In an incredible Kiddush Hashem, Agam’s mother, who previously urged the media not to be mechallel Shabbos by reporting on her daughter’s release, was zocheh that her daughter was released on a weekday instead of Shabbos.

Dozens of family members and friends of Agam Berger, who b’chasdei Hashem is back in Israel on Thursday after being released from 482 days of captivity, gathered in the Berger home in Holon overnight Wednesday, Ynet reported.

Those gathered there recited Tehillim and brought a Sefer Torah into the home.

“I didn’t sleep all night,” one friend told Ynet.

Following her release on Thursday morning, neighbors joined the relatives and friends at the Berger home and the participants danced with Sifrei Torah and recited Mizmor L’Todah.

Also, Liri Elbag, who was held together with Berger and was released last Shabbos, told Agam’s mother that Agam was Shomer Shabbos in captivity, refusing to cook for her captors on Shabbos, and also did her best to be Shomer Kashrus, refusing to eat any meat and other foods, Yisrael Hayom reported on Thursday.

Liri added that Agam had become visibly pale in recent weeks due to her refraining from various foods.

“You and your daughter have taken exactly the same [spiritual] journey from opposite sides of the fence,” Liri told Agam’s mother. “Despite the difficult conditions and limited options, Agaim chose to remain faithful to her values and beliefs,” she said.

The video below shows the residents of Holon celebrating on the street with Sifrei Torah written in her zechus when she was in captivity.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)