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‘I’ll shout Shema in New York’: Freed hostage Segev Kalfon launches US Chabad tour

"They didn't let me shout Shema Yisrael in Gaza," Kalfon said. "I'll shout Shema Yisrael in New York."

Former hostage Segev Kalfon, with his family, in a helicopter on their way to the hospital. October 14, 2025.
Irish singer of U2 Bono poses during a photocall for the film "Bono: Stories of Surrender" at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 17, 2025.

U2 releases EP featuring poem by Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hosting his Finnish counterpart, Elina Valtonen, at the Foreign Ministry, Jerusalem, February 15, 2026.

Finnish FM visits Jerusalem for first time since 2016, discusses regional issues with FM Sa'ar

Despite the immense pain and suffering that was perpetrated on October 7, when 1,250 people were murdered or kidnapped, Israelis and Jews worldwide have rallied together.

By removing 'massacre' from October 7 bill, Israel undermines its own memory - editorial


'IDF is covering up the investigations,' IDF Brig.-Gen in charge of Nova probe accuses Halevi

Brig.-Gen. Oren Solomon called the IDF's investigation on October 7 a "national scandal," and an "attempt at a cover-up."

IDF Brig. Gen. (res.) Oren Solomon speaks to media at the Nova festival site. Solomon served as a combat operations officer in the Gaza Division and led the division’s October 7 debriefings. October 8, 2025.

‘We forgot we have a prime minister’: Mother of hostage thanks Netanyahu

“We got a little confused; we forgot that we have a prime minister,” Ruchama Bohbot said on Sunday.

Ruchama Bohbot, mother of Elkana, an Israeli hostage expected to be released on Monday

Paramedic, breadwinner and hero of Nova: Who is hostage Bar Kupershtein? - explainer

Bar Kupershtein, a paramedic living in Holon, returned to the Nova Music Festival multiple times to evacuate and treat Hamas's victims when he was abducted.

Bar Kupershtein

Nova Festival survivor Roei Shalev takes own life two years after massacre

The 28-year-old survivor lost his partner and mother after the October 7 massacre — his death highlights the enduring trauma faced by many Nova survivors.

Roei Shalev and Mapal Adam

On Paramount+, Apple TV, HBO and more, Oct. 7 emerges as cinematic subgenre

As the shockwaves of Oct. 7 spread around the world, another crop of films has examined how the attacks reverberated across the Jewish Diaspora and within movements for and against Israel’s war.

The We Will Dance Again documentary, available for streaming on Paramount+

From surviving the Nova festival to battling cancer: Raz Peri's fight to inspire - interview

Post-Oct. 7, Raz Peri now takes on cancer for the second time. He tells the ‘Magazine’ how he is striving to turn pain into light.

Raz Peri

EBU moves up vote on Israeli Eurovision participation to November

Israel has been taking part in Eurovision, which was established after World War II to provide a forum for peaceful competition among nations, since 1973.

Eurovision 2026 logo

25 ViZionaries: Scooter Braun - No. 8

Brought the Nova Music Festival Exhibition to the United States.

Scooter Braun

From grief to healing: The role of cooking in an ancient tradition of Jewish resilience - opinion

Food is more than symbolic to Jews; it has become our living archive, our edible memory book.

Chocolate chip cookies.

Hostage father demands deal to end war, says son's captivity is a 'Hell'

Ilan expressed his skepticism about expanding military operations in Gaza, calling it an unwise decision that is "extremely risky for the hostages, who could be killed at any moment."

Ilan Dalal and hostage Guy Gilboa Dalal