‘His Voice Shook Hearts’: Rescued Hostage Eitan Mor Recites Hagomel at Shul Built in His Zchus

Efrat Mor, the mother of returned hostage Eitan Mor, shared that her son recited Hagomel this Shabbos in the shul that was built as a zchus for his safe return, Arutz Sheva reported Sunday. Eitan was freed from Hamas captivity just last month.

“Really big things happen far from the spotlight and cameras,” Mor wrote on social media. She explained that on Friday, Eitan expressed his wish to recite Hagomel during Shacharis at the local shul that was constructed in his zchus during his captivity. “I immediately told Tzvika (her husband) that there is no way that we don’t organize a community kiddush after the service.”

Efrat Mor detailed the community’s immediate response, noting that all the neighbors mobilized on short notice to help organize the gathering, culminating in a deeply emotional event for everyone present.

“Over the past two years, I repeatedly said that I imagine Eitan reciting the ‘Hagomel’ blessing at the Beit Haknesset. The one that was built in his merit by Am Yisrael. But I didn’t imagine how emotional it would be. The place was full, both the men’s and women’s sections. Candies were thrown, tears flowed, and Eitan’s voice was heard; it was not loud, but it shook hearts,” she recounted.

“My child, whom I received as a miraculous gift at the age of 25, stood there next to the Sefer Torah, in front of the Aron Kodesh, and thanked the Borei Olam for all the good He did for him. As he recited the bracha, I thought of all the horror stories he told us and the countless miracles he experienced, and I am sure I haven’t heard them all.”