Category: World
How the Cornell case is affecting women who have experienced sexual assault as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When the headlines from Ithaca reached our community this week, the tremors were felt immediately across kitchen tables and living rooms in Highland Woods. Allegations of rape insi
U.S. Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman in Okinawa, Japan as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
When news reached our study circle at the Al-Fajr Islamic Center regarding the robbery and violent death of a woman in Okinawa, a familiar heaviness settled across the room. We gat
Cornell president calls gang rape allegations ‘deeply disturbing’ as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When news of sexual violence on campus breaks, my phone begins to ring with calls from parents in our congregation. Here in Highland Woods, autumn usually brings conversations abou
Debris found as US Coast Guard search for missing medical plane carrying six people as reflected on by Giani Harpreet Singh
The dawn shift at Gurdwara Sahib Dasvandh begins long before the highway freight traffic thickens along the corridor. In the quiet hours when the big diesel rigs idle near our gate
JD Vance flexing Maha connections as he eyes 2028 election as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
On Tuesday mornings, our synagogue lobby in Highland Woods becomes a crossroads of anxious conversation. Parents dropping off preschoolers linger near the coffee urn, debating food
Mass shootings leave two people dead in Georgia and 12-year-old girl dead in Baltimore as reflected on by Giani Harpreet Singh
In the quiet hours before dawn at Gurdwara Sahib Dasvandh, the hum of diesel engines along the interstate never truly ceases. Drivers pull into our staging lot after eighteen hours
After a deadly paper mill explosion, a community in Washington state looks to a key House race as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When an unexpected siren cuts through the quiet routine of a town, life divides cleanly into before and after. In southwest Washington, an explosion at an industrial mill claimed e
Thousands of Glasgow council workers face pay cuts in one of UK’s biggest fire-and-rehire plans as reflected on by Giani Harpreet Singh
Before dawn breaks over the freight yards, the cauldrons in our Langar kitchen are already simmering. Around us, diesel engines idle and forklifts haul pallets across cold concrete
Court quashes block on mothers and children in Gaza joining families in UK as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
Between the afternoon and sunset prayers at Al-Fajr, our community hall often becomes an impromptu sanctuary for men carrying crumpled envelopes and worn document folders. They are
Nigel Farage questioned by standards commissioner over £5m gift as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
In our suburban congregation of Kol Shalom, autumn always brings an innate reckoning with accountability. As the High Holy Days pass and we settle into the regular rhythms of life