Happiness

Israeli youth maintain positive moods amid global life satisfaction crisis, war - opinion

"In Israel, the reality encountered within the IDF is harsh, but ultimately produces something far healthier - far more communal and meaningful," researcher Anat Fanti says.

People attend a drag performance in an underground parking lot used as a protected space in Tel Aviv, amid the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing rocket fire toward Israel.
A man brandish Israeli flags following an Iranian strike in Givatayim, in the center of Israel on March 6, 2026.

Israel ranks eighth globally in 2026 World Happiness Index despite war

Living according to our true nature preserves energy and brings happiness, while inauthenticity drains it.

Following your own path: The source of energy we need to live happily

A YOUNG woman celebrates her birthday with a cake along the Tel Aviv beach promenade despite the ongoing war with Iran and missile fire toward Israel, March 5, 2026.

Israel ranks eighth in World Happiness Report despite war, young Israelis place third globally


Few people can experience the joy of missing out

JOMO might not be a stable state or linked to personality traits but rather a momentary phase of needing to disconnect.

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Israel 4th happiest country: If things look bad, why do some feel good? - analysis

People can personally be happy and satisfied, even though at a national level they may feel there are dark clouds everywhere. That Israel ranked so high on the 2023 World Happiness Report shows this.

An aerial shot of a Tel Aviv beach

Israel is the fourth happiest country in the world, new ranking shows

Israel has, in recent years, ranked among the happiest nations in the world. Now, in 2023, it advances to the number four spot.

 Israeli-American Council Celebrate Israel Festival, Los Angeles

Finding happiness in Adar amid all the chaos in Israel

We’re here to offer you lots of ideas, a mix of lighthearted suggestions and deeper reflections for calming your nerves, cheering you up, and helping you cope with the incessant flow of bad news

 TIME TO get joyous!

How much money do you need to be happy? - study

found a steady association between larger incomes and greater happiness for most people but a rise and plateau for an unhappy minority.

 US and Israeli currency (1 dollar bills and 1 shekel coins respectively) are seen in this illustrative photo of money.

Calves need human contact for a happier life - study

In a new study, five minutes spent with humans reduced the duration of calves’ "abnormal behaviors" and increased their amount of rest after meals.

Calf (Illustrative)

The 5 secrets to a happy life, according to an 80-year-long Harvard study

Researchers followed the lives of 724 men from Boston and their offspring for 80 years, starting in 1938, to understand what really makes people happy.

 Three happy women.

How do you live the good life? - opinion

“The good life” means different things to different people, and the older you get, the less you define it in material terms.

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How is Israel one of the happiest and angriest countries?

How does one explain the huge gap between an intolerable existence full of tension in Israel of 2022 and the OECD’s ranking of Israel as one of the top ten happiest countries in the world?

 Traffic on the Ayalon Highway outside Tel Aviv.

The power of the soul makes miracles happen -opinion

With all due respect to the important treatments the world of cancer medicine has to offer, the patient’s spirit can have an outsized impact.

 ‘ONE OF the most important lessons I learned was from a person who was not a doctor. He was not even an adult but rather a teenager. His name was Menachem,’ says the writer.