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Standing in silence: Israel gathers for the Bibas family

Because when a mother and her children are stolen from their home and returned in death, we do not look away.

By JACOB SCHIMMEL
26/02/2025

'Shiri, please watch over me': Yarden Bibas gives moving eulogy for wife, sons

Wearing an orange kippah, Yarden Bibas gave a moving eulogy for his wife and children, who were buried together in the Tzohar Cemetery.

'Nothing is sadder than a Jewish funeral': Watching Bibas family's last ride

It’s so clear what Dubois meant: at Jewish funerals, there is no talk of heaven or angels, of what a great place heaven is.

 Crowds gather to pay final respects to Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas in Tel Aviv, February 26, 2025

'I'm sorry I couldn't protect you all': Yarden Bibas parts with Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir

Shiri, Kfir, and Ariel were buried together, in one coffin, near the graves of Shiri's parents, Margit and Yossi Silberman, murdered on October 7.

Israel mourns: Crowds line streets in honor of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas

The family requested for only invited guests to be at the funeral, however, the general public has been invited to stand along the roads with Israeli flags.

A tag is seen with images of Yarden, Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas

It's not over until it's over, today will only close one chapter

Their funeral today will provide closure to this particular tragic chapter of October 7, but for the hostages who remain in Gaza, the book is still open and rapidly closing.

Israelis hold orange balloons for the Bibas family, in Tel Aviv, February 20, 2025

Orange balloons released around the world in memory of Bibas family

Jewish communities worldwide held vigils for the Bibas family ahead of their funeral slated for Wednesday morning.

Vigil for Nasrallah to be held in NYC amid Lebanon funeral

'Let us demonstrate to the world in the heart of the empire that the path of Resistance is immortal,' the Bronx anti-War Coalition said on Instagram on Saturday.

  An IDF jet flies over Nasrallah and Safieddine funeral in Beirut on February 23, 2025.

IDF's Nasrallah funeral flyover shows things not what they were a year ago

Statements and speeches at the event have all indicated that Iran’s axis believes that the 'resistance' is not defeated.

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Jewish burial amid tragedy: Halachic questions surrounding the return of hostage bodies

With the bodies of hostages set to return home, Jewish law raises complex questions—when to mourn, how to bury, and what to do when the remains are incomplete.

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