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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.

|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. 

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

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.

|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.

|BySTEWART WEISS

The week in readers' pictures

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best shots of the week.

AUGUST 31, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The week in readers' photos

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best pics of the week

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The week in readers' pictures

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best shots of the week.

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The week in readers' pictures

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best shots from the week.

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The week in readers' pictures

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best shots of the week.

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The week in readers' pictures

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best shots of the week.

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The week in readers' pictures

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best shots of the week.

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The week in readers' pictures

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best shots of the week.

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Israeli-American Council co-founder and CEO Shoham Nicolet

The week in readers' pictures

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best shots from the week of June 23, 2020.

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The week in readers' pictures

Jerusalem Post readers send us their best shots from the week of June 14, 2020.

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