Derasha 1 on Bereishis 5:29

TT #189 · Parashas Bereishis · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 29

Complete Passuk

וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֶת־שְׁמ֛וֹ נֹ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֞ה יְנַחֲמֵ֤נוּ מִֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֙נוּ֙ וּמֵעִצְּב֣וֹן יָדֵ֔ינוּ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽרְרָ֖הּ יְהֹוָֽה׃

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

TT points to Sanhedrin 113b (verified).

E-Daf image (Sanhedrin 113b)

Core Text

Core Textתַּנְיָא, צַדִּיק בָּא לָעוֹלָם — טוֹבָה בָּאָה לָעוֹלָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר זֶה יְנַחֲמֵנוּ מִמַּעֲשֵׂנוּ וּמֵעִצְּבוֹן יָדֵינוּ.
English of Core Text: It was taught: When a righteous person comes into the world, goodness comes into the world, as it is said “This one will comfort us from our work and from the toil of our hands.”
On the daf / in context: The naming of Noach is the paradigm that the arrival of a tzaddik brings relief and goodness to the world.
Type of Learning: Custom (tzaddik brings goodness)
What Is Learned: The birth of a righteous person brings comfort and goodness into the world.