Nearly 800 Jewish women from around the world filled Kedma Hall in Neve Ilan on Sunday night for Momentum ’s Israeli celebration, titled “A Mother’s Heart: The Heart of a Nation.”

The evening capped a two-week program that brought some 1,400 participants from 15 countries to Israel, according to Momentum, a global movement that inspires Jewish mothers to live their most meaningful lives, to strengthen Jewish identity, faith and resilience at a time of rising antisemitism and national mourning.

For many, the trip included moments of both heartbreak and hope. Simcha Abergel, a Momentum community leader from Singapore, said a highlight was visiting Kibbutz Nir Oz, where a member of her community had lost her parents, both of whom were kidnapped and murdered on Oct. 7. “It was important fo

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