Shabbos Post for Parshat Noach

Our Parsha this Shabbos is Parshas Noach.This Shabbos is also Rosh Chodesh.Some of our Rabbis comment on this portion that Noach,who is described as a righteous man,may only have been righteous compared to the immoral people around him in his generation and had he lived in the time of Moshe,he would not have been considered as righteous.Also,that Moshe prayed for the people,unlike Noach,who just built the Ark and concerned himself with his family only and should have prayed for the generation to be saved like Avraham did,for Sodom and the other four cities that HaShem wanted to destroy on account of their wickedness.
Let us look closer at the words in this Parsha for it says, "Noach Ish Tzaddik Tamim Hayah B'Dorotaiv," - " Noah was a righteous man,perfect in his generation." Yes it could mean that Noach was righteous and only perfect in his generation,but if we look at this positively,(as we should always try to do, with other people that tend to quickly judge without knowing all the facts),,it can also mean that compared to the others,Noach stood out above the rest as a righteous and perfect man in a generation that was really very bad.This I feel is a much harder thing to do,to be righteous and perfect when an entire world is not righteous and an entire world mocks us and an entire world will quite happily destroy the ones who are good.I think that this took an immense amount of courage and faith in HaShem.A faith so many lack today,when they stand with those who would rather bully and hurt others that are righteous and unlike themselves.I think that this showed the immense bravery and love that Noach must have had for HaShem.Let us for a moment put ourselves in this Tzaddik's place and imagine how the terrible ridicule must have felt as they stood mocking him while he built the ark.Would any of us have been able to stand up to an entire world that wants to harm us,for HaShem ,Who is unseen.Very few I would imagine.So I consider Noach to be very brave and courageous and most certainly righteous and a Tzaddik in his generation and for all generations.For the message he taught us is to stand up for what is right and good, no matter how great are the odds and no matter how big the adversary.If others around us are doing bad,don't copy them.Stand out and up for the Good and truth of the world and say 'NO.'Be the one that does right and so,you will be the one who saves humanity when others make it deserving of HaShem's justice.Be the one who catches HaShem's attention and the one who HaShem says,'For that one person alone,I will keep all alive.'
Start today to be that one,that saves the world and let this Shabbos and Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan be a new world for you and all around you as you start to be the one who teaches others to keep G-D's Laws in Holiness.
As the Parsha starts with the words," Eileh Toldot Noach," - " These are the generations of Noach," as for Noach who deserved all the world's generations to come from him,for he did as G-D Commandments,so will it be for you,who will deserve the world to come from you,if you keep G-D's Commandments.Let HaShem's light shine out from you wherever you go.Be a true Malach of Our Beautiful HaShem and make this world a place where HaShem can dwell is pleasantness and 'Rest' (which in Hebrew is 'Ma'Noach'.'As from the coming of Noach who gave the world rest and blessing from the punishment of Adam ,where all was abundant again,in the time of Noach,so may we Bless the world around us by keeping the Holy Shabbos and HaShem's Commandments and being moral and truly good.
Stand up and be a messenger to all for HaShem.
I wish HaShem with deepest love ,a beautiful Holy Shabbos Kodesh and Chodesh Tov with love and to all,a beautiful Holy Shabbos Kodesh and Chodesh Tov with love.