Ceremony

Maccabi Tel Aviv to wear black armbands vs Milano to honor Oct. 7 victims

The Yellows will hold several Oct. 7 commemorations, including inaugurating a new team and holding a ceremony named after Cpt. Rotem Levi.

|ByOR SHKEDI
Maccabi Tel Aviv players during a minute of silence in memory of those killed and murdered on October 7.
The family of Adam Agmon z"l at a Hapoel Haifa ceremony.

Hapoel Haifa to honor fallen fans in special ceremony

Prior to the match against Maccabi Petah Tikva, a ceremony will take place in memory of 11 fans, including May Naim, sister of Tal Naim and granddaughter of Shlomo Scharf.

|BySHLOMO WEISS
President Isaac Herzog opened the National Memorial Day for the Events of October 7th by lowering the flag of the State of Israel to half-mast at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.

WATCH: Israel honors October 7 victims, heroes at second Mount Herzl ceremony

“We will forever remember what happened that day,” Herzog said. “We will forever remember the homes that became graves, the terrible atrocities we might wish to forget, but will remember forever."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers lower Israeli flags to half-mast at the President's Residence in Jerusalem to commemorate the October 7 massacre, October 5, 2026.

From North to South: Israel bows its head in remembrance of October 7 massacre

At 6:29 a.m. on October 7, the time at which the Hamas attack began, the October Council has planned a minute of silence to be held.

|ByANNA BARSKY

'Don't show your face': 9/11 victims' families demand Mamdani skip World Trade Center ceremony

"My focus will be on attending events that memorialize that incredible courage, and I will be there on Friday at the memorial just as I was last year,” said the NYC mayor.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2026ByALEX CARSON
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joins hundreds of union members and others in a Labor Day rally and march in Lower Manhattan near the September 11 Memorial site on September 08, 2026, in New York City.

Former hostage Eli Sharabi, actress Shani Cohen to host October 7 remembrance ceremony

The independent ceremony, called the National Memorial Ceremony of October 7 Families, is organized by Kumu, an Israeli movement dedicated to ensuring the lessons of October 7 are not forgotten.

AUGUST 31, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
An illustration of Israelis attending a memorial service for the October 7 massacre in Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv.

Iran hosts mass weddings for couples who signed up for ‘self-sacrifice’ in war against Israel

Those who signed up for the “self-sacrifice” scheme have agreed to carry out actions like forming human chains around power stations.

MAY 19, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A Shia Muslim cleric arrives as a groom with his bride with other couples at a public mass wedding ceremony at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran on May 18, 2026.

Somaliland’s first ambassador to Israel welcomed by Herzog in historic ceremony

President says new partnership will promote cooperation “for the benefit of both our peoples and the entire region.”

MAY 18, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL, GREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog shakes hands with Somaliland’s first ambassador to Israel, Dr. Mohamed Hagi, after receiving his credentials at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, May 18, 2026.

Israeli TV Academy Awards present their 2025 prizes, and honor the late Alon Aboutboul

For the first time in two years, the awards were held without special categories devoted to broadcasting during a crisis and wartime.

MAY 4, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
Cast of Eretz Nehederet.

OneFamily brings 1,000 bereaved Israelis together for Remembrance Day

OneFamily’s Remembrance Day ceremony for fallen soldiers and victims of terror brings hundreds of bereaved together.

MAY 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Laly Derai (R) and Liat Smadga, co-hosts and bereaved mothers: ‘Tonight, we stand here together with one shared wish: to keep moving forward, to carry their memory with us, and to build a more connected, united, and whole Israeli society.’

Ben-Gvir leaves Independence Day ceremony after sitting in Milei's seat, being asked to switch

Also, KAN reported that MK Tally Gotliv was seen on video confronting an event worker after being told she had not been reserved a seat in the "distinguished gallery" seating section.

APRIL 21, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People covered with Israeli national flags walk onto Rabin square to take part in the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day at its 65th anniversary of the creation of the state in Tel Aviv

A bitter reflection on Independence Day as Israel celebrates its 78th anniversary - opinion

If one cares about Israel’s existence as a liberal democratic state, a change must take place in the approaching general election.

APRIL 21, 2026BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev holds a press conference ahead of Israel’s 78th Independence Day ceremony last week.

Baha’i World Center celebrates the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha

The Ayyam-i-Ha festival is celebrated in the days before the Baha’i Fast and is dedicated to community service, hospitality, and generosity.

FEBRUARY 27, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Guests enter the Baha’i Shrine and Gardens in Bahji, in the northern Israeli port city of Acre, February 26, 2026

In memory of soldier Dan Widenbaum: The renovated gym at Loewenstein Hospital inaugurated

Dan was born in Belgium, moved with his parents to Ra’anana, and fell in battle in Gaza. The gym, run by the physiotherapy team, is central to patients’ rehabilitation.

JANUARY 2, 2026ByMAARIV ONLINE
Inauguration ceremony of the renovated gym at Loewenstein.