We've created these assets for your October 7 Commemoration. There are graphics for events and commemorative posts. These are customizable templates, you can add your own logo and personalize it for your shul.

We invite you to encourage your local affiliates to host screenings of the powerful new documentary, "Screams Before Silence." As most of you know, this film, led by Sheryl Sandberg, focuses on the sexual violence perpretrated by Hamas on October 7 and incldues never-before-heard eyewitness accounts from released hostages, survivors, and first-responders.

Linked here is a toolkit that will help you with planning and publicizing your event.

Please let NCJW (National Council of Jewish Women) know of any local screenings by filling out this event submission form.

Sheryl Sandberg has graciously recorded an introductory video just for USCJ congregations to use. In it, she discusses why this film is so important for our communities to engage with. You can view and download the video by following this link.

Additionally, in this folder you will find sample social media captions, event graphics, and sample newsletter language.

Below are resources created and compiled by the Rabbinical Assembly to aid your community during the High Holidays and on October 7th, recognizing and reflecting on everything that is happening in Israel. 

Rabbi’s Personal Prayer for Preparing for the High Holidays this Year
by Rabbi Robyn Fryer Bodzin

Homer Lidrush for Yom Kippur: Ahavat Hinam: Love as Essential Healing After a Terrible Year
by Rabbi Daniel Burg

Yizkor for Victims of October 7, 2023,
[can also be used as part of the Eilleh Ezk’rah of Musaf on Yom Kippur]
by Rabbi Karen Reiss Medwed

The Archive to the RA’s Early Resources for October 7

General Resources and Ideas to Commemorate the First Anniversary of October 7

Suggested Hakafah Ritual for Simhat Torah 2024/5785
by Rabbi Robert Scheinberg

Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) is offering microgrants for events, and other resources to commemorate October 7. 

MERCAZ USA has a number of resources for your community as you are planning for your commemoration events. 

Sunday, October 6 at 7 pm Israel time:
9 am PT | 12 pm ET

Join the Masorti/Conservative Worldwide Community for a global online event to mark one year since the terrorist attack, honor those killed during the Hamas massacre and the fallen soldiers, and pray for the safe return of the hostages still held in Gaza.

You can register as an individual, a family, or a community. Group viewing is an option.