<ol><li>Why is it important to have a balance between individual freedom and collective responsibility?</li><li>Is it possible today to have a society that values strong individuals and communities? Why?</li><li>Can you think of other stories from Tanach that highlight the pitfalls of the "Flood" and "Bavel" mentalities, respectively?</li></ol>

Discussion questions for Parshat Noach exploring the balance between individual freedom and collective responsibility through the stories of the Flood and Babel

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A weekly essay by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on the Parsha, exploring the balance between individual and collective responsibility through the stories of the Flood and the Tower of Babel.

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Noach

Rabbi Sacks explores Parshat Noach, contrasting the Flood and the Tower of Babel as failures of extreme individualism and extreme collectivism in human society.

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