In the Ruins of Be’eri, Israel Trains for the Next October 7

Days before Passover, with missiles still falling from Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen, heads of local security teams from across southern Israel gathered in Be’eri—one of the communities most devastated on October 7,—for an advanced training session with Magen 48.

Ghosts of a Holy War

With the recent anniversary of the Six-Day War and the reunification of Jerusalem, I was reminded of the 1967 liberation of Hebron and the return of Jews to the city for the first time since 1929—when 67 Jews were massacred there.

Reflections upon the Anniversary of October 7th

Our staff got together to discuss planning how to commemorate the first anniversary of October 7th. Nothing we came up with seemed appropriately meaningful to mark such a massive trauma, that we are still reeling from. There were no words to convey our raw emotions