The weekend, run by Kesher Yehudi, brought together secular survivors and religious Israelis at the David's Citadel Hotel for an “authentic Shabbat experience.”
One hundred and eighty survivors of Hamas’s massacre at the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7 participated in a “Shabbaton” in Jerusalem over the weekend with members of the Haredi community.
The weekend, run by Kesher Yehudi, brought together secular survivors and religious Israelis at the David’s Citadel Hotel for an “authentic Shabbat experience” that included speakers discussing topics ranging from spirituality, healing and the need for unity in Israel.
“The media tells us we are separate, but we are not—we are one people,” said Kesher Yehudi founder Tzili Schneider in her welcoming remarks to the group. “This weekend we put everything aside—phones, work, the outside world—to focus on that which connects us. This Shabbat, we honor the memory of everyone who fell, those you lit candles for,” she added.