By Shannon Lukens.
Kites were flown at Whistler Park this morning, to remember the victims who died one year ago on Oct. 7 in Israel. Kites for Peace was organized by Har Mishpacha, the Jewish Congregation of Steamboat Springs. Here is Rabbi Kolby Morris-Dahary.
“Looking around, this is a very hard day for many in our community. Looking around at the people who up for us, it’s really remarkable.”
Every year on Oct. 7, there was a Kites for Hope Festival in Southern Israel, to send a message of peace to neighboring Gaza by flying kites in the sky instead of rockets and bombs.
Rabbi Kolby explains the history of the Kites for Hope Festival and why Kites for Peace is special in Steamboat Springs.
Kites for Peace was also hosted by STAND, which is Steamboat Team to Disrupt Antisemitism and Discrimination, Steamboat Springs Police, and other local religious leaders were there.
