A group of friends from life and army service planned to gather at a nightclub Friday night to have a surprise celebration in honor of another friend’s 30th birthday. Unfortunately, the surprise was on them, for all four of the people murdered were connected to the party. Read a moving account of the events and their aftermath on Ha’aretz (thank you Allison).

Lisa writes a very moving piece about living amidst terror and pain, balancing feeling all the pain with going numb.

Read, even if it is difficult, for we are all one people.