Got Fish? No Worries!

We all know that eating fish on Shabbat is something special. But did you know that on Shabbat Parashat Noach, it carries an even deeper significance?

Rabbi Avraham Eiger of Lublin, baal of Shevet MiYehudah, shares a beautiful teaching:

“It is good to eat fish on Shabbat Kodesh, Parashat Noach. This is especially appropriate for the occasion and is certainly a segulah for a good life, because although everything on dry land perished during the Flood, the fish in the sea survived.”

Think about that!

When the Flood swept across the earth, destroying life on dry land, the fish in the sea were spared.

As the Midrash in Bereishit Rabbah explains, the Torah's words “Of all that was on dry land” exclude the fish.

And here lies the beautiful connection: Because the fish survived the Flood, eating fish on Shabbat Parashat Noach is considered a special segulah for a good life.

But it gets even better!

Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin emphasized the importance of eating fish on Shabbat, teaching that someone who doesn't have fish for Shabbat has reason to worry. But someone who honors Shabbat with fish has nothing to worry about!

So you've prepared a beautiful Shabbat meal. There's schnitzel, kebabs, and all kinds of delicious dishes on the table.

But there's one question left to ask:

Where's the fish?

Because according to this beautiful teaching, that little addition to your Shabbat table carries a wonderful blessing.

Got fish? No worries!

Shabbat Shalom!

Based on the teachings of Rebbetzin Chagit Shira.