Emotional Resilience

Parashat Vayigash: A shoulder of tears

 Though the formal verse of 'Shema, Israel' would only be inscribed later in Torah, Jacob sensed its truth centuries earlier.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
Joseph meeting his father, Jacob, in the desert, at the frontier of Egypt. Painting by Jean-Antoine Julien de Parme (1736 - 1799).
The Sea Museum’s support program reaches all sectors of Israel’s population who were affected by the war. In this photo, mothers of those murdered at the Supernova music festival share the experience.

Seaside museum becomes resilience hub for Israel's war-scarred survivors

A maritime museum on Israel’s coast has reinvented itself as a resilience center, helping soldiers and civilians breathe again after the trauma of October 7.

|ByTANIA SHALOM MICHAELIAN
A man writing in a gym

The cheap habit that improves brain function and builds mental resilience

A new study explains how writing, even a grocery list or a WhatsApp message, helps regulate emotions, improve functioning, and cope better with life’s challenges.

|ByWALLA! HEALTH
Tired pensive military man feeling worry and despair overhead view. Psychological trauma and PTSD treatment at therapy session. Tired pensive military man feeling worry and despair overhead view

New blueprint for trauma recovery: Winning the silent war of our generation - opinion

The State of Israel must finally recognize that the proper treatment of post trauma among soldiers and civilians is central to our recovery.

|ByJASON BLANKFIELD

'They know how to listen': NATAL Deputy Director on peer support role in healing invisible wounds

Hila Shvoron shares how NATAL’s trauma care model is helping reservists and civilians recover after Oct. 7

JULY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hila Shvoron, Deputy Director of NATAL and Director of its Community Resiliency Unit

ZAKA Resilience head at 'Post' Trauma Conference

“Those who serve the dead with dignity deserve a sacred space for them to heal”

JULY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Vered Atzmon Meshulam, Head of Resilience at ZAKA

Emunah: Caring for a Nation - opinion

For 90 years, Emunah has been a pillar of support for Israel’s most vulnerable: before, during, and after times of national crisis.

JULY 31, 2025ByMEIRA LERNER, IN COLLABORATION WITH WORLD EMUNAH
Tema Klausner - President of World Emunah, Tami Beck - Director of the Emunah Sarah Ronson Counseling Center in Sderot

Emunah: Caring for a nation - opinion

Emunah works to provide tools, resources, and support to help Israelis find strength, both in times of war and peace.

JULY 31, 2025ByMEIRA LERNER
LEFT TO RIGHT: The writer is joined by Tami Beck, director of the Emunah Sarah Ronson Counseling Center in Sderot and Tema Klausner, president of World Emunah.

The birth of an Army of Healers: Jews, Palestinians offering support during war - opinion

The Army of Healers, a growing network of Arab Palestinian and Jewish facilitators trained in trauma-informed methods, has been supporting both Israelis and Palestinians for the past year and a half.

JULY 24, 2025ByNITSAN JOY GORDON
THE ARMY of Healers: Arab Palestinian and Jewish facilitators from Israel unite in their shared humanity.

Resilience in conflict zones: How Israel's defense tech is saving lives

Israel’s defense tech is powering societal resilience in the face of prolonged conflict.

JULY 23, 2025ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Defense Tech saves lives

Israel must save IDF soldiers from PTSD - opinion

IDF soldiers taking their own lives are not isolated tragedies. Israel should be doing more to address PTSD and not abandon its soldiers.

JULY 21, 2025ByDAVID LIRAN
ITZIK SAIDIAN appears before the media upon his release from Sheba Medical Center in 2023. He had set himself on fire outside the Defense Ministry in 2021 after years of begging for help from battle scars no one could see, says the writer.

The mental health crisis is just starting after 21 months of war - opinion

For months, millions of Israelis have lived in survival mode, and the psychological toll can last for years.

JULY 16, 2025ByALIYA HERMAN
People take shelter in an underground parking lot in Tel Aviv, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, June 24, 2025.

The right to be forgotten: A crucial step in healing from October 7 - opinion

Recognizing the right to be forgotten is a crucial step toward helping victims of October 7 and their families to recover.

JULY 14, 2025ByTAL MIMRAN
Two women cry and grap the picture of their loved one at the site of the Supernova music festival.

WATCH: How Israel navigates emotional, social, and communal challenges of war

Inside the emotional toll and remarkable fortitude of a country under fire

JULY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Nation in Trauma