So on Friday night I had one of the best nights of my life! The Beloved Community got together and created such a transformative and fantastic atmosphere of warmth, love and diversity. I am just so grateful for the many people who were there physically and those who were there in spirit that gave me strength and blessing the entire way through. Here is the link to the archive of the celebration as well as the text from my d'var Torah: Shabbat Shalom! My portion is titled Noach and it is famous for a few things you might remember. One is the story of the flood that wiped everything and everyone from the face of the earth except those in the ark with Noah and his family. G-d apparently was so upset with the chamas, the violence of our ancestors, that G-d decided it was time for a do over. There didn’t appear to be anyone righteous except Noah and his family so they were the folks G-d was going to reestablish humankind with. After the flood, G-d seems to have a change