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Ori Megidish (center) with her family after her rescue from the Gaza Strip, Oct. 30, 2023. (Israel Security Agency)
Posted inNews

Israeli forces rescue kidnapped soldier, the first since Oct. 7

by Ron Kampeas October 30, 2023October 30, 2023
Israel’s online presence has been engaging the zeitgeist. (Illustration/Forward)
Posted inCulture

Reeling from tragedy, Israel has a social media strategy — and it involves a lot of Harry Potter

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar October 30, 2023October 30, 2023
Candles at a vigil for victims of the Hamas attacks at Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos, Oct. 8. (Photo/Emma Steinberg)
Posted inLocal Voice

In war with Hamas, what is the moral use of Jewish power?

Doug Kahn by Rabbi Doug Kahn October 30, 2023November 3, 2023
Lt. Yannai Kaminka would have turned 21 on Oct. 30.
Posted inNews

Sacramento woman’s grandson died saving other IDF soldiers from Hamas

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz October 27, 2023October 31, 2023
Iddo Gefen (center) hiking with his friend Sagi Golan (left) and another friend in an undated photo. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of Gefen)
Posted inBooks

An Israeli author was excited for his best friend’s wedding. After Oct. 7, it became a funeral.

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman October 27, 2023October 27, 2023
Shirel Tayeb and Reuven Lebetkin are married at Israel's northern border on Oct. 23, 2023. Their planned wedding date took place during the Israel-Hamas war and they chose to move forward with changes. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Lebetkin)
Posted inNews

Israelis are going forward with their weddings despite war and loss in their own families

by Deborah Danan October 27, 2023October 27, 2023
Family and friends attend the Oct. 25 funeral of three members of the Sharabi family, Lian, Noya and Yahel, who were murdered by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Chaim Goldberg-Flash90)
Posted inNews

At a Dead Sea hotel, refugees from Kibbutz Be’eri count their dead and grieve

by Eliyahu Freedman October 26, 2023
The names of Israelis and Palestinians who have been killed since Oct. 7 were read during a vigil at Manny’s, a cafe and civic space in San Francisco's Mission District, Oct. 19, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inPhilanthropy

‘Ripped in half’: American Jews grapple with how to donate to Israel and Gaza

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld October 26, 2023
Yuval Halivnim, seen here in his Israel Scouts uniform, is among the dead Israeli staff members being mourned by Camp Tel Yehudah. (Photo/JTA-Camp Tel Yehudah Facebook)
Posted inU.S.

‘Very much a family thing’: US Jewish summer camps mourn Israeli alumni killed in Hamas war

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis October 25, 2023October 25, 2023
A makeshift memorial on a boulevard in Modiin, Israel, for those killed in Hamas’ attack that began on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Uriel Heilman)
Posted inAnalysis

As Israelis await a ground war in Gaza, normal life has ground to a halt

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman October 25, 2023

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