One year of conflict in Gaza

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One year of conflict in Gaza:

We hear various perspectives: Local Rabbi ponders the events since the October 7th attacks.

Monday will signify one year since the Hamas assaults on Israel claimed the lives of over 1,200 individuals and took 251 people captive. In the year following the October 7th attack, approximately 41,500 Palestinians in Gaza have died as a result of Israel's military retaliation, as reported by the Gaza Health Ministry. Rabbi Amy Schwartzman has firsthand experience in understanding the challenge of linking those alarming statistics to individual people. In her role as the Senior Rabbi at Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, she regularly engages in conversations with members of her congregation concerning their loved ones in Israel and their nuanced emotions surrounding the ongoing conflict. "There is a significant number of young individuals who perceive a conflict between the social justice values they have been taught and the suffering endured by Palestinians," Rabbi Schwartzman expressed in an interview with WAMU's Esther Ciammachilli this week. Rabbi Schwartzman recognizes her personal duty to facilitate open dialogue among the youth in her congregation and older members who have strong ties to Israel. She will be a featured speaker at a vigil organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington on October 7th at The Anthem. The event is open to the public, but registration is mandatory. Please see below for Rabbi Schwartzman's discussion with WAMU's Morning Edition host Esther Ciammachilli. The paragraph should be rephrased in a professional tone without adding any additional information and maintaining the original formatting where lines break. 

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