Tickets to Hanukkah children show Festigal rise to nearly NIS 800 for family
An Israeli family buying four full-price main-hall tickets to Festigal, one of the country’s best-known Hanukkah children’s shows,…
Sukkot and the UN: Two competing visions of Israel’s history
The scene in the United Nations General Assembly Hall this week, September 2026, provided an accurate and disturbing…
As antisemitism rises, Israelis must be more careful when travelling abroad
At Ben-Gurion Airport, Israelis are doing what exhausted people do: leaving for a few days. No one should…
The Jewish story of wine: From biblical harvest to Israel’s vineyards on Tu B’Av
It is no surprise that the Jewish people’s return to their ancient homeland in Israel has entailed the…
Thousands of Jews gather at Western Wall for Tisha B’Av fast day
Thousands of people gathered at the Western Wall on Wednesday night to mark Tisha B’Av, the anniversary of…
Tisha B’Av 2026: Fast times for Israel and US
July 22-23, 2026 | Av 8-9, 5786 When does the fast start and end? New York Fast begins…
Shavuot’s lesson for Israel: Sovereignty without purpose cannot survive
As Israel approaches the holiday of Shavuot amid war, political division, and renewed international attacks on its legitimacy,…
How Shavuot was rescued by the Torah, and brought home by Israel
Of all the holidays in the Jewish calendar, Shavuot has often seemed like the poor relation. Passover arrives…
Wine accessories central to Israeli homes despite global consumption decline
Global wine consumption fell to a 27-year low in 2025, according to research by the International Organization of…
Israel’s Home Front Command cancels Lag Ba’omer Meron pilgrimage
Israel’s annual Lag Ba’omer pilgrimage at Mount Meron will not take place as originally planned, Israel Police announced…
Passover candle lighting times for Israel and US
Diaspora: April 7-9, 2026 | 21-22 Nissan, 5786New York April 7 Candle Lighting: 7:09 p.m. April 8 Candle…
Israel strikes over 3,500 Lebanon targets in month with 1,000 militants dead: military
The Israeli military said Friday it had struck more than 3,500 targets across Lebanon in the month since…