Jewish Holidays | The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com www.jpost.com © 1995 - 2026 The Jerusalem Post. All rights reserved. RSSFeeds https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908575 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5104,w_7653/737755' alt='The empty streets in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving, October 2, 2025. (photo credit: ERIK MARMOR/FLASH90)' title='The empty streets in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving, October 2, 2025. (photo credit: ERIK MARMOR/FLASH90)' /><br />The October 7 attack has affected all Israelis somehow. Some have questioned God’s existence. Others have gotten closer to religion, and sought connection to spirituality.<br /> ERIK MARMOR/FLASH90 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:58:38 GMT Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:58:38 GMT 908575 N False BY LINDA GRADSTEIN False Judaism,Yom Kippur,religion,secular,Israelis,Reform Movement,The October 7 Massacre 111 1048 How Yom Kippur has changed for secular Israelis since October 7 https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908564 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1462,w_1969/737741' alt='On the eve of Yom Kippur (Prayer). Artist Jakub Weinles (1870–1935) (photo credit: JAKUB WEINLES)' title='On the eve of Yom Kippur (Prayer). Artist Jakub Weinles (1870–1935) (photo credit: JAKUB WEINLES)' /><br />New research into ancient Jewish life reveals how Yom Kippur was observed beyond the Temple, from fasting and private prayer to communal reflection.<br /> JAKUB WEINLES Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:51:48 GMT Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:51:48 GMT 908564 N False BY ALAN ROSENBAUM False Judaism,Yom Kippur,Jewish holidays,history,Diaspora Jews,prayer,High Holy Days 111 1048 Yom Kippur 2026: How did ancient Jews observe the Day of Atonement? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-909157 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1067,w_1600/738417' alt='Thousands of Jews gather for slihot prayer services at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, ahead of Yom Kippur, September 15, 2026 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)' title='Thousands of Jews gather for slihot prayer services at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, ahead of Yom Kippur, September 15, 2026 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)' /><br />Also in attendance were former hostage Eliya Cohen and his wife, Nova survivor Ziv Abud, as well as former hostages Rom Braslavski, Elkana Bohbot, and Ohad Ben Ami.<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:10:55 GMT Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:41:01 GMT 909157 N False BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM False Benjamin Netanyahu,IDF,Western Wall,Yom Kippur,kotel,slichot,prayer,Gaza hostages 111 1048 Some 150,000 people participate in slihot prayers at the Western Wall https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-909152 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5384,w_8072/738508' alt='A Jewish man blows a shofar at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City during the final Selichot prayers ahead of Yom Kippur, September 19, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)' title='A Jewish man blows a shofar at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City during the final Selichot prayers ahead of Yom Kippur, September 19, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)' /><br />Only a small number of those reported to be fasting partially or not at all are older people, according to the survey data, suggesting that the reasons are more linked to health or principle.<br /> CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:32:29 GMT Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:08:35 GMT 909152 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Haredi,Judaism,synagogue,Yom Kippur,Mizrahi,reform,Orthodox Jews,secular,Ashkenazi,fasting 111 1048 How many Israeli Jews fast, participate in prayers on Yom Kippur? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908563 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5381,w_8068/731400' alt='The opening of Keith Siegel pancake house, a former Israeli hostage, at Sarona market in Tel Aviv, March 26, 2025. (photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)' title='The opening of Keith Siegel pancake house, a former Israeli hostage, at Sarona market in Tel Aviv, March 26, 2025. (photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)' /><br />After being denied the most basic choices in Hamas captivity, Keith and Aviva Siegel are reclaiming their freedom and finding a different meaning in Yom Kippur.<br /> MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:43:09 GMT Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:59:57 GMT 908563 N False BY CORINNE BAUM False Judaism,Yom Kippur,religion,jewish identity,hostage,High Holy Days,Gaza hostages,Interview 111 1048 Yom Kippur 2026: Keith and Aviva Siegel find a new meaning after Gaza captivity https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908556 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1312,w_1969/738422' alt='YOM KIPPUR asks us to confront who we were, who we have become, and who we might yet become. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)' title='YOM KIPPUR asks us to confront who we were, who we have become, and who we might yet become. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)' /><br />From Dickens’s Ebenezer Scrooge to modern psychology, the journey from remorse to lasting behavioral change reveals why Yom Kippur can be both a reckoning and a starting point.<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:44:01 GMT Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:44:01 GMT 908556 N False BY JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH False Judaism,Yom Kippur,culture,health,Mental Health,Psychology,Moshe Maimonides 111 1048 Yom Kippur 2026: What Ebenezer Scrooge can teach us about repentance and change https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908566 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3667,w_5500/737743' alt='An Israeli soldier holds a smartphone near Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, November 23, 2023 (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)' title='An Israeli soldier holds a smartphone near Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, November 23, 2023 (photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)' /><br />As digital communication makes it easier to avoid difficult conversations, rabbis and educators weigh whether texts, voice notes, and social-media posts can deliver meaningful apologies.<br /> REUTERS/AMIR COHEN Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:14:57 GMT Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:14:57 GMT 908566 N False BY ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN False Judaism,Yom Kippur,Jewish holidays,society,social media,High Holy Days 111 1048 Yom Kippur 2026: Do text messages or social media posts count as a real apology? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908580 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/737764' alt='(L-R): Photo of Maurycy Gottlieb’s “Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur”; One of the earliest surviving illuminated medieval texts of Kol Nidre (Worms Machzor, c. 1280). (photo credit: PUBLIC DOMAIN)' title='(L-R): Photo of Maurycy Gottlieb’s “Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur”; One of the earliest surviving illuminated medieval texts of Kol Nidre (Worms Machzor, c. 1280). (photo credit: PUBLIC DOMAIN)' /><br />Beyond its connection to Yom Kippur’s theme of repentance, experts believe the answer lies in Kol Nidre's core musical architecture. <br /> PUBLIC DOMAIN Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:49:15 GMT Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:49:15 GMT 908580 N False BY LIRAN GURKIEWICZ False Judaism,Yom Kippur,history,religion,Diaspora Jews,prayer 111 1048 Yom Kippur 2026: The surprising history of Kol Nidre and its sacred melody https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908573 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_629,w_832/737752' alt='Dr. Chaim Meir Neria, curator of the Haim and Hanna Salomon Judaica Collection at the National Library of Israel, with one of the two volumes of the Lisbon Mahzor recently received by the Library. (photo credit: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL)' title='Dr. Chaim Meir Neria, curator of the Haim and Hanna Salomon Judaica Collection at the National Library of Israel, with one of the two volumes of the Lisbon Mahzor recently received by the Library. (photo credit: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL)' /><br />In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, NLI’s curator Dr. Chaim Neria explains how the NLI came to house thousands of prayer books, noting that “it fits into the overall mission of the library.”<br /> NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:48:10 GMT Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:48:10 GMT 908573 N False BY HOWARD BLAS False Judaism,Yom Kippur,culture,history,religion,Judaica,National Library of Israel,prayer,Interview 111 1048 Yom Kippur 2026: A look at prayer books preserving centuries of Jewish history https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908554 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5504,w_8256/737722' alt='The Orthodox Jewish group of Rosh Yehudi sets up a gender partition during a public prayer for Yom Kippur, on Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv, September 24, 2023 (photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)' title='The Orthodox Jewish group of Rosh Yehudi sets up a gender partition during a public prayer for Yom Kippur, on Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv, September 24, 2023 (photo credit: TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90)' /><br />On Yom Kippur of 2023, Jews were pitted against Jews across the country. Thirteen days later, October 7 would remind Israelis that beneath their deepest divisions, there was still a collective “we.”<br /> TOMER NEUBERG/FLASH90 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:52:35 GMT Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:52:35 GMT 908554 N False BY HERB KEINON False Judaism,Yom Kippur,protests,Politics,religion,Israelis,The October 7 Massacre,2026 Israeli Elections,Gender Segregation 111 1048 Yom Kippur 2026: How Israel went from tearing itself apart on October 7 to now https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908920 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1313,w_1969/682529' alt='IN THE early morning before Yom Kippur, 2024, prayers for forgiveness are recited at the Western Wall and elsewhere in the Jewish world. (photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)' title='IN THE early morning before Yom Kippur, 2024, prayers for forgiveness are recited at the Western Wall and elsewhere in the Jewish world. (photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)' /><br />Few images capture Yom Kippur more powerfully than a person bent over a machzor (prayer book), quietly reciting its catalogue of sins.<br /> Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:45:55 GMT Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:45:55 GMT 908920 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Judaism,Yom Kippur,Jewish holidays,religion,prayer,Magazine 111 1048 The inner search for truth and forgiveness on Yom Kippur https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908915 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4480,w_6720/738244' alt='One might think this should be the moment of our greatest anxiety. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='One might think this should be the moment of our greatest anxiety. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />How is it that precisely on the eve of the day when a person stands before his Creator, and his judgment for the coming year is sealed, we are commanded to eat and rejoice?<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:43:38 GMT Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:43:38 GMT 908915 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Yom Kippur,food,Jewish holidays,fasting,Magazine 111 1048 Why are we commanded to eat and rejoice on Yom Kippur eve? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908255 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2625,w_3937/737293' alt='THE HIGH HOLIDAY repentance cycle, year after year, can be brutal. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='THE HIGH HOLIDAY repentance cycle, year after year, can be brutal. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />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.<br /> FLASH90 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:49:20 GMT Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:49:20 GMT 908255 N False BY NATHAN LOPES CARDOZO False Judaism,Rosh Hashanah,Jewish holidays,jerusalem post magazine,Magazine,High Holy Days 111 1048 Humor, Rosh Hashanah, and the impossible shofar https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908285 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1313,w_1969/737337' alt='DEEPLY PERSONAL experience: Blowing the shofar on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Aug. 31. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='DEEPLY PERSONAL experience: Blowing the shofar on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Aug. 31. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />At its core, the shofar is the sound of self-sacrifice. It echoes Abraham’s willingness to sublimate his own wishes to those of God, prompting all of us to submit to a greater good.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:58:00 GMT Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:58:00 GMT 908285 N False BY STEWART WEISS False Judaism,Rosh Hashanah,Magazine,High Holy Days 111 1048 Rosh Hashanah 2026: Ask not for whom the shofar blows https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908289 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2250,w_3937/737343' alt='EACH PERSON enters judgment alone. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='EACH PERSON enters judgment alone. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Rosh Hashanah invites us to remove, even if only for a moment, the coverings that conceal us throughout the year, and to look inward, toward the place where our soul resides. <br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:53:04 GMT Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:58:57 GMT 908289 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Rosh Hashanah,Magazine,High Holy Days 111 1048 Rosh Hashanah 2026: Revealing the inner work required of us https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908294 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2362,w_3937/737344' alt='THE NEW YEAR of 5787 is upon us. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='THE NEW YEAR of 5787 is upon us. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />The year leaves us with a divided picture: God’s presence has felt startlingly close, even as it has grown more obscured in the moral and cultural chaos around us.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:15:33 GMT Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:15:33 GMT 908294 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Judaism,Rosh Hashanah,antisemitism,Magazine,High Holy Days 111 1048 Discerning God's presence in the new year https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908358 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/625778' alt='Jewish men pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, October 1, 2024 (photo credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/POOL)' title='Jewish men pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, October 1, 2024 (photo credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/POOL)' /><br />Uman, a city in central Ukraine, is the burial site of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810), the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement.<br /> OREN BEN HAKOON/POOL Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:05:34 GMT Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:05:34 GMT 908358 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Rosh Hashanah,Ukraine,Uman,rosh hashana,Israel Democracy Institute,Breslov 111 1048 IDI releases Rosh Hashana poll on eve of High Holy Day season https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-907428 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2314,w_4592/737701' alt='One of the Way Inn's ten guest rooms, each individually designed around a sefirah, the Kabbalistic emanations that shape the boutique hotel's color, character, and architecture. (photo credit: Itay Sikolsky, JORDAN POLEVOY)' title='One of the Way Inn's ten guest rooms, each individually designed around a sefirah, the Kabbalistic emanations that shape the boutique hotel's color, character, and architecture. (photo credit: Itay Sikolsky, JORDAN POLEVOY)' /><br />Safed has spent 500 years turning brokenness into renewal. Today, its ancient stone alleys hold a living landscape of healing, spirituality, art, food, and community.<br /> Itay Sikolsky, JORDAN POLEVOY Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:05:16 GMT Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:55:06 GMT 907428 N False BY NOAM BEDEIN False Rosh Hashanah,Kabbalah,Safed,art 111 1048 Returning to the mountain: A Rosh Hashanah homecoming in Safed https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-906797 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_545,w_787/735475' alt='Film strip frame: Soldier blows a shofar (1948-era). (photo credit: Benno Rotenberg, Meitar Collection, The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection)' title='Film strip frame: Soldier blows a shofar (1948-era). (photo credit: Benno Rotenberg, Meitar Collection, The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection)' /><br />A shofar that would not sound and Shahar Pe'er's refusal to quit offer an Elul lesson in perseverance, inner strength and preparing for the Jewish New Year one day at a time.<br /> Benno Rotenberg, Meitar Collection, The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:54:22 GMT Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:54:22 GMT 906797 N False BY DAVID GEFFEN False Rosh Hashanah,shofar,Elul,high holidays,High Holy Days 111 1048 How to prepare for Rosh Hashanah during Elul https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-903271 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1396,w_2048/461254' alt='An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av (photo credit: LASZLO BALOGH/REUTERS)' title='An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av (photo credit: LASZLO BALOGH/REUTERS)' /><br />See when the fast begins and ends in your area.<br /> LASZLO BALOGH/REUTERS Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:41:45 GMT Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:50:38 GMT 903271 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Tisha B'Av,Jewish holidays,Diaspora Jews,fasting 111 1048 Tisha B'Av 2026: Fast times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-903282 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_628,w_898/427887' alt='‘THE DESTRUCTION of the Temple of Jerusalem,’ Francesco Hayez, 1867 (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title='‘THE DESTRUCTION of the Temple of Jerusalem,’ Francesco Hayez, 1867 (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />On Tisha B'av, the Jewish people mourn the two destructions of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem. Here is everything you need to know.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:40:58 GMT Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:05:44 GMT 903282 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Tisha B'Av,Jewish holidays,national holiday 111 1048 Tisha B'Av 2026: What the Jewish summer fast day is all about https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-902740 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2625,w_3937/730187' alt='MEASURE OF HOPE: Celebrating freed hostages on Simchat Torah in Moshav Lavon, Oct. 14, 2025. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='MEASURE OF HOPE: Celebrating freed hostages on Simchat Torah in Moshav Lavon, Oct. 14, 2025. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />Rabbi Akiva’s smile offers a model for Tisha B’Av, allowing Jews to grieve past destruction while recognizing the beginnings of restoration.<br /> FLASH90 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:49:27 GMT Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:49:27 GMT 902740 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Israel,Judaism,Jewish holidays,Jewish,Magazine,Tisha B’Av 111 1048 Tisha B’Av: Can Jews mourn destruction while witnessing national rebirth? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-901462 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_350,w_655/728369' alt='The tradition of “Mazel Tov” and the belief in luck and fate continue to accompany Jewish life from its ancient roots to the modern world. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='The tradition of “Mazel Tov” and the belief in luck and fate continue to accompany Jewish life from its ancient roots to the modern world. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br /><br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:00:05 GMT Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:00:05 GMT 901462 N False BY IN COLLABORATION WITH JAMES EVANS True Judaism,culture,technology,Jewish faith,tradition 111 1048 Why "Mazel Tov" Endures as the Jewish World's Favorite Blessing https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-897012 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 22 May 2026 11:48:14 GMT Fri, 22 May 2026 11:53:13 GMT 897012 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shavuot,Shabbat,Diaspora Jews,Diaspora,candle lighting 111 1048 Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896779 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2260/721844' alt='We begin our day with the acknowledgment of ‘Modeh Ani.’ (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='We begin our day with the acknowledgment of ‘Modeh Ani.’ (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />From Sinai to modern Israel, Shavuot reminds Jews of the power of faith, words, and commitment.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Thu, 21 May 2026 20:49:42 GMT Thu, 21 May 2026 20:49:42 GMT 896779 N False BY STEWART WEISS False Israel,Judaism,Sukkot,Torah,Yom Kippur,religion,mount sinai 111 1048 Inside Shavuot’s enduring call to faith, loyalty, and Jewish purpose https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896813 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1260,w_945/721907' alt='Judaism seeks to bridge the divide between spiritual and physical. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='Judaism seeks to bridge the divide between spiritual and physical. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Judaism calls on people not to flee the physical world, but to elevate it through Torah and mitzvot.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Thu, 21 May 2026 20:49:01 GMT Thu, 21 May 2026 20:49:01 GMT 896813 N False BY MICHAEL FREUND False Judaism,Sinai,Torah,Shavuot,God,Earth 111 1048 Shavuot 2026: The festival's Jewish mission to elevate the world https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896794 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5760,w_8640/721870' alt='ULTRA-ORTHODOX RECRUITS arrive at the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, early Jan. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='ULTRA-ORTHODOX RECRUITS arrive at the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, early Jan. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />On Shavuot, we recenter Torah study as our supreme value, even as we divert some of its precious human resources toward protecting our people and defending our land.<br /> FLASH90 Thu, 21 May 2026 16:06:10 GMT Thu, 21 May 2026 16:06:10 GMT 896794 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Torah,Shavuot,Haredi draft,mount sinai,bible,Talmud,Magazine 111 1048 What Shavuot teaches about Israel’s haredi military service debate https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896935 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shavuot and Shabbat times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Thu, 21 May 2026 11:48:08 GMT Thu, 21 May 2026 11:48:08 GMT 896935 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shavuot,Shabbat,Diaspora Jews,Diaspora,candle lighting 111 1048 Shavuot, Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896801 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2800/721883' alt='TECHNOLOGY KNOWS how to make life easier, but it does not know how to make a person better. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='TECHNOLOGY KNOWS how to make life easier, but it does not know how to make a person better. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />One of the fundamental principles of Jewish faith is that the Torah is eternal and will never be replaced.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Thu, 21 May 2026 11:47:43 GMT Thu, 21 May 2026 11:47:43 GMT 896801 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,Shavuot,bible,Magazine,Jewish history,High Holy Days 111 1048 Shavuot: Why the Torah still matters in the age of AI and technology https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896768 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_347,w_494/721822' alt='Nahal HaShofet. (photo credit: Alex Kolomoisky)' title='Nahal HaShofet. (photo credit: Alex Kolomoisky)' /><br />The KKL-JNF invites Israelis to experience some of its most beautiful water hiking trails across the country.<br /> Alex Kolomoisky Wed, 20 May 2026 05:34:59 GMT Wed, 20 May 2026 05:34:59 GMT 896768 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Israel,Shavuot,Jewish holidays,hiking,nature,water 111 1048 This Shavuot, enjoy one of these six Israeli hiking trails and natural sites