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Nov 29, 2023

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Reflections from Day 1 - Rabbi Devorah Marcus

Written by Rabbi Devorah Marcus on November 28, 2023

Last night we spent time with some of the residents from kibbutz Erez. They shared with us the harrowing story of realizing the security breach, and the subsequent defense of their kibbutz for more than 6 hours while they waited for the …

Nov 28, 2023

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Light In Darkness - Rabbi David Kornberg

Written by Rabbi David Kornberg on November 28, 2023

The unwritten theme of today’s meetings and conversations has been how do Israelis keep their souls in the face of such immense darkness. The repeated “mantra” we heard was that we can’t let the horror and brutality change who we…

Nov 28, 2023

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Reflections from Day 1 - Mitch Siegler

Written by Mitch Siegler on November 27, 2023

My summary:

Today we visited Kibbutz Kfar Aza in Sha’ar HaNegev region (our sister city), just 1 mile from the Gaza border - lost 52 people out of 900 on 10/7. Many others were taken hostage. Some areas were completely destroyed and others …

Nov 28, 2023

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Reflections from Day 1 - Rabbi Yael RIdberg

Written by Rabbi Yael Ridberg on November 27, 2023

The prophet Isaiah offered the Divine commandment to the Jewish people to be witnesses and in doing so, God can be God (43:12).

Today was our day to bear witness to the atrocities of October 7. Whatever news we had consumed, whatever media…

Nov 28, 2023

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Reflections from Day 1 - Ingram Losner

Written by Ingram Losner on November 27, 2023

We’ve all seen on TV and in media reports the barbarity, the devastation, the unimaginable, sadistic brutality inflicted upon the innocents of Sha’ar HaNegev.

Today we witnessed it firsthand and heard the stories that spoke to the carnage;…