Shabbat

Tel Aviv to establish new 'beit oleh' to support immigrants, lone soldiers, vice-mayor says

The house will be “a place where they can come and work, have Shabbat dinners, celebrate the holidays, receive lectures, do shows, have parties, and organize,” Tel Aviv Vice-Mayor Guy Avner said.

|BySAM HALPERN
Jewish immigrants fleeing the war in Ukraine, on a rescue flight sponosred by the IFCJ, arrive at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on March 6, 2022.
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Every Shabbat, about 45,000 visitors frequent the complex

Ramat Hasharon Municipality committed to fine businesses in the BIG complex that open on Shabbat

Business owners who open their doors on Saturdays face a fine of NIS 730.

|ByHODAYA RAN, LIAT RON
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Ramat Hasharon to force mall to close on Shabbat after religious controversy

The city began pursuing an amended bylaw that would allow broader Shabbat commerce in certain areas, but it has not received the required approval. Until that changes, the existing bylaw remains.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

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APRIL 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Legal brief filed to support case of Ohio Orthodox Jew banned from holding minyan in home

In January 2021, Daniel Grand invited a small group of neighbors to his home for Shabbat prayer services - a minyan, the quorum of ten men that Jewish law requires for communal worship.

APRIL 14, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
A Jewish person holds Tehillim, the book of Psalms, seeking solace in prayer on Memorial Day in Tel Aviv

The real life or death matter: The struggle between religious and civil judiciaries - opinion

This declaration of war is not over any concrete dispute. Its purpose is to undermine the legitimacy of a parallel state judicial institution – to challenge its composition, authority, and decisions.

APRIL 12, 2026ByYEDIDIA STERN
Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

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APRIL 10, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Grapevine: Buffet adventures

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

APRIL 4, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Breakfast at the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem.

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APRIL 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Winning the psychological war: How Israelis endure Iran’s war of nerves

Iran’s strategy is psychological; the missiles are meant to do more than damage infrastructure, they are meant make us feel like we are unsafe.

APRIL 2, 2026ByDR. MIKE GROPPER
Prayer in a Safed bomb shelter.

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APRIL 1, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Parashat Tzav: True freedom begins in the mind, not in physical circumstance

Shabbat Hagadol is a time of inner preparation for the Festival of Freedom. On this Shabbat, we begin to think and act from a broader perspective.

MARCH 27, 2026ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
An Israeli family enjoys a "Seder" Pesach on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Pesach. April 22, 2024.

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MARCH 27, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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