10/07/2025
Dear Community,
We at Beit T’Shuvah hope that your High Holiday Season has been a meaningful one thus far. On this day, October 7th, I am struck by the both/and nature of this moment in our world. We both rejoice in the abundance of Sukkot and mourn this tragic day in our history.
It has been two years since the vicious terrorist attack in Israel by Hamas, targeting innocent Jewish civilians, murdering and imprisoning them.
Since then, many of us have felt that pieces of our hearts and spirits have been imprisoned with the hostages. This sort of attack on Jewish life and our right to exist is everything our ancestors have reminded us that we must fight to prevent, and never forget, in order to ensure that the atrocities of the past do not repeat.
The war that has ensued has been nothing short of horrific. We grieve and hold space for the thousands of innocent casualties of war in Gaza, those displaced, and communities demolished.
We continue to pray for the release of all the remaining hostages, the souls of all the lives taken, and families destroyed on October 7th. We hope for a resolution today and see a vision for the future with lasting peace.
In this new year of our Jewish calendar, I wish you and your families’ contentment and health. I am ever reminded of our obligation as a people to stand on a covenant of truth and repair. Never again is now.
Sincerely,
Zac Jones,
Executive Director
Beit T’Shuvah