National holiday

Tisha B'Av 2026: What the Jewish summer fast day is all about - explainer

On Tisha B'av, the Jewish people mourn the two destructions of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem. Here is everything you need to know.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
‘THE DESTRUCTION of the Temple of Jerusalem,’ Francesco Hayez, 1867
Israelis commemorate Remembrance Day at Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square, April 20, 2026.

Embracing grief and joy - opinion

To understand Israel, and perhaps the Jewish story more broadly, you need to understand how we relate to time, memory, and loss.

|ByLEO DEE
'First Landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World' painting by Dióscoro Puebla (1862).

Trump: 'I'm bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes'

Columbus Day is celebrated annually on the second Monday of October.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Reza Pahlavi, activist, advocate and oldest son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, on October 22, 2024.

'Imagine a new Iran': Reza Pahlavi envisions Iran without Islamic Republic in Nowruz message

Marking the Iranian New Year, Pahlavi said that Iran without the Islamic Republic would contribute to "regional stability, global security, and economic growth."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Cats of Jerusalem have a purr-fect holiday

AUGUST 8, 2019ByAARON REICH
A JERUSALEM alley cat.

On Ze’ev Jabotinsky Day: Who is this iconic Revisionist Zionist leader?

Some background ahead of Jabotinsky Day

AUGUST 2, 2019ByALEX WINSTON
Ze’ev Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism