Yarden Bibas's Eulogy For Shiri, His Boys, and a Broken World

(Brief essay)

Yarden Bibas (R) with his sister Ofri as he eulogizes his wife Shiri and two young sons Kfir and Ariel, at Tsoher Regional Cemetery on February 26, 2025

A day after the massacre of Jews that began on October 7, 2023, I sent a long text to my children—all of them at once.

“I’m glad that you’re all normal,” I said. “I’m proud that you don’t find the situati…