Hurricane Katrina (2005)

Our home is the place where we imitate G-d, creating our own miniature world.

Why, G-d? If Your nature is "good and to do good," why did You so painfully upset the lives of hundreds of thousands, destroy their homes, ruin their property, and crush their hopes of a normal life for the foreseeable future?

If we always knew what lay in store for us, then the good that results from our "wrong" decisions would be lost forever...

"Surviving the Storm" by Rabbi Yossi Nemes... "Being in Time" by Elanit Kayne... "In the Cleft of the Rock" by Nechemiah Schusterman... "Homeless" by Mendel Cohen...

There was something about the immense love that permeated the home that made it hard to believe that outside those walls, the foundation of everything around us was being ripped to shreds...

Being a positive prophet; remaining optimistic in the wake of Hurricane Katrina

"But why do You hide?" I asked. "To make room for you," G-d replied.

"Looking to partner with a few good women and men to bring hope, healing and kindness to New Orleans. I flooded the place and need your help to set it to rights again." (Spotted in the "Help Wanted" section of the New Orleans Time Picayune)

The good, the bad and the ugly: We examine some mystifying statements of the Talmud to help enhance our understanding and response to events like hurricane Katrina.

Some of my best friends are atheists. And I can hear them saying: "You can be a moral and ethical person also if you don't believe in and respect G-d"