Life in israel

Israel in the frame: How Local Testimony 2025 builds a public record

How an Israeli photography exhibition turns a year of war, protest, and hostage returns into a public record

|ByCHANI KAPLAN
Itai Ron’s image showing shadows of ultra-Orthodox men and soldiers on the wall of a house in the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris was selected as Photo of the Year by ‘Local Testimony 2025.’
An Israeli soldier with a prayer shawl seen during a morning prayer near his tank near the border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 25, 2023

Living in Israel's war two years on: Moving forward on the moral high road - comment

Looking back now, it’s hard to imagine life before October 7.

|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN
NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport in June.

Aliyah should not be motivated by antisemitism, alarmism - opinion

The ideal aliyah is not one made out of fear, but rather out of love and longing.

|BySHIMSHON HAKOHEN NADEL
IN BAT YAM, following an Iranian missile strike there last month, a sign reads: ‘Bat Yam is strong. Israel is winning!’ Says the writer: ‘Despite the divisiveness, I continue to find myself in awe of the Israeli nation’s resilience.’

If we don’t laugh, we’ll cry: Humor as a sign of resilience in Israel - opinion

Israelis manage to find humor in everyday life, even during the scariest of times.

|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN

Memories of serving in the Mishmar Ezrachi

Yehudit Collins and her husband Chaim joined the Civil Guard in 1979.

DECEMBER 17, 2020ByYEHUDIT COLLINS
Chaim and Yehudit Collins on duty with the Mishmar Ezrachi in 2003

Living your life with integrity every day

These days of the coronavirus are challenging all of us to think about what is most important in our lives.

JULY 29, 2020ByMAURICE J. ELIAS
A girl plays on the beach as Israel celebrates its Independence Day marking the 71st anniversary of the creation of the state, in Tel Aviv, Israel May 9, 2019

Life in the shadow of the coronavirus - analysis

It's better than a lockdown, but it is not a return to life before corona. Rather, it is life in the presence of corona.

MAY 4, 2020ByHERB KEINON
A cyclist takes a picture at the Barceloneta beach during the hours in which individual exercise is allowed outdoors, for the first time since the lockdown was announced, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain, May 2, 2020.

The planned residency tax reform – a potential blow to hi-tech relocations

It seems the Israeli Tax Authority has become fed up with the Israeli tax residency tests under the current law.

DECEMBER 15, 2019ByBOAZ FEINBERG, ROYI HEILIG
Calculating taxes

OUT THERE: Serendipity

Thirty-four years ago, after being in this country for about three years, I was off to the University of Illinois to study journalism.

JULY 25, 2018ByHERB KEINON
An illustration by Pepe Fainberg

Getting up on the wrong side of the bed

Sound advise on what to do on rough days.

MAY 3, 2018ByBATYA L. LUDMAN
A person in bed (Illustrative)

Survey: Israeli bus journeys take 20% longer since 2011

According to the survey, the level of satisfaction from public transportation services in Israel is among the lowest in Europe.

MARCH 19, 2018ByAMIRAM BARKAT/ GLOBES
An Egged bus in front of the Jerusalem Central Bus Station

Israelis to enjoy one less hour of work per week

Starting April 1, the workweek will be cut to 42 hours, after which employees will get paid overtime.

MARCH 18, 2018ByMAX SCHINDLER
Computer keyboard [illustrative].

Slogans that make parenting more serene

Sadly, most of us learn things the hard way, especially our kids.

JUNE 1, 2017ByTRACEY SHIPLEY
Sobriety chip given given to Al-Anon or other 12-step group members to denote specified lengths of sobriety; on the back is the Serenity Prayer. Here, green is for six months of sobriety; purple is for nine months

הַמוֹפָע שֶל ד"ר רָפִי קִישוֹן

New performance: The Dr. Rafi Kishon Show

JUNE 1, 2017ByJPOST IVRIT STAFF
The Dr. Rafi Kishon Show