Rosh hashana

Jewish ex-Harvard admin. files discrimination suit over termination after Rosh Hashanah leave

The lawsuit claims that immediately following his disclosure and observance of the holiday, he faced sudden heightened scrutiny and manufactured performance concerns.

|ByALEX CARSON
The Harvard University Coat of arms (Ve Ri Tas) is displayed on the front of the Harvard Business School building on October 25, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.
People walk and ride bicycles on empty streets in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, September 21, 2026.

Freedom of worship demands both physical safety and sanctuary autonomy - editorial

On Yom Kippur, Jews across the world gather to recite the same confessions. That shared observance does not require Jews to agree about how Judaism should be practiced.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
An ultra-Orthodox man blows a shofar ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Mea She’arim in Jerusalem in August

Beyond the echo of the shofar: Urgent action for Israel’s children in the new year

"Let us pledge that the year ahead will bring swift intervention, accessible care, and unwavering protection to every child in distress." 

|ByERAN ZIMRIN
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.

When journalism crosses the line from reporting to mind reading - opinion

News agencies should report what leaders say and do, not speculate about their private intentions, dreams, or desires.

|ByTAMAR STERNTHAL

AI, pluralism and Israel: What North American rabbis spoke about in their High Holiday sermons

Excerpts from and links to sermons from across North America and the range of Jewish denominations.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
Hundreds of people pray at the Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue in Porto on Yom Kippur (The photograph was taken from a surveillance camera).

Smotrich to 'Post': People are anxious, but we’re not what they think we are

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Smotrich discussed the coming new year, finding forgiveness and engaging with opposition from a place of understanding.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Bezalel Smotrich, Finance Minister and Religious Zionism Party head in his office, 2023.

Finding our commonalities at the Rosh Hashanah table - opinion

As we look at the Rosh Hashanah table and remember who we have lost, let us also look around the table and look at the new faces joining Israel.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByDORON ALMOG
THE WRITER glances at his mother at a family holiday dinner.

What is the state of God in the world in 2023? - opinion

Which events over the past year have enhanced the presence of God in our world, and which events have diminished His presence?

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByMOSHE TARAGIN
MAHANEH YEHUDA in Jerusalem: To survive, Israel must learn to better bridge between religious and secular, Ashkenazim and Sephardim, the wealthy elite and the common average-income citizenry, says the writer.

Russian-born oligarch calls for new liberal coalition to 'protect Israel'

Nevzlin has owned a 20% stake in Haaretz and is the father-in-law of Likud MK Yuli Edelstein.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Leonid Nevzlin is seen at the memorial ceremony to former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin on October 23, 2007

Blessings and continued growth for Israel in 5784 - editorial

Over the past Jewish year, Israel's population has grown by 2%. May the blessings and growth follow into 5784.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Children prepare for Rosh Hashanah with pomgranates

Our new year, together

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByOFER GUTMAN
Ofer Gutman

WATCH: Jews pray outside of Marrakesh synagogue in ruins

The earthquake that ravaged Morocco wreaked damage upon several synagogues in the North African nation. Now, ahead of Rosh Hashanah, not all will be operational for the new year.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByURIEL PEIZER
Debris covers the floor of a synagogue following a deadly earthquake in Morocco.

Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff talk putting antisemitism plan ‘into action’

Kamala Harris, citing reported spikes in antisemitism and other attacks on minorities, said the moment demanded action.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023ByJTA/RON KAMPEAS
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she boards Air Force Two after attending the 43rd ASEAN Summit at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia on September 7, 2023.

The Rosh Hashanah wine list you need for the Jewish New Year

Give these amazing wines a try this Rosh Hashana.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023ByNERIA BARR