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Soon after October 7, the Sutton Place Synagogue in Manhattan draped an Israeli flag featuring the image of the yellow ribbon associated with the hostages held by Hamas over a chair on the bimah, the raised platform in the sanctuary where the rabbi and cantor recite prayers. Photo courtesy Sutton Place Synagogue
Jessi Dodge

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