Life in israel

Is Zionism still necessary? What it means to a generation born after Israel's founding

Once a movement for Jewish self-determination, Zionism has become a contested idea, even among the Jews it sought to unite

|ByCHANI KAPLAN
Worshipers pray at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, a symbol of the Jewish people’s centuries-old connection to Zion, long before it became a modern political movement.Premium
People holding up portraits of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza gather at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv in October 2025. PremiumPremium

Three years, three lives transformed: The personal journeys reshaped by October 7

Three people reflect on the moments, choices, and unexpected journeys that began with the trauma of October 7

|ByRACHEL FINK
Israelis have continued to work, study, and raise families, even as reminders of three years of war remain part of the landscape of everyday life.PremiumPremium

'We're just in survival mode': Three years on, Israelis find a new normal after Oct. 7

Israelis have learned to switch between war and ordinary life, but three years of uncertainty have left their mark

|ByCHANI KAPLAN
A partially torn poster of a hostage kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is seen at a public plaza in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

Farewell from the Report: reflecting on three years of upheaval - from the editor

On the third anniversary of October 7, Editor-in-Chief, Ruth Marks Eglash reflects on a year at The Jerusalem Report and bids readers farewell

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH

Israelis to enjoy one less hour of work per week

Starting April 1, the workweek will be cut to 42 hours, after which employees will get paid overtime.

MARCH 18, 2018ByMAX SCHINDLER
Computer keyboard [illustrative].

Slogans that make parenting more serene

Sadly, most of us learn things the hard way, especially our kids.

JUNE 1, 2017ByTRACEY SHIPLEY
Sobriety chip given given to Al-Anon or other 12-step group members to denote specified lengths of sobriety; on the back is the Serenity Prayer. Here, green is for six months of sobriety; purple is for nine months

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New performance: The Dr. Rafi Kishon Show

JUNE 1, 2017ByJPOST IVRIT STAFF
The Dr. Rafi Kishon Show

Despite the complainers, poll finds Israel at 69 is content, optimistic

MAY 1, 2017ByHERB KEINON
A young woman dresses up for Independence Day in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park.

Israel's perfect recipe for happiness

Despite the complaints, at the end of the day, most of us have a reason to believe that we are living in a special place and in a special time.

MAY 1, 2017ByDAVID BRINN
‘The planned Jerusalem housing facility will reflect our commitment to support female soldiers, minimizing their hardship and expressing the gratitude of the Jewish people in Israel and the Diaspora.’

Books: Duplicity and treachery

A Hebrew University professor delves into the history and morality of betrayal.

MARCH 23, 2017By GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
One of the most famous betrayals in history, when Brutus killed Caesar, portrayed in Karl von Piloty’s ‘The Death of Caesar.’

Quality of Life || Aliyah and Oranit

MARCH 8, 2017ByMICHAEL BENJAMIN
The Jerusalem Post

Israeli students feel danger, but high quality of life

FEBRUARY 12, 2017ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Students at the Dizengoff School in South Tel Aviv

This Normal Life: Israel — The new shtetl

Back in the European shtetl most Jews didn’t spend inordinate amounts of time thinking about the nuances of keeping kosher etc.

JANUARY 19, 2017ByBRIAN BLUM
A Hassidic man with his child walking in Jerusalem

We’ll do it our way

Polly Bronstein says she "came back to Israel in 2013 to a changed country."

DECEMBER 29, 2016ByPAMELA PELED
Polly Bronstein