Or Legevuratam Conference Exhibit

Ono Beit Midrash Director and Fellow Participate in Event Remembering Ethiopian Israelis Killed in Iron Swords War

This Hanukkah, the Forum Yerusalem hosted a program entitled “L’Or Gevuratam – In the Light of Their Heroism”: A Conference to Commemorate the Fallen of October 7 and the Iron Swords War. 

Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, Founder and Director of Ono’s International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry, and the Founder of the Center’s Beit Midrash for the Study of Ethiopian Jewish texts was a participant.

Tali Semani, a fellow in the 2023-2024 Beit Midrash led a panel discussion at the Conference.

One of the Conference’s highlights was a portrait exhibition of those who have fallen during the war.

May their memory be a blessing that lights our paths during this Hanukkah season.