Jerusalem post magazine

Rosh Hashanah 2026: Humor, the shofar, and the ability to accept the absurdity of life

When confronted by our own absurdity and inadequacy, Judaism turns the tables and asks us to eat festive meals, sing optimistic songs, and make Rosh Hashanah into a holy celebration.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2026|ByNATHAN LOPES CARDOZO

THE HIGH HOLIDAY repentance cycle, year after year, can be brutal.

SMOKE RISES from Soroka Medical Center on June 19, after an Iranian ballistic missile packed with over 400 kilos of explosives slammed into the Northern Surgical Building, destroying two floors.

Miracle at Soroka: How a frontline hospital weathered October 7, survived Iran war

From one war to the next, Soroka has learned to work smarter and create a level of response to meet the needs of their patients.

AUGUST 8, 2025|ByJUDITH SEGALOFF

With the end of the pandemic, comes the return of choice - opinion

A recent Pew study found that more than 50% of employees don’t want to return to office life.

APRIL 10, 2021|ByBRIAN BLUM

LIFE IN the Jewish state: Thrills and chills.

The pain and the pride in remembrance days for Holocaust, fallen soldiers

There is pain, and there is pride, in both Yom Hashoah and Yom Hazikaron. Though our loss of six million beautiful souls – each of whom had a history, a home and hopes of a future.

APRIL 9, 2021|BySTEWART WEISS

Pascale’s Kitchen: Roasted peppers on sourdough bread

I usually end up buying a big bag of each kind of pepper and then going home and pickling them all so that my pantry will be stocked with a large variety of flavors and colors to choose from as an addition to meals.

APRIL 8, 2021ByPASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN

Wine Talk: Eat, drink and be merry

Perhaps the sagest advice of how to enjoy yourself on Yom Ha’atzma’ut was found on a 6th century BCE wine chalice discovered in Cyprus. 'Be Happy, Drink Well.'

APRIL 8, 2021ByADAM MONTEFIORE

WHEN PREPARING for Yom Haatzmaut, don’t forget the wine. Yarden is always a good choice.

March of the Living continues despite coronavirus

Still in the shadow of coronavirus, the March of the Living will again take place virtually – saluting the doctors and nurses who saved Jews during the Holocaust

APRIL 8, 2021ByTALIA LEVIN

CHAIRMAN DR. SHMUEL ROSENMAN leads the March of the Living.

Voices from the Arab Press: The Brotherhood’s culture of lies

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world

APRIL 8, 2021ByTHE MEDIA LINE

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD members and supporters of Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi display his photo at Cairo’s Raba El-Adwyia mosque square, July 2013.

Traveling during the coronavirus pandemic - opinion

Traveling as we knew it has changed...

APRIL 8, 2021ByHADASSAH CHEN

THE WRITER embraces her husband as she sheds tears at the airport.

Jazz is still alive in Mitzpe Ramon

“Yes, the music and music-making are so important, for musicians, school kids, and for the country as a whole, but there is something so special here."

APRIL 8, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS