Jewish history

Brilliant Hebrew calendar: More than just dates - opinion

Thanks to the Hebrew calendar, Jewish history is never abandoned or forgotten. Jews celebrate or commemorate – from destruction to rebirth.

Worshipers are seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tisha B'Av.
People walk in the Old City of Jerusalem on March 8, 2026.

Tisha B'Av's warning: Has Israel reached the point of no return? - opinion

Yair Golan addresses the crowd at the Democrats Party primaries in Tel Aviv on July 20, 2026.

Between the straits: On Tisha B’Av, Israel must confront its own internal fanaticism - opinion

Palestinian women walk past a mural of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Hebron on the 21st anniversary of Arafat’s death. Ruth Wasserman Lande argues that the Palestinian narrative was created by the Soviet Union.

Middle Israel: How Jews and Palestinians became masters of historical denial


The foreign policy lesson hidden in Lamentations - opinion

Jewish tradition attributes Lamentations to the prophet Jeremiah, who was persecuted in part because he warned against relying on Egypt. He thought Babylon would determine Judea's fate.

Worshipers are seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tisha B'Av.

Chabad couple turns a small dream into Iceland's historic first Jewish cultural center - interview

"Our first priority was just to connect with people on a personal level, on an individual level, and find out what people felt was missing," Rabbi Feldman told The Jerusalem Post.

Jewish community at the opening ceremony of the Beit Shvidler Jewish Center of Iceland.

Venice art installation grapples with its Jewish history at 61st International Art Exhibition

At once playful, spiritual, and unsettling, Nabatele imagines a Jewish house of worship without ground beneath it.

Image of the Nabatele installation at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

Parashat Matot-Masei: Don’t borrow identity

Public debate has become louder, more bitter, and less capable of self-correction because opinions have hardened into identities.

IT ALL comes back to the question of identity.

Parashat Matot-Masei: Slow and steady

The most important movement is not always what is visible externally, but what takes place within a person.

EVERY STATION on the slow journey  plays an indispensable role.

Rare Herzl letters, early Zionist treasures up for auction to support fight against antisemitism

Historic auction offers collectors the chance to own museum-quality Jewish, Zionist and Israeli memorabilia while funding global efforts to combat rising antisemitism.

THEODOR HERZL leaning over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois.

Like Moses, Israel needs leaders who understand different perspectives - opinion

Moses defined the quality every great leader needs: the ability to understand every human spirit.

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, learning at the Har Etzion yeshiva he led, 2014. He was awarded the Israel Prize in Jewish Religious Literature that same year.

Was Netanyahu chosen by God, or judged too harshly by man? - opinion

There was a young man who was chosen. He did not choose himself. In fact, he had no plans to enter politics and no ambition to become prime minister. Yet God often chooses people who never expect it.

Israeli cabinet minister and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is consoled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he attends the funeral of his son Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, an Israeli solider, who was killed in northern Gaza during the ground operation by Israel's military in Gaza.

Thank you, America - but Israel cannot take your support for granted - opinion

From Truman’s recognition to today’s uncertainties, the US-Israel relationship remains vital, but not guaranteed

Eleven minutes after Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948, president Harry Truman recognized the new state, beginning one of the most consequential alliances in modern history.
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Meeting our ancient cousins: What the Samaritans can teach about Jewish continuity - opinion

The existence of the Samaritans reminds us that possessing a text is not enough. The greater wonder is the survival of a people and a living tradition.

Samaritans are seen celebrating Shavuot.