For two years, I have made sharing the stories of the hostages who were taken on October 7th a central part of my advocacy. I did this for an obvious reason. Their stories matter. They are sacred. The hostages and their families deserve to be heard.

Jews light candles this Hanukkah not to deny the darkness, but to assert something simple and necessary: Violence fueled by silence does not get the final word.

“Witnessing is not voyeurism. It’s moral clarity," says Hen Mazzig, an Israeli-born writer, speaker and digital influencer. "You don't need to stare at the horror or the gore pictures to understand it, but you do need to name it accurately and refuse euphemisms.” His biggest fear is this violence being normalized.