National holiday

Among the Sigd celebrations of the journey home is the reminder of Haymanot Kasau - editorial

Amid the prayers and festive clothing was another familiar sight – the photograph of Haymanot Kasau, the young Ethiopian Israeli girl who disappeared in Safed in February 2024.

Ethiopian Jews take part in Sigd celebrations, November 2025
People walk in heavy rain along Jaffa Street in Jerusalem during Election Day, on October 27, 2026.

Confessions of an Election Day addict - opinion

‘THE DESTRUCTION of the Temple of Jerusalem,’ Francesco Hayez, 1867

Tisha B'Av 2026: What the Jewish summer fast day is all about - explainer

Israelis commemorate Remembrance Day at Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square, April 20, 2026.

Embracing grief and joy - opinion


Israeli Independence Day honored by new Google Doodle

Clicking on the doodle takes users to search results for Israel Independence Day, followed by a series of blue fireworks exploding across the screen, including some in the shape of Israeli flags.

Yom Ha'atzmaut Google Doodle

Thanksgiving: The origins, criticisms, Jewish views of the holiday - explainer

Thanksgiving is celebrated throughout the US, having many different customs and traditions – including for many American Jews. But why is it divisive?

 Happy Thanksgiving (illustrative).

For Israel's 75th birthday, Hollywood should raise a toast - opinion

The war against Israel and the Jewish people is now a cultural war. We need our friends in Hollywood to help make this moment.

Israel flag

Six unorthodox reasons to celebrate Independence Day - opinion

According to the latest UN World Happiness Report, Israelis are the ninth most cheerful people on the globe.

 OUR POLITICS might be chaotic, boisterous, volatile and unpredictable, but Israel remains the Middle East’s only genuine democracy.

Remembering the 5th of November

Every November 5, the British celebrate Guy Fawkes Day by burning Fawkes in effigy.

 AN early impression of Fawkes.

Why the fourth of July should be celebrated by everyone

The Fourth of July should be honored, respected and celebrated as a beacon of hope for mankind, a covenant not only with God, but with humanity.

‘Declaration of Independence’ by John Trumbull, 1818

Biden signs Juneteenth bill, creating holiday marking US slavery's end

Biden said the day is a reminder of the "terrible toll that slavery took on the country and continues to take."

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden talks about the status of coronavirus vaccinations at the White House on Tuesday.

Thousands take part in Birkat Kohanim for first time since COVID

This marks the first time that a priestly blessing event at this capacity has occurred since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak.

Blessing at the Western Wall

Deputy minister calls for Sigd to be celebrated by all Jews

‘We did not invent the wheel. We kept one of the most important days in the history of the people of Israel, no less than Yom Kippur’

Sigd holiday, November 16, 2020

Shavuot in American history

By being confirmed on Shavuot, a teenager in the 1940s was receiving and accepting the Torah as one of the chosen people.

‘Moses the Prophet’ by artist Arthur Szyk, 1918