Eitan Mor is one of the group of 20 hostages who were freed almost two weeks ago. He was working as a security guard at the Nova Festival and wasn't taken hostage until the *afternoon* of October 7. He could have gotten away, but kept returning to the site to try to get more people out. Until he himself was captured.
He spent 738 days as a hostage. He was moved 40 times, and for a YEAR was held hostage alone.
Today, Eitan Mor went home from the hospital.
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| "Eitan Mor is returning home! You are invited to accompany Eitan on his journey home Come with Israeli flags and a lot of love" |
Our city was the first one off the highway on his back home.
We joined the crowds lining the road. Sang "Am Yisrael Chai". Held our flags and cheered our hearts out as he went by.
And it felt SO GOOD to join the crowds lining the road and do it all NOT for when a soldier has died. I've been to six "flag processions" since October 7 and they are heartbreaking. You take your flag and stand in honor on the side of the road as the family drives by to Har Herzl for the military burial and there are no words for how sad it is. And today, b''H, it was so beautiful to take my Israeli flag out for something HAPPY.
When the van taking Eitan drove by us, we walked in back of it for a bit, just like we do in the flag processions (which is inspired by what is done at a funeral, when we walk in back of the casket).
Tiny bits of healing. Thank you, Hashem
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| (not my photo. I was "in the moment") |
May Eitan, and all the released hostages, have complete physical, emotional, mental and spiritual recoveries.
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