Rabbi Noah Zvi Farkas was recently ordained from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he won numerous academic prizes in the areas of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud. During his time in rabbinical school he co-founded the Rabbinic Leadership for Public Life Fellowship, a program that teaches Jewish clergy the art of communal engagement, which is now run by Jewish Funds for Justice.

For the last two years, Noah served as the Student Rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel in Biloxi, Mississippi where he helped rebuild the Gulf Coast Jewish community after Hurricane Katrina. He has recently resigned his commission as a United States Navy chaplain.

Noah has published several articles on Jewish Philosophy and Jewish communal life. His forthcoming book is entitled, The Social Action Manual: Six Steps to Repairing the World (Behrman House). Noah lives with his wife Sarah and his daughter Meira in Sherman Oaks. Noah's number one passion after spending time with his family is thinking up creative ice cream flavors.