New year israel

Hiking in the Holyland: A new year brings a change in the air

Rambam said the call of the shofar is there to awaken us from our slumber. This New Year, we can tune in to the rhythm our surroundings here in Israel offer so naturally.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2026|BySUSANNAH SCHILD

Walking in the Judean Hills, it’s clear that the end of summer has descended upon the Land of Israel.

A general view of Jaffa Clock Tower, in Jaffa, Israel

New Years in Israel: Jaffa clock repaired in time for countdown

Hundreds of Tel Aviv residents gathered on Friday, December 31, at the Clock tower square in Jaffa for a New Year’s countdown.

JANUARY 2, 2022|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

RINGING IN the New Year in Tel Aviv: I doubt any other religious or ethnic group has two calendars hanging on the refrigerator.

Celebrating New Year's in Israel? Why not? - opinion

As far as the Torah is concerned, we’re in the middle of Year 5782, but for the better part of our daily lives, we’re about to bid welcome to Year 2022.

DECEMBER 29, 2021|ByBARRY NEWMAN

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman welcomes the new arrival to the family

Israel's first babies of 2021 bring new hope for the new year

"This year has been challenging, and I hope for all of us and our children that 2021 will be a better year."

JANUARY 1, 2021|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The year of COVID-19: 'Always crashing in the same car'

The calendar year is finally ending, and a New Year is kicking off. The vaccine is here. There is a light at the end of this exceptionally long and windy and dark tunnel.

JANUARY 1, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Politicians wish Russian Israelis a 's novim godom' on Novy God

With around 1.2 million in the country, Russian-speakers are both an integral part of Israeli society and a major voting bloc for the upcoming election in March.

DECEMBER 31, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A decorated spruce tree, traditional in the Novi God (New Year) celebration, seen at a Russian-Israeli home in Jerusalem, on January 1, 2016. Novigod is a Russian tradition of celebrating together with family on New Year's Eve, and New Year's day.

2021: What are the best self-care products to buy in the new year?

How to look and feel wonderful at the start of 2021.

DECEMBER 31, 2020ByNERIA BARR

2020: What were the positives of the past year? - opinion

Ultimately, how we view the world is a matter of choice.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByMICHAEL FREUND

GETTING VACCINATED in Modi’in on December 24.

Pascale's kitchen: Warming up the new year

I thought I would suggest that you prepare a few dishes for a festive dinner alongside interesting cocktails for a fresh start.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByPASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN

2020: The ups and downs of Israel's economy amid COVID-19

Some worry that the challenges of the current crisis will continue even longer than the pandemic itself.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByZEV STUB

Tourism industry protests outside Finance Ministry, June 30, 2020

Meet the first Israeli baby of the New Year. It's a girl!

The baby girl was born at the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera to Marlin Jamal Majat, 25, who welcomed her third daughter into the family New Year's Day.

JANUARY 4, 2020ByZACHARY KEYSER

Israel rings in 2020, new year, new decade

Revelers came out to celebrate the end of 2019 and the second decade of the 21st century, visiting many pubs and clubs in Tel Aviv and across the country.

JANUARY 1, 2020ByAARON REICH, EZRA TAYLOR