach knew he would only be inside for a year. Okay. Says Rabbeinu Yaakov Moshe, the son of Shaul of Amsterdam, Hashem tells Noach as they're heading into the teivah, ki oischa ra'isi tzaddik. You're the only one that I see as righteous. This is only mentioned upon their entrance to the teivah, not when it came to making the teivah. When it came to making the teivah, Hashem didn't say you're the only tzaddik. He only said you're the only tzaddik by entering the teivah. Why? Cuz when it came to making the teivah, there was another tzaddik, Mesushelach. But now Mesushelach already died. So, at the time that they entered the teivah, Noach is the only tzaddik. Rashi brings when Hashem tells Noach, I see you're the only tzaddik, why didn't Hashem say tamim? Eloikim hissaleach Noach. Why didn't Hashem read Noach's whole resume? Miktzas shvachai b'fanav. Question, how much is miktzas shvachai? >> [snorts] >> What does miktzas shvachai mean? He brings here from a a bachur from Yeshiva Kol Torah. He says, we find by modeh b'miktzas, modeh b'miktzas has to be at least 1/64. So, too, by a talmid chacham is a lotta b'misgora sh'minis sh'b'sh'minis, sh'minis sh'b'sh'minis, which is 1/64. So, the miktzas shvachai is 1/64. That would be the precise definition of miktzas shvachai. It says mikol asher b'chara'avah meisu. Rashi says the fish didn't die. Why? Cuz Yerushalmi says in perek aleph of kelaim halacha vav, fish you can't crossbreed fish. Therefore, since they are not that's why they didn't die says the Ragachover. The brought an olive zias olive zias of a fear. The marble came because they corrupted their ways. men and women They even grafted trees men and women. Therefore, all the trees were destroyed except for the olive zias. The olive zias is not grafting like it's before in the and climb. You can't graft an olive tree. So therefore, that's why they brought an olive zias. And finally, the matter says that since began the he was to sit this. But it's interesting. Shem was to sit this. And Ham was to be to be to Ham was punished to be an avid. You would think these the reward and punishment would be converse converse. But there doesn't seem to be any relation between There doesn't seem to be any relation between sit this for Shem and being an avid for Ham. So, the brings from of filter or filter from the safer Shem who says based on Shem on that anyone who's careful in the of sit this he will be to to have 2,800 of them. They'll be 10 members of all 70 nations. Meaning 10 members of 70 nations on each corner of your garment. You'll have 700 per corner. So, therefore, it comes out very beautiful. Shem was Zoycha that to have be served and serviced by Avadim. And Cham was punished to be an eved. Maybe I would say the Gemara Menachos calls tzitzis like a Chosam Shel Teves. It's a sign of our Avdus to Hashem. So, we could say Shem was Zoycha to have the insignia of being an eved to Hashem. And Cham was punished that he would have to be an eved to other people. Friends, those are 10 sharp divrei Torah on Parshas Noach. Rebbi Yochanan was doresh leginai leshitasei cuz he holds Noach was miktaney amana. The three names of the children of Noach are named after the three sins of Avodah Zarah, gezel, and giluy arayos. They were punished specifically for chamas because chamas was clearly ledoyrais. Noach, we know that the the order of who how they went into the teivah showed they were assur betashmish and not the order of saving because Cham came before Yefes. At the time Noach made the teivah, there were other tzaddikim. It was only when he entered the teivah Mesushelach wasn't alive. And the miksa shel we defined as 1/64. The fish didn't die because they cannot live with einayim mayim. The zayis is the only tree that can't be grafted. And Shem was Zoycha to be to have many Avadim and Cham was punished to be an effort for others. Friends, please join us tonight for an amazing sheer at 8:30. We're going to speak about the human lifespan and why it was shortened. Have a great day. Baruch Hashem. Kol tuv. >> Recording stopped. >> Hello.