Finance

Your Investments: Shavuot lessons, from Torah to retirement planning

Shavuot celebrates receiving the Torah. Beyond cheesecake, the holiday teaches restraint, morality, and living wisely, including lessons on finances and desire.

MAY 22, 2026|ByAARON KATSMAN

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol talk on the day of a G7 finance ministers' and central bank governors' meeting in Paris, France, May 18, 2026.

Syria joins G7 finance sessions in Paris in sign of legitimization

The two-day G7 finance chiefs' meeting is dominated by global economic imbalances, trade tensions, and the fallout from conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.

MAY 18, 2026|ByREUTERS

David Group founder Stella Cohen and Chairman Raanan Agus

Israeli private equity firm David Group launches to invest in mature businesses

David Group, founded by Stella Cohen and chaired by former Goldman Sachs partner Raanan Agus, will focus on financial services, defense, industrials, and tech-enabled business services.

MAY 17, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

BNEI AKIVA youth movement members dance with a Torah scroll at the Western Wall on Jerusalem Day, on May 20, 1974.

Your Investments: Financial freedom and Jerusalem unification

Seeing tens of thousands of our youth celebrating something of substance, in the era of social media and smartphones, is very moving.

MAY 15, 2026|ByAARON KATSMAN

Your Investments: Putting down Passover cleaning supplies and setting up financial goals

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.

MARCH 20, 2026ByAARON KATSMAN

Ultra-Orthodox Jews collect water from a spring in Jerusalem on March 15, 2026. The water will be used to prepare matzah, the unleavened bread eaten during the week-long Jewish holiday of Passover, commemorating the biblical Exodus from Egypt.

Elron Ventures reports strong 2025 results as it pivots to defense tech growth strategy

Founded in 1962, Elron invests in sectors including cybersecurity, medical devices, and enterprise software, and has recently increased its focus on technologies tied to security and defense.

MARCH 20, 2026ByKATERYNA POBEREZHNA

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ice Breaker weapons system (Illustrative).

2026 market trends every MENA trader should watch

MARCH 19, 2026ByISAAC KAPLAN

"The markets in 2026 will be influenced by a combination of macroeconomic forces, changes in monetary policies, and the continuation of geopolitical events."

The dollar isn’t the problem. The systems businesses rely on are - opinion

Global businesses face structural currency volatility; systems built for stability now struggle to keep pace with real-time geopolitical shocks.

MARCH 18, 2026ByBENJAMIN AVRAHAM

Leading the next generation: Prof. Orly Sade on finance, education, and opportunity

The Scholar: Insights from the Faculty of the Hebrew University Business School. In conversation with Professor Orly Sade, hosted by Maor Zaguri, Acclaimed Israeli Director.

MARCH 16, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH CANADIAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY

Your Taxes: How Israelis can claim fast-track missile damage compensation

The Israel Tax Authority has opened an online fast-track option for claims of property damage resulting from Iranian missile strikes, with compensation of up to NIS 30,000 available.

MARCH 13, 2026ByLEON HARRIS