Overview
- Segev Kalfon, Matan Angrest, Nimrod Cohen, and Bar Kuperstein visited the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens with their families to offer public thanks for their release.
- They performed customary acts at the site, including giving charity, lighting candles, writing personal petitions, and reciting Psalms such as Psalm 100.
- The visit was hosted by Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky and arranged by Rabbi Mendy Naftalin in coordination with Prime Minister’s Office liaisons Yaron (Yarim) Cohen and Yael Goren-Hezkiya.
- Former hostages described drawing strength from prayer in captivity, with Angrest praying three times daily using a siddur, Chumash, and tefillin, and Kuperstein relying on memorized Psalms as his mother spurred a global tefillin effort.
- The group also prayed for those still held in Gaza, underscoring the Ohel’s role since October 2023 as a gathering place for hostage families, including a large visit by relatives in November 2023.