Birthday

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

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The birthday I forgot and the leverage I lost - opinion

 Kfir Bibas, who was murdered in Hamas captivity.

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

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

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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.

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.

 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.

 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.

 YomHuledTech, a birthday playground concept that combines the Hebrew term “Yom Huledet” (birthday) with technology.

Sir David Attenborough premieres new documentary 'Ocean' ahead of his 99th birthday

He warns 'We are almost out of time' to save the Ocean from climate change.

 Sir David Attenborough premieres new documentary 'Ocean' ahead of his 99th birthday.

This week in Jewish history: Birthday of Frank Gehry, Yahrzeit of Avraham Ibn Ezra

A highly abridged version of Dust & Stars.

 MONUMENT TO Shalom Aleichem in Bohuslav, Ukraine.

Brother of hostage Alon Ohel: Without a deal, there may be no one left to save

After nearly 500 days, the Ohel family received the first sign of life from their son, but the harrowing descriptions of his condition raise fears that time is running out.

 "We cannot sabotage or lie—we saw with our own eyes what is happening to them there." – Ron Ohel, brother of Gaza captive Alon.

Mother of hostage Alon Ohel: He is fighting for his life every day

Idit Ohel shares the heartbreaking ordeal of her son Alon, a hostage in Gaza, describing his suffering, resilience, and her unwavering hope for his return.

Idit Ohel pleads for her sons release at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, filled to capacity by protestors marking Alon's 24th birthday - his second in Hamas captivity - in the shadow of the potential collapse of the hostage deal, and calling on the government to keep the deal alive.

Sheila Patz: A 100-year-old woman's secret to a long life

“The whole of life is a challenge. You must understand what your challenge is.” 

 Sheila Patz and her two sisters, Jean and Ruth.

Hostage Rom Braslavski's birthday passes while in Hamas captivity for second time

Braslavski was taken from the Nova Music Festival when he was 19 years old.

A woman holds up a picture of Rom Braslavski, an Israeli hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, among a crowd of Israelis participating in the annual Jerusalem Day march, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, June 5, 2024.