Gaza hostages raise painful reminders as Jews prepare for Passover

At Sinai Temple in west Los Angeles, blue ribbon marks off more than 130 seats that stand as reminders of the hostages who remain in Gaza following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel (Jason DeRose)

At Sinai Temple in west Los Angeles, Rabbi Erez Sherman unlocks the sanctuary doors and walks toward row after row of seats marked off with blue ribbon. Each seat represents a hostage Hamas took during the October 7th attack on Israel.

"We decided to put names and ages on 14 rows," says Sherman, "which is about 240 seats."