Emotional Resilience

Local government, national impact: Haim Bibas on shaping Israel’s future

The Federation of Local Authorities in Israel’s chairman discusses why municipalities have become Israel’s problem-solvers, and how they play a central role in addressing the country’s challenges

Haim Bibas, head of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel and mayor of Modi’in Maccabaim Re’ut.
Israelis in a bomb shelter

"I am functioning, but I have no energy for anything": The phenomenon threatening Israelis

Josh Wolfe, American Venture Capitalist, Nathan Tsror, Economic Minister, North America TradeIL- Economic Mission to the USA – East Coast & Alex Witkoff, CEO, Witkoff Group; Board Member, US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Top financial experts weigh opportunities in Israel at JPost conference

Yaron Waksman, Co-Founder and CEO of HaGal Sheli (My Wave)

At 'Post' conference, HaGal Sheli CEO highlights surf therapy's role in national recovery


Excessive thinking may increase anxiety – but there is a way to stop it

Excessive thinking intensifies anxiety and harms the sense of control, but it can be calmed using simple means. Here are 8 practical psychological tools for reducing mental overload.

Excessive thinking

Preparing for the inevitable: The venture fund built on crisis and chaos - interview

“The world is changing faster than our systems can adapt. So I started mapping the challenges and the meeting points between them,” said Shani Zanescu.

Silhouette of a handshake

In an age of uncertainty, parents matter more than ever - opinion

For today’s adolescents, the question is not how to cope with a single crisis, but how to live in a world where the next one is always possible.

An illustrative image of a supportive mother talking to her child.

Like past Jewish tragedies, October 7 horrors will bring forth redemption - opinion

After the horrors of October 7, the pain of darkness and night will bring forth a new era for the Jewish people and humanity, writes Rabbi Doron Perez

Despite the immense pain and suffering that was perpetrated on October 7, when 1,250 people were murdered or kidnapped, Israelis and Jews worldwide have rallied together.

Parashat Vayigash: A shoulder of tears

 Though the formal verse of 'Shema, Israel' would only be inscribed later in Torah, Jacob sensed its truth centuries earlier.

Joseph meeting his father, Jacob, in the desert, at the frontier of Egypt. Painting by Jean-Antoine Julien de Parme (1736 - 1799).

Seaside museum becomes resilience hub for Israel's war-scarred survivors

A maritime museum on Israel’s coast has reinvented itself as a resilience center, helping soldiers and civilians breathe again after the trauma of October 7.

The Sea Museum’s support program reaches all sectors of Israel’s population who were affected by the war. In this photo, mothers of those murdered at the Supernova music festival share the experience.

The cheap habit that improves brain function and builds mental resilience

A new study explains how writing, even a grocery list or a WhatsApp message, helps regulate emotions, improve functioning, and cope better with life’s challenges.

A man writing in a gym

New blueprint for trauma recovery: Winning the silent war of our generation - opinion

The State of Israel must finally recognize that the proper treatment of post trauma among soldiers and civilians is central to our recovery.

 Tired pensive military man feeling worry and despair overhead view. Psychological trauma and PTSD treatment at therapy session. Tired pensive military man feeling worry and despair overhead view

From despair to hope: The emotional rollercoaster of Israel’s struggle - opinion

Israelis have undergone countless psychological and emotional phases throughout the war.

FORMER HOSTAGE Bar Kupershtein arrives home in Holon on Sunday. ‘Sound hope’ is careful, rational, and based on collected evidence, as some may have experienced during the various ceasefires and hostage releases, says the writer.

The Light That Stands Still

No acknowledgment, no applause, no moment of recognition - Just the steady pulse of light

Biloxi, Mississippi, USA Lighthouse at dusk