Happiness

Finland clings to 'world's happiest country' crown as population's gloom deepens

Finland is grappling with economic stagnation, joblessness, and strained public finances, despite holding the title of the world's happiest population.

A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.
A woman writing at home

A massive study discovered the habit that will make you happier

WE ARE commanded to rejoice.

Finding strength in the sukkah - opinion

VOLUNTEERS PRESENT food packages to elderly people in Tel Aviv last year. The pleasure of giving often feels different from the fleeting rush of acquiring something for ourselves, the writer notes.

Tzedakah: The happiness of giving instead of spending on ourselves - opinion


Synagogue attendance may make you happier, Pew study finds

Those considered "active" religiously, were those who attended services at least once a month.

A large crowd from a wide variety of backgrounds attended a “Show Up For Shabbat” service at the Rodef Shalom synagogue following last Saturday's shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 2, 2018

WATCH: Jerusalem's First Station dances for kindness

In honor of World Kindness day, hundreds gathered in Jerusalem's First Station for a flash mob.

Dance for Kindness at Jerusalem's First Station, November 11th, 2018

Are you anxious?

A Jewish take on anxiety

Anxiety

Why are Israelis so happy?

Israelis enjoy the sunshine on a Tel Aviv beach

Happiness and peace

The 2018 World Happiness Report – which ranked 156 countries by their self-evaluated happiness levels – placed Israel in 11th place.

Men reading selichot -- Jewish penitential poems and prayers said leading up to the High Holidays -- at the Western Wall before Rosh Hashana

Jerusalem residents tend to be happy, says report

Nationwide, some 84% of people are happy with where they live, 88% of Jews and 69% of Arabs, the report said.

Israelis celebrate as they hold Israeli flags during a parade marking Jerusalem Day, the day in the Jewish calendar when Israel captured East Jerusalem and the Old City from Jordan during the 1967 Middle East War, just outside Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem's Old City May 24, 2017.

That place that makes you happy? New algorithm can pinpoint it

The researchers have succeeded in linking emotion to places by means of a syntactic analysis of messages containing location tags.

Happy man jumping in air

In celebration of purposeful living

On the eve of its 70th anniversary, Israel is among the happiest countries in the world.

Israelis watching the IAF Independence Day show on the Tel Aviv beach

In birth and death, Israel is the happiest country in the world

Israel's high birth rate and low suicide rate are cause for celebration.

Israelis gather to watch the annual Independence Day flyover.

Einstein's Secrets for Happiness

The Jerusalem Post