With the summer winding down, there are still many powerful moments to be had in the Hamptons.

Perhaps one of the best was to meet Eli Sharabi , who was a hostage for 491 days in Gaza and has written a book about his experience.

He spoke eloquently from the Hampton Synagogue pulpit in front of a standing room only crowd with congregants transfixed with his story of survival.

I was struck by his words when he said, “After I was released and learned that my wife and my two children had been murdered, I made a choice to live and to tell my story.” Close

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He shared how, not being a religious man, he amazed himself that every day in captivity, he prayed to s

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