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In every creative endeavor such as art and writing, artificial intelligence tools make the job easy and enable the ideas of people untrained in painting or photography to produce a high-quality work. The same can be said about journalism, in which AI can begin with an open-ended question and then follow up based on the respondent’s answers. Should this writer feel threatened by software?

The Sunday before Chanukah was a very busy day for the Jewish community in West Hempstead. For the local Chabad, the preceding Shabbos was Yud-Tes Kislev, a farbrengen commemorating the passing of Rav Dovber, the Maggid of Mezeritch, in 1772. He was a talmid of the Baal Shem Tov and the teacher of Rav Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the founding rebbe of Chabad chasidus.

Earlier this year, in a bid to reassure Jewish voters doubting the Democratic presidential candidate’s support for Israel, Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres and Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman publicly endorsed Kamala Harris, who then suffered a crushing loss to Donald Trump.

When many colleges across the country are facing uncertainty when it comes to enrollment, alumni employment and campus unrest, Touro University’s Lander College for Women (LCW) continues to grow.  The school offers students a safe environment, personal and academic growth and practical pathways towards meaningful careers. LCW is led by Dean Marian Stoltz-Loike, an innovative leader who takes a personal approach with students, guiding them through their academic years and keeping in touch as they enter the workplace.

Deborah Shimon has been living in Whitestone with her husband Albert and children for 12 years, having grown in their observance but very much at home in a neighborhood where there is little Jewish life. This year, their community is more visible with the first ever public menorah lighting at Francis Lewis Park, a historic waterfront space next to the great bridge that shares the neighborhood’s name.

The lasting legacy of David HaMelech are his writings (collectively known as T’hilim or Psalms), his moral legacy as a prophetic figure, and politically as a conqueror who expelled the Canaanites from Jerusalem and expanded Israel’s borders to their greatest extent. In contrast to the monarchs of his time, there is little archeological evidence testifying to his life.