Vigil for Fallen Hostages

Around 100 community members gathered in Science Center Plaza to mourn four people taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack whose remains were returned to Israel earlier that day: Shiri Bibas, her sons Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz. Co-hosted by Harvard Hillel, Harvard Chabad, and the Harvard Jewish Coalition, the vigil featured remarks from Rabbi Getzel Davis and Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi, a moment of silence, and a closing rendition of Hatikvah. Attendees placed yellow roses in four candle-lit hearts arranged around photos of those being remembered.