By Rabbi Yossy Goldman

In November 2023, I was a guest speaker in the small town of Spokane, Washington. The rabbi had organized a Friday night dinner, where I was due to address the issue of antisemitism. With only 1,000 Jewish residents, the rabbi thought that he knew every Jew in town.

Then David arrived. A tall young man, unknown to the rabbi, he hadn’t booked for the dinner, but, of course, was made to feel welcome. He was given a seat right opposite me.

After greeting him, I asked David, “What brings you here tonight?”

His answer was chilling: “Oct. 7.”

There is no question that the horrific massacres of Oct. 7 unleashed a groundswell of Jewish identity that broke through layers of apathy and pierced years of indifference in Jews around the world.

Generous philanthropists who h

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