Remembrance Day

Israelis must refrain from violence, even if we disagree - comment

This wasn’t a protest – it was an attack on the very idea that coexistence is possible. On the eve of a day meant for national unity, these rioters chose division, hate, and violence.

 Right-wing protesters scream in opposition at the joint Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony in Jaffa
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Why Israel makes me smile: Reflections on life, culture, and connection - opinion

 WE REMEMBER: Family and friends mourn as Maj. Dvir Zion Revah is laid to rest on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl, Jan. 7. Revah, 28, was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip

Israel's 'Ten Days of Deliverance' were more difficult this year - opinion

 AERIAL VIEW of damage caused to Park Canada forest by massive wildfires, May 3

Israel's fire still burns: Reflecting on the symbolism of our remembrance days - opinion


Israel's independence is incomplete until every hostage comes home - opinion

Jewish ethics insist that a society is judged not by its military might or economic prosperity but by how it treats its most marginalized members. This is the heart of our national mission.

 Relatives of Israelis held hostage protest outside Independence Hall in Tel Aviv, April 30, 2025

Memorial in Ra'anana makes false equivalency, but violence on attendees unacceptable - editorial

On Remembrance Day Eve, a group of far-right activists descended on a Reform synagogue where a private screening of the ceremony was taking place.

 Israelis observe Remembrance Day, April 30, 2025.

What Europe can learn from Israel on the meaning of Remembrance Day - opinion

The horrifying scenes from Ukraine to Sudan are on our screens and headlines, and the current damage from bullets and bombs.

VISITING A grave at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem this week: The sign above the headstone reads, ‘In our hearts, you will live forever.’ On Remembrance Day, Israel stood silent, mourning its young people who died defending its population. Europe, too, would do well to pause, says th

Grapevine May 2, 2025: Christian friends who care

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 NACHMAN ASH

Pleasure and plagues: The struggles of staying in Israel now, but why staying matters - opinion

I struggled to find something to say to Donna that would give her some comfort and re-route the river of anguish and angst that was flowing through her veins.

An El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 737-900ER airplane takes off from the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport as seen from Paracuellos del Jarama, outside Madrid, Spain, August 8, 2018

Remembrance Day, Independence Day: Memory of the past and building the dream of the future

As we move this week from Remembrance Day – when we risk drowning in sorrow – to Independence Day – when we soar in celebration – we carry both the tears and the triumphs with us.

 ‘VISION AND Tranquility,’ Eden Wolfgur, from Beit Hillel’s illustrated Grace After Meals booklet ‘For the Good and Gracious Land.’

To live and die for Israel: An outsider's perspective on Remembrance Day - opinion

"I truly don’t think I fully understood what it meant to be Israeli until I experienced Remembrance Day in Israel for the first time."

 A state memorial ceremony for victims of terror, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, April 30, 2025, during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror.

Israel must 'act immediately to prevent a massacre' of Syrian Druze, leader says during ceremony

Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif called on Israel to act: "Israel must not stand idly by while this is happening in Syria."

 Druze community military ceremony in Usfiya

Beneath the division: Israel's hidden thread of empathy - opinion

Perhaps what matters most is our ability to discern these quiet signs of hope amid the cacophony of conflict—and not forget them when the noise eventually subsides.

 AIMING FOR the strengthening of Israeli unity, people gather with Israeli flags at one of some 100 locations around the country, in Hispin, Golan Heights, in August.

Thousands complete Talmud at Haredi Remembrance Day ceremony in Jerusalem

During the ceremony, each participant received a section of Mishnah to study, leading to the full completion of the Talmud over the course of the event.

 Haredi Remembrance Day ceremony at the Teddy Hall in Binyanei Ha’uma in Jerusalem.

Int'l aid expected to arrive tomorrow morning as wildfires continue to burn

It is unclear if any countries have responded to Israel's request.

View of a massive wildfire near Latrun, April 30, 2025.