Bitachon isn鈥檛 tested by flight delays. That鈥檚 merely a practice session. It鈥檚 tested when a marriage dissolves, when illness enters the body, when one鈥檚 home burns to the ground, or when someone we love is suddenly gone.

There are irreplaceable aspects of the human experience 鈥� empathy, creativity and genuine connection 鈥� that technology cannot replicate despite the overwhelming profit motive to do so.

There are many Americans who support us and might even increase that support if the Jewish community creates fertile ground for cultivating their support.

If we shrug this off as harmless youthful ignorance, we鈥檒l be teaching the next generation that nothing matters 鈥攖hat the suffering of others is just another costume to try on.