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After last Oct. 7, I was horrified watching the atrocities on the news and reading about how vulnerable Israel became.

Seventy-six years ago, during the War of Independence, Israeli author and poet Chaim Gouri wrote, “Here they dwell together, grief alongside glory,” sparking what would be the beginning of the shaping of the Israeli psyche for many years to come.  

I still remember my first Passover Seder — it was the JCRB|AJC Kansas City Unity Seder in 2019. At the time, I wasn’t Jewish, and I was just a year into my marketing job with Jewish Federation, so I was still learning a lot about Judaism.

I will be completely honest: there have been times in my two years as editor that I didn’t feel very hopeful for the long-term future of The Chronicle — the oft-spoken cries of “print media is dying” and “young people aren’t interested in community news” were genuinely getting to me.