How Oct. 7 changed everything

An ongoing series about how Hamas’ attack on Israel has triggered an earthquake across the Jewish world.

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For Jews around the world, Oct. 7 and its aftermath have presented a rupture of nearly unprecedented proportions. Jews have reconsidered their friendships, their beliefs, their attitudes about Israel, their place in the broader world — even the prayers and practices that have made up Jewish traditions for thousands of years.

In this series, we examine a range of ways that Oct. 7 — Hamas’ invasion of Israel, the murder of 1,200, the taking of 250 hostages, and the triggering of a wrenching war that has incurred steep losses for both Israelis and Palestinians — have been an earthquake that continues to send aftershocks.

We will add additional stories until Simchat Torah, the holiday that marks the anniversary of the attacks on the Jewish calendar.

Belief

How Oct. 7 changed belief‘The Jewish texts that changed for me since Oct. 7’: A symposium

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Language

How Oct. 7 changed languageIn a year of ‘no words,’ Oct. 7 changed the Jewish vocabulary.

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How we feel

How Oct. 7 changed how we feel‘Devastating,’ ‘difficult,’ ‘depressing’: JTA readers on their year since Oct. 7, in one word

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Being Israeli in America

Being Israeli in America‘I discovered I’m much more Israeli than I thought’: How Oct. 7 changed being Israeli in America

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The meaning of ‘Zionism’

The meaning of 'Zionism'What we talk about when we talk about ‘Zionism’: A roundtable

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