Over the past two years, dozens have gathered each Sunday outside of the Har Sinai Oheb Shalom Congregation in Pikesville to show support for Israel. This week, they celebrated the release of living Israeli hostages and called for the bodies of dead hostages to be returned.

With Israeli and American flags in hand, the group sang and celebrated the release of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, in what is known as both “HaShabat HaShḥora” (Black Saturday or Black Sabbath) and “The Simchat Torah Massacre.” In the attack, some 251 hostages were abducted from Israel.

The group, Run for Their Lives, rallied each Sunday at the congregation urging the release of all hostages. On the two-year anniversary of the attack , 48 Israeli hostages were believed to still be held, including 20

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