Birthday

'Days only get harder': Released hostage Yarden Bibas honors murdered son Ariel on seventh birthday

“Chuki, I can't lift you up in your birthday chair, and I also don't get to see you excitedly open all the presents you would have received," his father, Yarden Bibas, wrote.

AUGUST 6, 2026|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF

Ariel Bibas, who died in Hamas captivity, with his dog Tonto, who was murdered on October 7.

US Vice President JD Vance with his wife Usha Vance visit the preliminary women ice hockey group A match of Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics between USA vs Czech Republic at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena on February 5, 2026 in Milan, Italy.

It's a boy! JD Vance and wife Usha celebrate birth of fourth child

Vance said the baby, Alec Neel Vance, was born on Sunday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

JULY 20, 2026|ByREUTERS

‘SS EXODUS,’ now derelict, in Haifa Port, 1952.

This week in Jewish history: The SS Exodus, Tisha B’Av, and Nobel pioneers

From the destruction of the Temples to Nobel Prize breakthroughs, the coming weeks mark defining moments of Jewish loss, resilience and achievement.

JULY 18, 2026|BySTEVEN DRUCKER

Dov Bleich writing a Yiddish prayer for America’s next 250 years at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

America did not begin in a single language - opinion

Could Jonas Phillips have imagined what this experiment called America would look like 250 years on?

JULY 7, 2026|ByDOV BLEICH

The ultimate guide to gifting in Israel: How to surprise your loved ones without leaving home

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByTAMI DEMSKY

The birthday I forgot and the leverage I lost - opinion

In addition to revitalizing the Hebrew language, the reborn State of Israel also made Hebrew birthdays a thing.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByHERB KEINON

'I'm sorry for bringing you into such a cruel world': Yarden Bibas mourns Kfir on his 3rd birthday

Kfir, his older brother Ariel, and his mother Shiri were all murdered by Hamas terrorists after being taken hostage on October 7. His father was the only survivor of the family.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByTZVI JASPER

Kfir Bibas, who was murdered in Hamas captivity.

This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

DECEMBER 20, 2025BySTEVEN DRUCKER

PORTRAIT OF Jewish poet Naftali Herz Imber, from The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, 1920.

Hostages Gali, Ziv Berman mark 28th birthday while in Hamas captivity

This is the second birthday they have had while in Gaza. A table marking their birthday was set up in Kfar Aza in their honor.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A table set up for hostages Gali and Ziv Berman, who turned 28 in Hamas captivity, is seen in their hometown of Kfar Aza, on September 10, 2025.

Your Investments: Reflecting on the past for a better future

Change is far from being a simple process. But just because you have lived a certain way financially for decades doesn’t mean you can’t change.

JULY 18, 2025ByAARON KATSMAN

SATCHEL PAIGE warms up before a game in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx in 1952.

This week in Jewish history: Yoni and Entebbe raid, Law of Return passed

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

JULY 5, 2025BySTEVEN DRUCKER

KIKAR YONI, Yoni Square in Jerusalem, is named for the heroic Netanyahu brother who fell in the 1976 raid on Entebbe.

Israeli playground concept 'YomHuledTech' announces international expansion

“I have no doubt that the people of Larnaca will embrace this project and that once the playground opens, we’ll see even more demand," said the mayor of Larnaca.

JUNE 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF