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Shlomi and Deborah (Shahar) Matias (Courtesy)

Aron Troen

We are still waiting for someone to say: We failed you

My sister and brother-in-law were murdered on October 7. Their children survived. No government representative has ever come to look us in the eye and take responsibility

Linda Lovitch

An oasis of unity and comfort in Hostages Square

Amidst the post-October 7th discord and divisiveness, the Masorti Movement’s daily singing and prayer circle was a safe place of comfort and unity for all

The author pictured while fighting in the Swords of Iron War. (Courtesy)

Shahar Varon

Israel needs repair, not a return to normal

My generation stepped up when the government failed. Now we deserve a country where service is shared, sacrifice is honored and leaders are held accountable

(JTA; images via Getty Images)

Becky Reed

We studied American Jews’ mental health after Oct. 7. They’re not OK

From fear of antisemitic attacks to being demonized by institutions where they’d felt at home, Diaspora Jews are in pain

Katie Posey

To Israel, from your Christian allies: We stand beside you

In the past, our community persecuted the Jews, but now some of us are grateful and celebrate the light you bring to the world. Evil does not get the final word

'Three years later, we need a full accounting.' Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF chief Herzi Halevi, October 23, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Daniel Chamovitz

Taking ownership of October 7

We need to ask not only who failed to prevent the catastrophe, but what our leaders did once it began — and whether they have taken responsibility since

Aviv and Liat Beinin Atzili were believed taken hostage in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023. Liat was freed by Hamas from Gaza on November 29, 2023. The next day, the kibbutz said Aviv had in fact been killed during the Hamas onslaught. (Courtesy)

Yehuda Beinin

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves

The government’s politics of vengeance and dehumanization will not bring my son-in-law back from the dead. It will only create another generation of hatred

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Oct 8, 2026, 12:25 AM

Onstage: All Things Equal – The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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The world post October 7, and the calling.

Israelis and Thai workers held captive by a Hamas terrorist on October 7. Illustration by the Author, after photos taken during the war.

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Barry Mellinger

Oct 7, 2026, 11:47 PM

Never Again Is for Us

I am the grandson of Holocaust survivors, barely survivors, who walked out of the camps into a silence so total it could scarcely be understood. I have written elsewhere about what this meant for my own family. I mention it...

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Oct 7, 2026, 11:45 PM

I thought it would be over soon

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On October 7, 2023, I was in Jerusalem. A cousin of mine and his wife had just arrived from Argentina. It was their first visit to Israel, a trip they had waited almost their entire lives to make. He saw the...

Hande Gençünal

Oct 7, 2026, 11:27 PM

The Space Between the Wings

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Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Oct 7, 2026, 10:32 PM

October 7th is still happening

I’m sitting here on the floor in my little sun-well of a kitchen, listening to Leonard Cohen’s “Who by Fire.” And I remember: On October 6, 2023 — the end of the old timeline — I watched the movie, Golda. I remember...

Oct 7, 2026, 10:27 PM

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Douglas F. Williamson

Oct 7, 2026, 10:10 PM

Bereshit: Finishing the work by stopping

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Oct 7, 2026, 10:03 PM

A Thorny Situation

After they ate from the tree, Adam, Chava and the snake were all cursed. The thorn represents Adam’s curse (Breisheet 3:17-18): “…Accursed is the land because of you; by painful toil you shall eat all of the days of...

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Oct 7, 2026, 9:52 PM

Marco Rubio in Athens

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