Rabbi Noah Zvi Farkas
By Rabbi Noah Zvi Farkas
-
Food Turning the Tables: Why I Like the Big Gulp Ban
A lot of ink has been spilled about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on large sodas in New York City. The central question is whether citizens should sacrifice freedoms such as the ability to choose an oil tanker-sized soda in order to ensure more healthy society. This battle of values pits freedom against health: Is there…
-
Food Turning the Tables: The Disturbing Torah
This is the first of a series of a monthly column by Rabbi Noah Farkas called Turning the Tables. This column is not about food. It’s about living with meaning and purpose, and there’s no better meeting point of the personal and communal, the mindful and the prophetic, the historical and the contemporary than in…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Holy Ground A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help.
- 2
Opinion Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point
- 3
Opinion I discovered anti-Zionism at the University of Michigan. I’m glad it lives on there
- 4
Opinion An alarming new battleground in campus fights over Israel
In Case You Missed It
-
Music He may be country music royalty, but his heart belongs to Leonard Cohen
-
News Amid Jerusalem’s Flag March, police remove activists aiding Palestinians
-
Opinion I run The Jewish Theological Seminary. Here’s the real story about President Isaac Herzog speaking at our commencement
-
Opinion Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point