Overview
- Speaking Friday in Hostage Square, Kuperstein organized a large tefillin and prayer event focused on those still unreturned.
- He said the goal was to perform mitzvot and pray together for the return of the remaining 11 bodies reportedly held by Hamas.
- Kuperstein described how he initially was not allowed to speak Hebrew in captivity, praying silently before later joining others aloud.
- He recalled hearing his captors pray in Arabic and deciding he needed to pray with greater fervor to survive.
- Former chief rabbi David Lau addressed the gathering, invoking the Shema as an expression of faith tied to Oct. 7.