January 27-28-29 / 2026 

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The Ritual 

We invite you to join a sacred ceremony of remembrance.

For two and a half continuous days, beginning January 27 , 2026, 7:00am Palestine/Israel time, we will read the names of 18454 children from more than 22,000 children have been killed in Gaza since October 2023.

This ceremony spans approximately 56 hours, with 370 volunteers from around the world joining together to read name after name, honoring each young soul.

The ritual was organised and held by Dina Awwad-Srour, Emma Sham-Ba Ayalon and Adi Argov. 

Music by: Marwa Abu Juila, Meera Eilabouni, Diane Kaplan, Dana Keren, Dahlia Shaham.

What Is Different This Year

Last year, we honored the children killed across Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Israel, holding space for pain and loss across all communities. That act of witnessing together was sacred work.

This year, we are making a different choice. We will read only the names of children killed in Gaza since October 2023. This decision comes from deep reflection about how to honor the dead most meaningfully. The scale of loss in Gaza requires our full attention and presence. 

This is not about forgetting or diminishing loss elsewhere. Rather, it is about recognizing that some moments call us to concentrate our collective witness.

Join Us

We invite you to take part in the event, to light a candle, to watch, to breathe, to cry, to write a letter to a dead child, 

to bear witness.

This is the least each and every one of us can do.

The souls of the children ask: Stay with us. Remember us.

The videos will be screened live in this page and in Etty Hillesum Cards Youtube Channel.