Rejoicing at Nova Site: 'Save Your People' Sung at Simchat Torah Hakafot

An event called "Simchat Torah at Nova" was held on Saturday night at the Nova site in Re'im, the location of a massacre during the October 7th attacks. Organizers confirmed the "Hakafot" (circuit processions with Torah scrolls) would proceed as planned and invited the public to attend. Footage from the event showed participants singing and dancing together to the song "Hoshia Et Amcha" (Save Your People), in a moving display of Simchat Torah observance at the site where hundreds of young people were murdered. Earlier, the "Yesh Tikva" forum, which organized the event, issued a statement asserting there were no changes to the program and that the public was welcome. "The Hakafot tonight are taking place as planned," the organizers stated. They also expressed regret for those who chose to incite provocations against bereaved families on the holiday eve, and to overturn a Torah scroll table, especially at the place where their children were murdered along with hundreds of others for their Jewish faith. Alongside criticism, the organizers emphasized their message of "faith, unity, for the victory of the people of Israel." The public was invited to come and participate.