At 4 a.m. on Friday morning, Noa Argamani was joined by a small group of family members and families of other hostages being held by terrorists in Gaza to pray at the Ohel in Queens, N.Y., the resting place of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.
The former hostage, who was rescued from Gaza in a daring raid by Israeli security forces on June 8, prayed at the sacred site and extended her thanks for her own freedom, praying for the safe return of the more than 100 men, women and children still held in captivity. Together with the customary note left at the Ohel, Argamani placed photos of hostages and their names there.
Argamani, 26, was abducted by Hamas terrorists during the Re’im music festival massacre on Oct. 7. Images and videos of her—some of the first released by Hamas on that day—pleading to her captors from the back of a motorcycle, her arm extended in hope and screaming “don’t kill me,” were some of the first markers of the brutality that would await the hostages.
In November, Noa’s father, Yaakov, joined 170 other family members of hostages in a visit to New York to pray at the Rebbe’s Ohel. According to the Israeli government, 120 hostages still remain kidnapped in Gaza.
