Emotional Resilience

Creating healing through art

How Ono International School's English-language master's program in visual art therapy is preparing a new generation of therapists.

JULY 14, 2026|ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE

Keren Seelenfreund, a student in Ono Academic College’s M.A. program in Art Therapies – Visual Art Therapy

A father talking to his son on a winter morning in Jaffa street, both wearing protective masks, Jerusalem, November 5th, 2020

Trauma is a reality, but hope is a strategy

Hope is a rigorous, strategic framework built on early intervention, structured support, and a collective refusal to let trauma dictate a child's future.

JULY 12, 2026|ByERAN ZIMRIN

Haim Bibas, head of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel and mayor of Modi’in Maccabaim Re’ut.

Local government, national impact: Haim Bibas on shaping Israel’s future

The Federation of Local Authorities in Israel’s chairman discusses why municipalities have become Israel’s problem-solvers, and how they play a central role in addressing the country’s challenges

JUNE 17, 2026|ByALAN ROSENBAUM

"I am functioning, but I have no energy for anything": The phenomenon threatening Israelis

For more than two years, Israelis have been living between sirens and continuous uncertainty. Beneath the surface, the phenomenon of resilience fatigue is spreading.

JUNE 9, 2026|ByMICHAL SHRAGA SLONIM

Staying resilient: Not letting the enemy enjoy our suffering - opinion

We have to stop cooperating with the enemy’s psychological warfare, full of deception and cruelty. Let’s remember, our suffering and deaths are their joy.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByBARBARA SOFER

Rebuilding the North: Israel's blueprint for community resilience

A special Jerusalem Post broadcast event

JANUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Joy and suffering are not mutually exclusive - comment

Life must go on, not in spite of what happened, but precisely because of it. And the Jewish nation’s tenacity will prevail.

JANUARY 14, 2025ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN

PEOPLE SIT at tables outside of restaurants along Jaffa Road in Jerusalem.

Seeing green again: KKL-JNF faces a 30-40 year challenge of restoring forests damaged by Hezbollah

Since the outbreak of Swords of Iron War on October 7, 2023, vast areas of forests and open lands have been severely damaged, primarily due to fires caused by daily barrages of rockets and missiles.

JANUARY 1, 2025ByLIOR NOVIK

Smoke rises from a fire which broke out from missiles fired from Lebanon at a forest outside the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, September 24, 2024.

Injured IDF reservist's company raises over $100 million

Itamar Ben Hemo, injured during IDF reservist duty in January, credits Israelis' definitive resilience, hope, and extraordinary spirit as reasons for his success.

DECEMBER 26, 2024ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, December 25, 2024.

An Ode to Israel’s Heroes

"In this past year, my heroes are the resilient children forced from their homes by terrorists, the civilians who helped one another in times of need, and our courageous soldiers who defend us."

DECEMBER 19, 2024ByEYAL SALTI

Israelis mourn as Remembrance Day begins for Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on May 12, 2024.

Bar Mitzvah joy to battlefield bravery: The resilience of wounded IDF soldiers

Day after day, the wounded soldiers summon the emotional strength and fortitude to undergo rehabilitation.

JUNE 30, 2024ByBARBARA SOFER

AN IDF soldier wounded in the Gaza ground invasion is brought to a Jerusalem hospital, Dec. 29, 2023.

A guide to coping with individual and national loss on Remembrance Day - opinion

We have identified key strategies to cope with the specific Israeli experience of trauma and loss. These tools and techniques have helped thousands of individuals and communities to heal.

MAY 12, 2024ByMARC BELZBERG