(Courtesy of the Orthodox Union) The Orthodox Union held an Oct. 7 commemoration at its headquarters on the one year anniversary of the brutal attacks. The commemoration, which occurred in the midst of the Aseret Yemei Teshuva, was an opportunity to reflect on the epically tragic day and its aftermath and to honor those that have lost.
The event included a staff-wide siyum in memory of Zechariah Pesach Haber, HY”D, a reserve soldier who was killed in Gaza, and all those who gave their lives. Zechariah was the beloved nephew of OU Chief Strategy Officer Rabbi Ilan Haber.
Leading up to the commemoration, OU employees raised funds to host a carnival for displaced families in Israel, which will take place over Chol Hamoed Sukkot.
The OU’s Oct. 7 commemoration included remarks by OU Executive Vice Presidents Rabbi Moshe Hauer and Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph; the siyum led by OU Kosher CEO Rabbi Menachem Genack; the recitation of Tehillim led by OU Kosher Chief Operating Officer Rabbi Moshe Elefant; and inspirational remarks by Rabbi Yaakov Trump, rabbi of Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst.
