The High Holidays have become a profoundly sensitive time for Jews worldwide. Hamas's massacre on Simchat Torah, October 7, 2023, was deliberate and meticulously planned. Simchat Torah is meant to be a time of joy, celebration, and community, and yet attacking on this holy day was a symbolic act intended to violate something sacred to us.It sent a chilling message: even in our moments of worship, family, and happiness, Jews are not safe.These holidays, particularly while hostages remain in