Humans up until your parents grandparents have lived needing only food for sustenance, fire for cooking and warmth,
water, shelter, and the air we breathe to survive. Then, around the end of the 19th century, we added electricity.
Today we seldom give it a second thought, yet it   ALL can be turned off.   Here are the numerous ways. 


Less than 2 .4% of the US population is Jewish. In New York Jews are about 9% of the state population. Their presences is 24%
of the State Senate and 23% of the Assembly! Even outside New York, Jewish lawmakers are typically: 2 to 3 times their share
of the population. This distinction allows a more nuanced understanding: Jewish visibility is not a function of religious
authority but rather of cultural identity, education, and historical opportunity, which explains why the secular Jewish
presence in U.S. public life is so pronounced.