Israelis

‘Area A’ prohibition is for Jews not just Israelis - comment

Mayor Kuznitz warns that traffic near Kalkilya puts Israelis at risk and urges enforcement of the entry ban.

 Red signposts warn Israelis not to enter ‘Area A’ – the prohibition is for Jews.
The late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

'Proud to be a Jew': Bringing Rabbi Sacks’ teachings to Israeli classrooms - interview

 Report: One in five Israelis smokes, rate 30% higher than global average.

Report: One in five Israelis smokes, rate 30% higher than global average

 Israeli and Palestinian flags side by side. (illustration).

Two-state solution support hits all-time low as Israeli trust collapses – Pew poll


Grapevine, June 4, 2025: A serial revolutionary

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PASTOR GREG LAURIE addresses attendees at the dedication of an armored ambulance at the Tower of David Museum

My third front: A Jewish student's perspective on pro-Palestine campus encampments - opinion

Now, more than ever, we need to stand with our fellow Jewish students and show that we won’t cower in the face of hate.

 AN ISRAELI FLAG is hung high on the Columbia University campus on the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in New York City. Attending a US university won’t be about agreeing with everyone but about insisting that we have a place at the table, says the writer

AI meets education: A vision for personalized learning

At AMIT, AI helps teachers reach students more deeply and compassionately, especially in communities too often left behind.

 Students using the LMS platform set personal goals, select subjects at their own level, and progress at their own pace

One-in-five Israelis smoke cigarettes, 30% higher than global average, report finds

A first-of-its-kind survey among haredi youth found that 54% of those in high schools and 80% of those in dropout programs have experimented with smoking.

Deep breaths: Smoking pollution in Tel Aviv

Emotional trauma in a post-October 7 world: How are Israel's children coping?

“Many children, especially the younger ones, are suffering from emotional trauma,” educational psychologist and former longtime school principal Dr. Zipi Golan told The Jerusalem Post.

 Illustrative image of a sad child.

An October 7 hero: The story of Nova music festival's Janusz Korczak

From his perch amplifying the trance music on October 7, Matan Lior took charge and saved dozens of lives.

 OPHER AND Sara’le Lior give a talk at the site of the Supernova music festival in front of a display honoring their son, Matan

Capital Jewish Museum to reopen after fatal shooting of Israeli embassy staff

"This tragedy will not keep us from telling the story of the greater Washington region’s Jewish history for visitors from around the world," the museum's Executive Director said.

 A tribute and flowers for Israeli Embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim are seen outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum.

Being Jewish is a roller coaster: We need to keep the faith and hang on - opinion

Do not let causes of concern blind us to the fact that we are truly blessed to live in this fast-moving, spectacular age in history.

 RIDING IN the Salute to Israel parade, New York City

Jerusalem Day 2025: What Israel's capital means to us, 48 years since aliyah - opinion

Fourteen years later, in 1977, we made aliyah!  And here I am, almost 48 years later, in our Jerusalem.

 The writer and wife, Rita, in Jerusalem, in front of the Neveh Schechter building in the Nayot neighborhood

Julie Rothschild Levi: Becoming an accidental influencer in Israel

“I learned Hebrew. I became a Zionist. Israel got into my blood, and I knew Israel was going to be in my life somehow,” she says. 

 JULIE ROTHSCHILD LEVI, aka ‘Julie Shtick.’

Between two homes: The unsettled identity of an oleh

The oleh identity is unique. Maybe that’s the cost of choosing a new home – you have to live with the ghost of the old.

 EUPHORIA OF making aliyah: The ‘oleh’ identity is unique