HaḤatufim veHaḤamas – The Captives and the Thieves

Reflections for Rosh Ḥodesh Ḥeshvan / Parashat Noaḥ   Two words — ḥatufim and ḥamas — define our times.  Join us for a powerful journey from Parashat Noaḥ to today’s headlines, revealing how the Torah foresaw the moral collapse of a world that takes instead of gives — and how we can rebuild it through compassion, truth, and giving back.   Sources • Genesis 6:11; 21:1 • Deuteronomy 25:13–19 • Exodus 21:16 • Targum Onkelos ad loc. • Bereshit Rabbah 12:8 • Rashi to Deuteronomy 25:15 • Rabbi Pinchas Winston, Parashat Noaḥ, 2025