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An Evening of Solidarity and Song

Congregation Beth Jacob, with AIC and Congregation Ohr HaTorah, welcomed Aviva Siegel, Yarden Gonen, and Maya Roman, from three families of Israeli hostages, for an evening of song, prayer, and conversation.

Watch the Recording

Short clips

Speakers

  • Aviva Siegel

    Held hostage in Gaza for 51 days; wife of hostage Keith Siegel

  • Yarden Gonen

    Sister of hostage Romi Gonen

  • Maya Roman

    Cousin of freed hostage Yarden Roman and of Carmel Gat, z"l, murdered in captivity

  • Rabbi Dr. Moshe Goldfeder

    Moderator

On Sunday night, January 12, 2025, Congregation Beth Jacob welcomed three women from the families of Israeli hostages, with AIC and Congregation Ohr HaTorah alongside. There was song and prayer, and at the center of it a conversation moderated by Rabbi Dr. Moshe Goldfeder.

Aviva Siegel had spent 51 days as a hostage in Gaza, and her husband Keith was still there. Yarden Gonen’s sister Romi was still being held. Maya Roman is a cousin of Yarden Roman, who had been freed, and of Carmel Gat, who was murdered in captivity.

The whole evening is on video. A short clip of Aviva, on something Keith asked of them while they were in Gaza, is on AIC’s YouTube channel.

In Partnership With

  • Congregation Beth Jacob
  • Congregation Ohr HaTorah

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