Parashat Noach

Discussion Questions

1. 1.Commentators sharply debate whether Noah was a hero who saved creation or a flawed recluse who built a private escape pod without ever praying for or warning his neighbors. In times of widespread cultural decay or crisis, where does our primary duty lie: in fighting an uphill battle to reform the broader collective, or in building an 'ark' to safeguard our family and core values?
2. 2.At the Tower of Babel, everyone spoke the exact same words and tried to build the exact same tower to fit in and make a name for themselves. How much pressure do you feel today to look, speak, or think like everyone else online or at school, and what does it take to resist that uniformity?
3. 3.Imagine you had to live on Noah's ark for an entire year with pairs of every animal in the world. Which animal would you want to take care of, and what would be the funniest or messiest part of sharing a floating wooden house with them?