French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a ceremony in Paris to honor the 42 French nationals who were murdered in the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

An 85-year-old woman, Gloria Serge, was tragically killed in a rare alligator attack in the Spanish Lakes Fairways retirement community in Florida, witnessed by Canadian snowbird Jay Mandelker.

The author recounts how the death of their beloved dachshund, Ginger, brought them back to Judaism.

After the author's brother died by suicide, his family struggled with the decision to honor the brother's wish to be cremated, which goes against traditional Jewish beliefs that emphasize the respect for the body and the importance of burial for future resurrection.