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Moshe Emilio Lavi

Apr 17, 2026, 1:40 PM

The author’s family celebrates Alma’s third birthday in Kramim on March 31, 2026, the day before this year’s Seder. Second from the left is Omri Miran, who was released from captivity on October 13, 2025. (Sagiv Tal)

“In every generation, each person is obligated to see themselves as if they personally left Egypt” — The Haggadah This Passover, my family celebrated apart. The war with Iran made travel difficult, and so I stayed in New York while...

Oct 7, 2025, 11:02 AM

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Two years after October 7, I am still writing to the Israel I lost

The author’s family in Sderot on September 5, 2023, a month before the October 7 attack. On the right is Omri Miran, who is still held hostage by Hamas (Moshe Emilio Lavi)

Only when my brother in law and the rest of the 48 come home will Israel be able to breathe again. Only then can we begin to rebuild what was lost

May 23, 2025, 5:24 PM

Yavne, not Masada

Families of hostages and Hamas captivity survivors marching for the hostages in NYC's Israel Parade on May 18, 2025 (Liri Agami)

Edan is home. Now we must bring the rest home

Apr 3, 2025, 5:06 PM

Bringing Them Home: Not Left. Not Right. Straight.

Lishay Miran Lavi and Dani Miran, the wife and father of hostage Omri Miran, at the Forum's weekly rally for the hostages in Tel Aviv on August 10, 2024 (Paulina Patimer)

On March 31, my brother-in-law, Omri Miran, missed his daughter Alma’s second birthday. He has never celebrated a birthday with her. Omri has been held hostage by Hamas since October 7, and every passing day is a day stolen...

Mar 27, 2025, 8:06 PM

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Hope held hostage: We imagined Omri’s return – then it collapsed

Lishay Miran Lavi, wife of hostage Omri Miran, holds a note in the Knesset from their daughter Roni that reads: “Why is my daddy still in Gaza?” (Ran Melamed, Jerusalem, 17 February 2025)

Israel must dismantle Hamas, but if hostages become secondary, we undermine the very social contract that binds us together as a nation

About Me

Moshe Emilio Lavi is a native of Sderot, Israel. He is a former captain in the Israel Defense Forces and now works as a management consultant in New York City. His brother-in-law, Omri Miran, was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. For two years, Moshe advocated for his release and served as the elected international envoy of the families of hostages. Omri was released from captivity on Oct. 13, 2025.

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