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The Tikvah Forum for Families of Hostages held prayers at Rachel's Tomb just outside Bethlehem on Tuesday for the safe and speedy return of their children from the Gaza Strip. The Bnei Rachel Yeshiva hosted the event, which was attended by Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Kalman Ber and Knesset member Yitzhak Wasserlauf of the Otzma Yehudit Party. Among the family members attending the event was Tzvika Mor, whose son Eitan, then aged 23, was kidnapped to Gaza while working as a guard at the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023. Eitan saved hundreds of people from the festival before he was taken hostage. He has been held for more than 400 days. Mor told those gathered that God promised Rachel that her children will return to their borders. "There is no place more worthy to pray to God and ask him to return the hostages than at the place of her burial, and on the anniversary of her passing," he said. At a Knesset committee meeting on Tuesday, Mor said that a family which has a member kidnapped is "a wound that never heals." "It's all the time the worry. It's all the time the fear of that terrible knock on the door," he said. "The main question is why there is still no decision in Gaza, to bring the enemy to such a state that he realizes that he has no future," he said, expressing frustration that Israel still hasn't completely destroyed the enemy there. He said that pursuing a deal with Hamas for the release of the remaining hostages was a mistake. "When we pursue a deal, a deal flees from us," Mor said. Kobi Samerano, whose son Jonathan, 21, was kidnapped and murdered in Gaza, recited Kaddish, the mourners’ prayer. Samerano said it was his first visit to Rachel's Tomb. The names of the remaining hostages were read aloud. Organizing the event along with the Tikvah Forum were the Kissufim and Ayelet Hashachar groups.

Hostages’ families hold prayer at Rachel’s Tomb

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The Tikvah Forum for Families of Hostages held prayers at Rachel's Tomb just outside Bethlehem on Tuesday for the safe and speedy return of their children from the Gaza Strip. The Bnei Rachel Yeshiva hosted...

Oct. 7 massacre survivor commits suicide

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Shirel Golan, a survivor of the Nova music festival massacre by Hamas and Palestinian terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, took her own life on Oct. 20, her 22nd birthday. She was found lifeless in...
Days after Oct. 7, destruction seen after the assault by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri, near Gaza border in southern Israel, Oct. 11, 2023. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90.

Hamasticide: Apocalyptic barbarians at the gates of Israel

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The following is an abridged excerpt from JNS columnist Fiamma Nierenstein’s essay in "Extreme Trauma: October 7 as an Outlier in the Range of Human Potential," a new book compiled by Moshe Kaplan and...
Israel Border Police officers rescue people during Hamas's attack on the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Re'im, Oct. 7, 2023. Credit: Courtesy of Neta David.

‘Lady in Red’ Nova festival survivor reflects on Oct. 7

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The haunting image of Vlada Patapov, known as the "Lady in Red," fleeing the Nova music festival massacre on Oct. 7, 2023, became one of the most iconic visuals of the tragedy in southern...
Israelis visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, in southern Israel, Oct. 6, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Horrors, hostages and heroes: The first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks

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Hearts pounded with fear as sirens blared, rocket interceptions boomed across the sky as men, women and children ran for safety and their lives to nearby bomb shelters on the Jewish holiday of Simchat...
An undated picture of Idan Shtivi, 28, who was murdered by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, and whose body was taken to the Gaza Strip. Credit: Courtesy.

Israeli hostage Idan Shtivi declared dead

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Israeli hostage Idan Shtivi, previously believed to be alive in Hamas captivity, was murdered during the terror group’s attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and his body taken to Gaza, Channel 12 reported on Monday, the first...
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Pope: I stand with Rachel Goldberg-Polin

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Pope Francis said Sunday that he stands with the family of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whom Hamas terrorists kidnapped on Oct.7 and murdered in late August. The pontiff has maintained a policy of neutrality during the war...

Kibbutz Be’eri pogrom: Jews under fire

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As word came that murderous hordes were approaching, the Jews attempted to flee. Those who could not, barricaded themselves indoors and prayed for a miracle.” This moving narrative describes not the shocking events of Oct....

NBA legend Shaq sends message of support to Oct. 7 massacre survivors

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National Basketball Association legend Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal this past weekend sent a heartfelt video message in English and Hebrew to survivors of the Oct. 7 massacre and bereaved families. The 52-year-old, whose trophy shelf includes...

‘Week of Goodness’ highlights the plight of the 120 captives in Gaza

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The Baka neighborhood in Jerusalem saw a unique Torah scroll dedication on Thursday night, July 18. At most such events the Torah is held under a chuppah, a canopy similar to those used at Jewish...