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Deeper Look At The Parsha · October 15 · 8 min

FINDING NOAH'S ARK

In 1982, astronaut James Irwin climbed Mount Ararat searching for Noah’s Ark and found something far less impressive: a pair of abandoned skis. Yet the ancient flood stories uncovered in Mesopotamia reveal a more important discovery. Rabbi Dunner compares them with the Torah’s account of Noach and asks what the real legacy of the Ark was meant to be for humanity after the waters receded.

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In 1982, astronaut James Irwin climbed Mount Ararat searching for Noah’s Ark and found something far less impressive: a pair of abandoned skis. Yet the ancient flood stories uncovered in Mesopotamia reveal a more important discovery. Rabbi Dunner compares them with the Torah’s account of Noach and asks what the real legacy of the Ark was meant to be for humanity after the waters receded.

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