07/10/2026
Today marks three years since October 7, 2023, a day of national trauma that left deep wounds across Israel and Jewish communities around the world.
Nearly 1,200 Israelis were killed, 364 of them at the Nova Music Festival, and 251 people were taken hostage by Hamas. Three years later, the grief, trauma and anxiety are still very real for many, and while some healing has begun, the path forward remains long and difficult.
And yet, there is also a hope that comes when we look back through all the horrors and say … we’re still here.
That hope has been woven through the history of the Jewish people. In the face of persecution, loss and repeated attempts to destroy us, we continue to say, Am Yisrael Chai. The Jewish people live.
Today, as we remember those who were murdered, those who were taken hostage, their families, and all those who continue to carry the wounds of October 7, we also hold onto the promises of God and the hope that tragedy does not have the final word.
The path ahead since October 7 will not be easy. And yet we will continue.
Read the full reflection here:
Despite the attempts to marginalize, minimize, and even destroy the Jewish people, we have survived … and we are finding hope.
