Here is Gali an Ziv Berman embracing eachother. Also Guy Gilboa Dalal and Eitan Mor with his parents. Such happiness after such pain.

No living hostages remain in Hamas captivity. jpost.com/israel-news/de…

“You, Mr. President, will be inscribed in the history of our nation.” Prime Minister of Israel @Netanyahu praises President Donald J. Trump for the historic Israel-Hamas deal bringing hostages home to Israel.

Also lots of rapturous applause, cheers, and standing ovations as Israeli Knesset speaker Amir Ohana calls out a number of Israeli and American political figures for their roles leading up to today. newsweek.com/trump-israel-e…

FULL STORY: ALL LIVING ISRAELI HOSTAGES BACK HOME: jpost.com/israel-news/ar…

Today all Israel is #MAGA

Prime Minister Netanyahu to President Trump: “Thank you for recognizing our right to Judea and Samaria”

Donald Trump met with families of Israeli hostages on his trip to Israel on October 13. A woman also 'sincerely' thanked him for his efforts. newsweek.com/trump-israel-e…

New: From Shadow to Spirit — my feature on Raquel Sanchez’s “Light From Darkness” at the Marie Gallery. Sandpaper, lace, ink, onion skin — materials turned into a theology of repair. A luminous, needed #exhibition blogs.timesofisrael.com/from-shadow-to… #IsraeliArt #Jerusalem

OTD in #history… December 13, 1989: Taylor Swift Is Born Authorship, Gender, and Power in the Career of a Modern Music Icon #taylorswift bonniekgoodman.medium.com/otd-in-history…

Hanukkah in Jerusalem: Light without Apology When Jewish Time Occupies Jewish Space #Hanukkah #Hanukkah2025 bonniekgoodman.substack.com/p/hanukkah-in-…

Hanukkah at the #Kotel: The First Light 2025 youtube.com/watch?v=nEF_uT… The first #Hanukkah candle was lit during a public gathering at the Western Wall attended by Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi David Yosef, Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch,

Why Australia’s Antisemitism Feels Like a Warning What a violent attack in Australia exposes about Jewish vulnerability in Canada blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-australias… #Antisemitism #AustraliaAttack #Canada

Who Will Save Your Soul? A Student’s Answer, 25 Years Later A Former Student Answers Gil Troy’s Question bonniekgoodman.medium.com/who-will-save-…...

Who Will Sustain the #Jewish #Humanities? A Former Student Answers Gil Troy’s Question blogs.timesofisrael.com/who-will-susta… Which is why I read Gil Troy’s recent The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal essay, “How’s Your Soul?,” with both recognition and the urge to answer, not polemically, but personally,

“My soul is fine. What’s endangered is sustainability.” A personal essay on education, ideals, and the cost of taking them seriously. bonniekgoodman.medium.com/who-will-save-…

"There are so many heroes in this country." "Fauda" star and famous Israeli singer Idan Amadi performed at Ran Gvili's funeral, giving the murdered hostage a final goodbye with his song “It’s Over.”

My memoir, My Jerusalem Life, Interrupted: A Diary of a Teacher in Israel, is now published on Amazon. A book about Jerusalem, teaching, aliyah, art, instability, and the struggle to preserve one’s own voice. amazon.ca/dp/B0G5KMNSNC #MyJerusalemLifeInterrupted #Memoir #NewBook