October 7 Memory Project

Tags: Resources, Israel Engagement, Israel Under Fire, Jewish Unity, Terror, Memory, Conversation Starters

The Black Shabbat of October 7 shall forever be etched in our hearts and minds.

The 1400 victims of the onslaught, and the tragic elements of their brutal torture and murder, we shall remember forever. We cannot erase the images, and we can not silence the pain.

Even as the days continue to pass, as hostages remain captive, as the world remains silent, our hearts remain broken, our spirits stilled by the siege against Jewish human rights and freedom from terror in our ancestral homeland.

We continue to live with the massacre still fresh in our minds, even as the war continues on 7 fronts, as well as throughout the world in the rising public expression of outright Jewhatred and the calls for a genocide of the nation of Israel.

Calanit Forever Memory Craft

The Witness Journey

Beyond the Lies: October 7 and the War with Hamas

In addition to our original materials to aid your memory and healing, we encourage you to utilize the many memorial resources and programs that have come out in the past year.

These materials can be used for learning or personal inspiration and connection, as a group or in private.

MapOct7
Learn the details of the attacks and the victims in each location, on an interactive map of the day of October 7

Bring Them Light
Videos capturing the lives of the fallen victims of the October 7 massacre, in the communities, open roads, fields and the Nova site

Look Them in the Eyes
Learn About The Hostages and the work of their families who are fighting for their freedom

Survived To Tell
Experience the journey of those who survived the October 7th massacre. Witness their extraordinary resilience and unwavering courage in the face of the unimaginable.

Read the names of the victims at a community memorial or just to remember on your own

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

October 7 is a day we must memorialize, and learn from, just as we have in each generation when the enemies rise up against our people, our faith, our humanity. It is up to us to ensure that their death was not in vain. We must fight for our rights to freedom in our homeland and everywhere in the world. Only a strong Israel will ensure the Jewish future. And then our words of never again and Am Yisrael Chai will stand the test of time.

PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE VICTIMS.

PROTECT THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD.

PROTECT THE HONOR OF OUR BRAVE DEFENDERS

PROTECT OCT 7 AS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE.

What does it mean to be a witness of October 7 if it did not happen to you?

How can we incorporate October 7 memory into the long history of Jewish persecutions?

What patterns of response, leadership and prevention should we learn?

How can we avoid parallels with the Holocaust, in spite of the natural associations drawn from the shared experience?

How can we talk about the atrocity within a space of calm, and not avoid the uncomfortable discussions?

What is the lesson you want today’s Jews to learn from October 7 massacre?

What are the conversations you want to be having with your students, congregants, friends and family?