Posts Tagged: story of Noah
If You Don’t Put Others First, You’ll Harm Yourself
A favorite assignment topic of history lecturers is to ask students to compare and contrast two great historical figures, to see where each of them...
Shabbat Noah: The Curse of Canaan
After the great flood, Noah emerged from the ark with his family. He offered a thanksgiving sacrifice to God. And then the first thing he...
How Animals Can Teach Us About Our Behavior
I would like to share a beautiful piece of wisdom from my late grandfather, Rabbi Yosef Zvi Dunner (1913-2007), a remarkable man whose rabbinic career...
The Story of Noah and the Moral Life
The praise accorded to Noah is unparalleled in Tanach. He was, says the Torah, “a righteous man, perfect in his generations; Noah walked with God.”...
The Message of Noah: We Must Adapt to New Times, or Perish
I was 11 years old when the movie blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in theaters. My parents debated whether I could join a...
Noah: Finding the Light in the Ark
Amid all the drama of the impending flood and the destruction of almost all of creation, this week we focus on Noah building the ark,...
It’s Time to Leave Your Comfort Zone
Earlier this week, I visited Buffalo, New York, where I was the keynote speaker at “Buffalo Celebrates Israel” -- a joint event organized by 22 evangelical churches...
