Happiness

Finland clings to 'world's happiest country' crown as population's gloom deepens

Finland is grappling with economic stagnation, joblessness, and strained public finances, despite holding the title of the world's happiest population.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025|ByREUTERS

A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.

A massive study discovered the habit that will make you happier

A life-changing habit – short writing about your values or strengths reduces anxiety, strengthens self-confidence, and increases happiness. No therapy, no app – just a pen and paper.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025|ByWALLA! HEALTH

Finding strength in the sukkah - opinion

For the joy of Sukkot is not a sign of naivete; it is a declaration that Israel’s story will end not in fear but ultimately in redemption.

OCTOBER 11, 2025|ByMICHAEL FREUND

VOLUNTEERS PRESENT food packages to elderly people in Tel Aviv last year. The pleasure of giving often feels different from the fleeting rush of acquiring something for ourselves, the writer notes.

Tzedakah: The happiness of giving instead of spending on ourselves - opinion

Spending money on others has a stronger, more lasting impact on happiness than spending it on ourselves.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025|ByRENEE GARFINKEL

Dementia: Finding happiness beyond the point of no return

Barbara Diamond gets personal in her blog, Thedementiadiary.com

JULY 13, 2022ByLIANE GRUNBERG WAKABAYASHI

CELEBRATING BERNARD’S 94th at home in Jerusalem.

My Word: Happy to be here

The World Happiness Report is issued by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), and it makes me happy that sometimes even a UN-affiliated body has something nice to say.

MAY 5, 2022ByLIAT COLLINS

PEOPLE IN downtown Jerusalem walk past flags on sale for Independence Day this week.

How moving from sadness to joy can affect the brain - analysis

It is no coincidence that Independence Day follows Remembrance Day, as the shared grief must turn into shared joy. How does this affect us psychologically?

MAY 5, 2022BySHIRA SILKOFF

IAF aircraft fly over Jerusalem’s Sacher Park for Independence Day.

Why people are living for more years but enjoying life less

We do live longer – a whole lot longer, twice as long as we did a century ago! But prosper? Alas – that is a different ball game.

MAY 5, 2022BySHLOMO MAITAL

Publicity photo of Leonard Nimoy, as Star Trek’s Dr. Spock, making the traditional Vulcan greeting sign.

Acts of benevolence rise amid COVID-19, boosting happiness - UN

Israel ranks highest in the MENA region happiness scale, while conflict in Afghanistan, financial crisis in Lebanon put them at the bottom of the list.

APRIL 9, 2022BySTEVEN GANOT/THE MEDIA LINE

COVID-19: People living in the shadow of the coronavirus (Illustrative).

Is spending time alone good for us? - study

New research from Bar-Ilan University indicates that people will feel better if they are alone by choice than if they are with others not by choice.

MARCH 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israelis sit down to eat with friends at a restaurant in an ad campaign by the Health Ministry to encourage vaccination for COVID-19.

Finding happiness in the months of Adar - opinion

Can we be commanded to be happy? Is happiness a state of mind that is divinely imposed upon us – with or without our consent – or is there some secret to attaining this gift of joy?

FEBRUARY 24, 2022BySTEWART WEISS