What a rabbi hopes to offer the wounded and grieving in Israel

NPR | By Ari Shapiro,

Elena Burnett, Megan Lim, Courtney Dorning

Published October 20, 2023 at 10:57 AM HST

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie has spent the last week in Israel counseling survivors of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

Ari Shapiro

Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.

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Elena Burnett

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Megan Lim

Courtney Dorning

Courtney Dorning has been a Senior Editor for NPR's All Things Considered since November 2018. In that role, she's the lead editor for the daily show. Dorning is responsible for newsmaker interviews, lead news segments and the small, quirky features that are a hallmark of the network's flagship afternoon magazine program.

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What a rabbi hopes to offer the wounded and grieving in Israel

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