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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