Heschel High School welcomed Daniel Neutra, brother of soldier and American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra who is still being held hostage in Gaza. Daniel shared Omer's story and asserted that it is time to bring his big brother – and all the hostages – home.

Heschel High School welcomed Tal Becker to speak at this morning's programming block. Until recently, Tal served as the Legal Adviser of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has been a senior member of the Israeli peace negotiation team. Tal is currently Vice President and Senior Faculty at the Hartman Institute. As the world is about to mark one year since October 7th, Tal, in conversation with Head of School Ariela Dubler, spoke about how Israel, and Israeli society, has changed, the relationship between Israel and Diaspora Jews, the importance of civil discourse as it relates to Israel in this moment, and his role in representing Israel in the International Court of Justice.