Yom Kippur

On Passover, former Gaza hostages say freedom 'takes on a different meaning' - interview

Former hostages David Cunio and Keith Siegel return home, discovering a deeper, personal meaning of freedom this Passover.

Released hostage David Cunio is greeted as he returns to his home in Yavne, last October.
Flowers and an Israeli flag lie on the ground in a makeshift memorial following the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

Confronting antisemitism requires coordination, action, and Jewish unity - opinion

Harvard University's "Veritas" shield is seen on a gate on Feb. 17, 2024.

Harvard professor arrested by US immigration agents for firing pellet gun near synagogue

Eli Sharabi was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and survived 491 days in Hamas captivity.

In the tunnels of Gaza, hostage Eli Sharabi found a way to be a blessing - opinion


Your Investments: Yom Kippur and financial introspection

Taking the time to review your investment “sins” of the last year and atone for them is a surefire way to get yourself back on the path to financial stability.

Close up cropped image young woman calculating monthly expenses.

Walking, singing, eating, praying: Embracing the year ahead in Jerusalem

From early morning walks to karaoke nights and Sukkot shopping, discover 7 uplifting ways to make the coming year more joyful, spiritual, and meaningful.

An I Love Jerusalem sign outside of the Old City.

Grapevine September 26, 2025: Netanyahu at the UNGA

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at Ben-Gurion Airport, September 25, 2025.

High Holy Days: Heeding the Rosh Hashanah call for Shiloh and Jerusalem

We are with God and with ourselves, in belief and in actions, as the Jewish people, the Jewish nation, rooted on our soil, despite words spoken at the Emmy Awards stage. 

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

Opening the gates of tears: Finding hope and strength in Jewish tradition - opinion

Prayer becomes more than words to God. It becomes the opening of our hearts so that we may feel the suffering of others.

Tears. Illustration.

Rosh Hashanah: One union

God wants us to be in unity: that we honor one another, and that we respect each other’s wishes and aspirations.

UNITY DOES not mean uniformity of opinion.

High Holy Days: The work of everyday decency

"Instead, focus on the small, everyday acts of decency, the simple moral choices we are called to make – especially when we feel weighed down by conflict and heated disputes."

IT’S HARD to know what the ‘right’ path might be.

Reflecting on 700 days of war in Gaza during Elul means asking ourselves tough questions - opinion

Elul demands that we not shy away from the difficult questions that cannot be avoided in any war, no matter how justified it may be.

THE UN General Assembly votes on a draft resolution demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in June. The world must hold Israel’s enemies accountable for incitement, glorification of violence, and the blood on their hands, says the writer.

A time for change; it’s never too late: Start eating, living healthy this Jewish New Year - opinion

Change is always possible. There is no limit on age or the degree of repentance one may require.

A MAN blows a shofar outside the Jerusalem Central Bus Station. One of the areas of life on which we concentrate in the Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur period is health, says the writer.

Beyond the headlines: Where will you be for the holiday prayer?

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The sign at the entrance to the Old City