When the Families of Israeli Hostages Help Us Heal

Meeting Ofir and Merav.

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A photo of hostage Matan Angrest is seen as relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages taken during the October 7 Hamas attack and held in Gaza, hold images of their loved ones during a protest calling for their release in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu residency in Jerusalem, Israel, October 7, 2024.

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Washington, D.C. — “Good morning. I’m Kathryn. What’s your name?”

It was natural enough — at that awkward part of a meeting when we only know the vaguest things about one another.

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.

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