We will begin this, the sixth session of the series, by completing the picture given in Beresheet Raba of Shem by looking at his interaction with Avraham,
This leads us to the larger and somewhat cryptic subject of Dor HaPelaga – the generation of the Tower of Bavel. The Torah doesn’t seem to say enough about this for us to understand simply what they were doing, and why they were punished for it. Haza”l took up this exegetical challenge in the Talmud and midrashim from that period, and we will study a selection of that material.
For your convenience, I am posting the sources that we will be using. You are welcome to look them over before the class.