In the midst of New York City’s brutal January 2026 cold snap, where temperatures plunged below freezing for over 11 consecutive days, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration proudly touted its “success” in securing shelter placements for more than 900 homeless individuals through voluntary outreach. Yet as the mercury dipped and the snow piled up, the death […]
Hashem’s direct openness to His creation shines through the pages of the Torah and the Prophets like sunlight breaking over the horizon. It is immediate, unmediated, and inviting. From the very beginning, God engages personally with humanity. In the Garden of Eden, He walks in the cool of the day, calling out to Adam with
As a historical outsider looking in, Billie Eilish’s Grammy speech line, “No one is illegal on stolen land,” strikes me as profoundly reductive. It turns centuries of complex human history into a simple moral binary of victims and thieves. The phrase ignores the agency, conflicts, and alliances that shaped the Americas long before European arrival.
Picture this: a nation reborn from the ashes of history, now launching its gaze to the stars. As NASA prepares for Artemis II this month, a historic orbit around the Moon, Israelis have every reason to look up in awe. From humble beginnings amid global challenges, Jewish minds have shaped space exploration, turning dreams into
