What Came After

What Came After explores the stories of people whose lives were shifted, shaped, and changed by the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7, 2023 and the subsequent Israel-Hamas war. [Sponsored]

What Came After

“There is no after.” An interview with Amanda Borschel-Dan

Amanda Borschel-Dan has reported on October 7th and the subsequent wars with extraordinary rigor and clarity while being, as an Israeli, completely inside the story herself.

Jojo Rabia cleans a box used for lighting candles as he visits the site where his two sons were killed on Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border attack by Hamas at the Nova music festival, near the Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

What Came After

“As an artist, you need to tell the truth”

Award-winning Israeli screenwriter Eden Gurion talks about his latest film, Remnants, which follows a teenage girl whose older sister was killed at the Nova festival on October 7.

Jewish schoolchildren at Athénée Ganenou in Brussels await the arrival of President Isaac Herzog, January 25, 2023. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)

What Came After

“Why do we start so late?”

Lynne Azarchi and Harlene Lichter Galen, authors of Countering Antisemitism & Hate: A How-To Guide for Youth, tell us how to support children in navigating antisemitism with pride.

FILE: People participate in a "March Against Antisemitism" in London on November 26, 2023. (Andy Solomon / Shutterstock)

What Came After

“Adults In The Room: Where Are You?”

Alissa Zeffren, director of NILI, the women’s division of the YU Torah Mitzion Kollel, tells us how she and her students navigated the unexpected challenges that followed Oct 7.

Jewish Rutgers University students and members of the community gather holding placards and flags to hold solidarity and vigil for Israel on October 25, 2023, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

What Came After

“We Want it to Come from Us.”

Kelly Shapiro, a student at Rutgers University, founded Students Stand With Israel after October 7th. She tells us about the instances of intimidation, joy, and pride that followed.

Ohev Shalom Synagogue, Washington DC (Photo credit: mindgutter via Flickr CC BY-NC-ND)

What Came After

“A Really Great Day for Another Proud Jew.”

Rabbi David Wolkenfeld of Ohev Shalom in Washington, D.C. began his tenure just before October 7th. He reflects on the challenges of stepping into leadership in the shadow of that day.