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  • </a> <span class="blog_author"> Rabbi Josh Whinston </span> <span class="blog_date"> Friday, May 2nd </span> <span class="slider_description"><p>For two decades, Israeli and Palestinian bereaved families have gathered on Erev Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day) for a joint Memorial Ceremony. Organized by The Parents Circle – Families Forum, the ceremony’s courageous message is this: “We are all suffering and only by meeting in our shared pain can we end the violence.”</p> <p>That message has never been easy for many Israelis to hear; this year—after the horrors of October 7—it has become even harder. As in years past, Palestinian speakers were denied entry permits to Israel, so the event was streamed online. Many communities gather across Israel to watch the ceremony. One such community was Beit Samueli, a Reform congregation in Ra’anana. About eighty people came to watch. Partway through the screening, a violent screaming mob surrounded the building, blocked the doors, hurled stones, and pounded on the glass. Police ultimately evacuated community members under guard. People there feared for their lives. Among those attacked were Rabbi Chen Ben Or Tzfoni, the community rabbi and Orly Erez-Likhovski, head of the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), who was injured by rocks thrown at her car. </p</span> <a href="/thinking-torah-blog?post_id=1641814" class="slider_link" target=""> Read More </a>

 

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