Aliya Summary: This Aliya recounts the story of the Tower of Babel.
Noach's descendants gathered in the Babylonian valley and started
building a tower, in an attempt to reach the heavens and battle G‑d. G‑d
disrupted their "plan" by causing them each to speak a different
language, thus destroying their communications. This caused them to
disperse and settle in different lands. The Torah then lists the ten
generations of Shem's descendants. The tenth generation is Abram (later
to be known as Abraham), who married Sarai (later to be known as Sarah).
Commentaries
contrast the two sinful generations in this Parsha. Dor HaMabul (floor
generation) was destroyed because their sins included the destruction of
society by total disregard of a person for his fellow. Dor HaPlaga
(tower generation) sinned against G-d alone, not against each other. In
both cases, the basic tenets of creation were ignored, and it documented
for us to learn from.
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