It was Heraclitus who, thousands of years ago, said that “you can’t step in the same river twice.” In our post-October 7 reality, the river doesn’t just feel changed—it feels almost entirely unrecognizable. This perception is consistently reaffirmed as we learn more about what happened on 10/7 and since.

Now, we confront uncomfortable questions like:
 

• How can we do practical, effective work to combat antisemitism when it’s risen by hundreds of percent?
• How do we heal our community when so many of us still feel a pervasive sense of grief?
• What does it look like for us to move forward, continuing to build out a community relations strategy, while the future remains so uncertain?

For all these questions, and more, we must strive to find answers.

At our annual meeting on March 20, the JCRC will be facilitating conversations to do just that. We are excited to be bringing in Dara Horn, author of the award-winning People Love Dead Jews. Horn wrote her book in 2021, long before our current predicament; however, her words feel alarmingly prescient. And now, she’ll join us in Cincinnati to explore the many aspects of life that are irreversibly different.

Believe it or not, registration is already more than halfway full, so I encourage you to make haste and sign up today. I hope to see you there!