Guest Columnists

This time Noah had no choice -- the world was in his ark and he, as captain, had to take care of it...

To touch some of heaven's radiance, then curve gracefully back towards the earth in a glorious ray of colors that are manmade reflections of G-d's truth and hope for mankind

An island of decency in a sea of depravity, was the hallmark of Noah. And so G-d despaired of Noah's generation and decided to begin anew the task of creating a human species worthy of its vaunted status.

It's a safe bet you've not traveled to Hadhramout, never mind heard of the location. It is an ancient region, located somewhere in the hardscrabble deserts of Eastern Yemen.

Theology can at times be more challenging than keeping Shabbat, avoiding non-kosher food and the other mitzvot that govern our lives. We too are challenged by our faith system...