Sodom is presented almost comically – where tzedakkah is punishable death.   But we may be more like the people of Sodom than we thought…

The comparison between Noach and Avraham is odious – they represent essential developmental stages, and each did their job perfectly.  But now we look at how Avraham is an evolution of Noach’s model.

Noach – a perfect metaphor for evolution?  but more like divine selection than natural selection.  but toward what end?

We are walking around with definitions – of success, of happiness, of relationship.  When we start the Torah over again, it is an opportunity to recalibrate our definitions.