Noach: Uniformity vs. Diversity

Discussing What Seems to be a Theme in the Parsha

So this is an adaptation/smushing together/evolution of a devar torah I wrote years ago and a piece by my great-great-uncle the Munkatcher Rebbe.

I have previously talked about the balance between human beings’ desire to individuate themselves, to establish themselves as someone with agency and unique qualities, and the need for a society with structure…