It took 105 weeks from when the original 251 hostages were taken from Israel into Gaza by Hamas to when the last 20 living hostages were returned home on Oct. 13. During those 738 days, the hostages suffered in captivity, and the Jewish community around the world prayed for their release and vowed to keep their plight front and center.

One of the ways people spoke out for the hostages was through the Run for Their Lives marches that started in the Bay Area in California and quickly inspired similar events across the country. Once a week, the groups would meet at a set time and location to carry out a one-kilometer walk or run and come together to read out the hostages’ names.

But now that the living hostages have all been returned, the next step for these groups has become uncertain.

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