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Signs calling for the freedom of hostages are seen in Tel Aviv.

'Acharei Hachagim': A diary entry from after the holidays in Israel

A CHILD holds a Simchat Torah flag featuring photos of the hostages, a prayer for their release, and a slogan: ‘Singing together for their return.’

Celebrating amid loss, unity, and hope

By ELLIOT COHEN

Jewish and Arab Israelis are seen holding a pro-coexistence rally in Tel Aviv, on May 13, 2021.

Hate is anti-Jewish: Remaining human in the face of war

Jerusalem Great Synagogue

Grapevine: Synagogue scene

By GREER FAY CASHMAN

The Cave of Machpelah in Hebron.

Yom Kippur 2024: Reconciling our personal journeys and collective experiences

By MOSHE TARAGIN

Rosh Hashanah packages

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and personal accounting - opinion

By BARBARA SOFER

For any rabbi interested in preaching on current events during the upcoming High Holidays, the volume and pace of news present a challenge.

Abraham, the Akeida, & the ‘Mona Lisa’ - opinion

By STEWART WEISS

THE TABLE is set for Rosh Hashanah at the Soffer home, last year.

This is how my family is confronting Jewish new year

By Sabrina Soffer

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur act as an anchor for the Jewish people.

Rosh Hashanah: Wishing for a good and sweet year

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

IDF carries out strikes on southern Lebanon

Only way for Israeli northerners to return home is boots on the ground in south Lebanon

By JPOST EDITORIAL

Seder Nashim (c. 1550)

The rare, unusual Rosh Hashanah-Yom Kippur 'machzorim' at the National Library of Israel

By DAVID GEFFEN

JLE STUDENTS volunteer on a farm near the South on their mission to Israel, post-October 7.

Observe the High Holy Days shouldn't be just for God, but also for our fellow human being

By BENJY MORGAN

Jewish men pray during Tisha B'Av, at the Wall Western, in the Old City of Jerusalem, August 13, 2024

This year's Selichot are going to be tough. Get ready

By Sivan Rahav Meir

IDF Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren blows the shofar at the Western Wall, June 1967.

Entering Elul: What blowing the shofar means for us - opinion

By DAVID GEFFEN

THE MASSES pray at the Western Wall during Hol Hamoed Sukkot, October 2, 2023.

WATCH: Over 50,000 Jewish worshipers gather for Birkat Kohanim at Western Wall

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

REGALING AUDIENCES at the Royal Theatre in Rabat, Morocco.

Discovering Arabic music, harnessing Jewish piyutim

Shabbat candles

What time does Yom Kippur start?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shofars with silver and gold ornamentation on display at the Kol Shofar Gallery, Moshav Ramat Yoav, Israel.

Keeping the echo alive: The last of Israel’s traditional shofar makers

By AARON PORIS/THE MEDIA LINE