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Rabbi Elchanan Danino Calls on Netanyahu to Seek Forgiveness Before Yom Kippur
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Background and Context
Rabbi Elchanan Danino, whose son Ori was killed while held hostage, has spent recent months documenting his memories in a memoir titled *Hashem Ori*. The project began after a team from Kinneret Zmora Dvir met Danino during a lecture at Ono Academic College and encouraged him to write. Danino says the process helped retrieve details he had long set aside, allowing him to preserve his son’s story for future generations.
Danino’s Appeal to the Prime Minister
In an interview with 103 FM ahead of Yom Kippur, Danino addressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly, insisting that any request for national forgiveness must be preceded by genuine remorse.
Verbatim Quotes
- “I wrote down a few chapters for myself, not in order to write a book, but so that information would not disappear from my memory,” — Rabbi Elchanan Danino — Rabbi Elchanan Danino
What It Signifies
Danino’s statements reflect a broader call among families of missing and slain Israelis for political leaders to acknowledge personal responsibility before seeking collective absolution. By linking personal grief to national ritual, he frames remorse as a prerequisite for any public act of reconciliation. The appeal arrives at a sensitive moment in the Jewish calendar, underscoring the moral weight he believes the government must bear before the solemn observance of Yom Kippur.