New year israel

Hiking in the Holyland: A new year brings a change in the air

Rambam said the call of the shofar is there to awaken us from our slumber. This New Year, we can tune in to the rhythm our surroundings here in Israel offer so naturally.

|BySUSANNAH SCHILD
Walking in the Judean Hills, it’s clear that the end of summer has descended upon the Land of Israel.
A general view of Jaffa Clock Tower, in Jaffa, Israel

New Years in Israel: Jaffa clock repaired in time for countdown

Hundreds of Tel Aviv residents gathered on Friday, December 31, at the Clock tower square in Jaffa for a New Year’s countdown.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
RINGING IN the New Year in Tel Aviv: I doubt any other religious or ethnic group has two calendars hanging on the refrigerator.

Celebrating New Year's in Israel? Why not? - opinion

As far as the Torah is concerned, we’re in the middle of Year 5782, but for the better part of our daily lives, we’re about to bid welcome to Year 2022.

|ByBARRY NEWMAN
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman welcomes the new arrival to the family

Israel's first babies of 2021 bring new hope for the new year

"This year has been challenging, and I hope for all of us and our children that 2021 will be a better year."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

IN PICTURES: Revelers ring in New Year around the world

In Israel, MDA paramedics treated 137 people injured during celebrations.

JANUARY 1, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS
Confetti flies around the New Year's Eve Ball Drop, after midnight ,during New Year's eve celebrations in Times Square, New York January 1, 2015.

Celebrating an anti-Semitic pope on Sylvester

The Israeli New Year's celebration on December 31st is named after an anti-Semitic Pope from the Roman period.

DECEMBER 31, 2014ByARIEL COHEN
New Year's Eve in Israel is known as Sylvester

The world's top 14 stories of 2014

A look back at some of the top world news events that shaped the past year, and will lead us into 2015.

DECEMBER 31, 2014ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A family member of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines.

Make it special

Incorporate sparkling wine in the dishes you cook for the last night of 2014.

DECEMBER 25, 2014ByNERIA BARR
Sashimi with winter vegetables and cava vinaigrette

Bubbling with happiness

Pop a cork for 2015.

DECEMBER 22, 2014ByNERIA BARR
Sparkling wine

'Don't Let Go' this Rosh Hashana

The Fountainheads of Ein Prat Academy have released yet another video, this time celebrating the Jewish New Year.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014ByARIEL COHEN
Fountainheads dance to their new Rosh Hashana release, "Don't Let Go"

Rosh Hashana: Making A Tzimmes of Tzimmes

In order to make the most of Rosh Hashana, we must prepare to make improvements in the new year.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014ByRABBI LAZER GURKOW
Rosh Hashanah

Happily Eva After: Roundup: Rosh Hashana reflections

Eva ruminates on dating in the 21st century

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014ByEVA
Despite a few heady days of allowing my imagination to run wild, at the end of the day, my balanced dating philosophy still held sway. Here, a paean against Azerbaijani fantasy.

Fight over NY’s Celebrate Israel Parade reignites debate over New Israel Fund

Coalition chair Yariv Levin writes he is "deeply moved" by those looking to ban left-wing organization.

APRIL 29, 2014BySAM SOKOL
YARIV LEVIN 370

WATCH: Peres sends holiday greeting for Iranian New Year

Israel's president appeals to citizens of Islamic Republic for "year of silence and peace" between the two nations.

MARCH 20, 2014ByJPOST.COM STAFF
President Shimon Peres.