Last weekend, as many as 125,000 people came together in California to attend the Coachella music festival. There were no terrorists dropping from the sky. No machine gun murders. Just fresh music that everyone attending enjoyed.
Listening to the whining about terribly long wait times (45 minutes) for valet parking was a bit funny. The food was outrageously expensive, with a cup of lemonade costing $20 and a meal for two (tacos, nachos, burgers, and drinks) at $300.00. There were long lines and plenty to fret about. Of course, tickets were $600 and up, so there was that, as well. Not many seemed to remember that once, not that long ago, there was a truly horrendous festival.
During this most holy week, please take a moment to reflect on the other music festival that ended in horror. SuperNova Music Festival — Israel — October 7, 2023. On those desolate festival grounds, 378 people were murdered by terrorists and forty-four souls were kidnapped. Alon Ohel was one of them. At this time, he is still being held underground by his captors.
Of those 44, five Americans (living and deceased) remain held hostage by the enemy. Edan Alexander was still alive as of February 15. Itay Chin, Gadi Haggai, Judy Weinstein, and Omer Neutra Z”L are deceased. Their bodies are held hostage to this day.
Yesterday, a new video caught my eye. I hope you watch it. The song, “Superman” was originally written in memory of 9-11. The songwriter rewrote the lyrics for the hostages and performed in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv.
Please. Listen to the song. Take a moment to send prayers for Alon, and his mom, Idet Ohel. She’s sitting at the piano. It’s time her very own “Superman” is back home in her arms.
More tomorrow.