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Over 30 start-ups return Israel's northern tech hub as new recovery plan takes shape

Erel Margalit brought US business leaders and Jewish organizations together in New York to advance investment, jobs and long-term growth in northern Israel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Erel Margalit speaks at a New York gathering focused on a long-term recovery and growth plan for the Galilee.
War and rising antisemitism have deepened the stakes of the Israel–Diaspora relationship, forcing Jewish communities worldwide to confront shared vulnerability and responsibility.

War reshapes Israel-Diaspora ties: Global Jewish leaders assess challenges ahead - from the editor

Israel and the Diaspora are closer and more strained than ever. After October 7, rising antisemitism, shifting politics, and hard questions are reshaping a relationship at a critical crossroads

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Uncomfortable truth behind being a Diaspora Jew today - opinion

A stark look at the comfort, denial, and growing danger facing Jews abroad and the hard choices history keeps demanding from Jews.

|BySTEWART WEISS
An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

One nation, many homes: Confronting antisemitism across the world - opinion

Across the globe, Jews face fear from rising antisemitism, and only shared courage will keep the nation strong.

|ByAMITAI FRAIMAN

Top 50 Most Influential Jews Event

September 2024 | Israel

JANUARY 24, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Global Jews seek home in Israel: Is the nation ready?

Aliyah requests to Israel surge amid war, raising interest in housing projects. Can apartment supply meet the demand?

JANUARY 22, 2024ByOFER PETERSBURG

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

See Shabbat times for your area.

JANUARY 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Shabbat candles

Zelensky to Jews: May Rosh Hashanah bring triumph over Russian evil

"Let the new year bring a fresh start and hope for a brighter future."

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky takes part in a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the massacre of Jews at Babyn Yar during the Holocaust, in January.

Latin American Jewish and Muslim umbrella groups gather for landmark meeting

“The stories we share confirm today that we are brothers, and that each community is supporting the other,” said Maram Alkharboosh, director of alliances for the Muslim World League.

JULY 19, 2023ByJUAN MELAMED/JTA
A Jewish woman and a Muslim one hugging in the Ramallah Muqata'a

Jewsweek: Inaugural episode with Zvika Klein

JULY 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jews Week

Does Israel need an entity for dialogue with the Diaspora?

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Without an official mechanism of dialogue and possible influence between Israel and the Diaspora, we are going to continue to hear about tensions, gaps and divides.

MAY 26, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
A BOY IS surrounded by Israeli and American flags during a ‘Celebrate Israel’ parade along 5th Ave. in New York City.

Israel needs to have a conversation with the Diaspora

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Rabbi Noah Farkas thinks that the network of Jewish Federations can facilitate this type of dialogue.

MARCH 31, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
RABBI NOAH FARKAS meets President Isaac Herzog during a visit to Jerusalem

Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature names 2023 finalists for fiction

The authors and translators will be honored at a ceremony which will take place at the new state-of-the-art home of the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem on August 9, 2023.

MARCH 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An architectural rendering of the new National Library of Israel building designed by the prestigious Swiss firm, Herzog & de Meuron. (© Herzog & de Meuron; Mann-Shinar Architects, Executive Architect)

World Jewry must not stay silent in fight for Israeli democracy - opinion

A non-democratic Israel will no longer be part of the family of democratic nations, and Diaspora Jews will no longer be able to say they share similar values with Israel

MARCH 20, 2023BySARA DOBNER
Israelis protest against the government’s proposed judicial reforms in Tel Aviv on February 4.