{"id":47850,"date":"2015-10-07T12:38:24","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T17:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=47850"},"modified":"2015-10-07T12:39:51","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T17:39:51","slug":"simchat-torah-in-the-henkins-hometown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/simchat-torah-in-the-henkins-hometown\/","title":{"rendered":"Simchat Torah in the Henkin&#8217;s Hometown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/eitam-and-naama-henkin.feature_580x320.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-post-47850 wp-image-47852 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/eitam-and-naama-henkin.feature_580x320-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"eitam-and-naama-henkin.feature_580x320\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/eitam-and-naama-henkin.feature_580x320-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/eitam-and-naama-henkin.feature_580x320.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>How do you celebrate the holiday of Simchat Torah in the wake of a horrific murder that left four children orphaned? Lee-at Salomon, a neighbor of the Henkin family, wrote this article for The Times of Israel, describing how their community managed to celebrate the holiday. It&#8217;s a testament to the strength of the Henkin family, Neriya and the spirit of Israel that binds us all together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">&#8220;Youth from Sderot came all the way to visit us on the eve of the holiday, bearing cakes and magnets that said, \u201cIn unity and courage, we shall win! We give you strength and we love you. \u2014 Youth of Sderot.\u201d Let\u2019s fathom this: Sderot, living under constant war, felt the need to bring us strength in our hard hour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">The holiday was getting closer. We heard news that Eitam\u2019s HY\u201dD parents, his two older children (Matan and Nitzan), and his brother and sister were planning on spending this important holiday with us. As this was the first time the children were returning to their home in Neriya after the awful murders, we all promised to make sure that the children would have a great Simchat Torah. With that purpose, we found new energy and grew excited about the approaching holiday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.timesofisrael.com\/simchat-torah-in-the-henkins-hometown\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you celebrate the holiday of Simchat Torah in the wake of a horrific murder that left four children orphaned? Lee-at Salomon, a neighbor of the Henkin family, wrote this article for The Times of Israel, describing how their community managed to celebrate the holiday. 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