Mizrahi

Most Israeli Jews fast on Yom Kippur, while over half take part in prayer services, survey finds

Only a small number of those reported to be fasting partially or not at all are older people, according to the survey data, suggesting that the reasons are more linked to health or principle.

A Jewish man blows a shofar at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City during the final Selichot prayers ahead of Yom Kippur, September 19, 2026.
DUDU TASSA (left) and Jonny Greenwood will perform material from their acclaimed collaborative project ‘Jarak Qaribak.’

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, Dudu Tassa to kick off Jerusalem Oud Festival

The Likud primaries in Ashdod, August 17, 2026.

Why Israel's right-wing voters feel the system is stacked against them – opinion

A Bank Mizrahi in Tel Aviv.

Man arrested for threats after bullets, knives, and red X's placed at banks, supermarket


Virtual Mimouna event to host famed Israeli artists, promote diversity

Besides a focus on North African Jewry, workshops will also feature Yemenite, Iraqi and Persian Jewish artists and teachers.

 President Reuven Rivlin at a Mimouna celebration in Ashkelon, April 2018

Israel's Black Panthers: 3 new exhibits show their impact 50 years later

We may have made strides on the sociopolitical-human front over the past half century, but there is still plenty left to be done.

A BLACK PANTHERS demonstration in the early 1970s.

Israel still must apologize for the Yemenite Children's Affair

Although the decision to compensate the families is a commendable one, it does not go far enough in acknowledging the government’s culpability.

YEMENITE JEWS near their tents in Israel in 1949.

Telling the forgotten story of Osnat Barzani, first female rabbi

Osnat was born in Kurdistan in 1590. Her story is an astounding one.

Osnat Barzani in "Osnat and her Dove"

Zionism was not forced upon Mizrahi Jews - opinion

The allegation that Mizrahi Jews cling to Zionism because it was forced upon them is racist in the way it infantilizes an entire community.

Zionism, between the real and the ideal

How can Israel’s left-wing parties win more Mizrahi votes?

These leaders should open the dialogue with a simple but sincere message: “I’m sorry.”

Left wing Israelis hold sign stated "we want a democratic Israel" at a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in support of the Supreme Court in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2019

My Word: Forgotten refugees and the proud Mizrahi heritage

Of all the things that unnecessarily divide Israeli and Diaspora Jewry, one of the most striking is the perception that talking (or cursing) in Yiddish is the main sign of a shared cultural heritage.

A man enters the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center in Or Yehuda.

Mizrahi, Sephardi traditions open doors to Middle East peace

“Mizrahi Jews need to take a more active role in peace building because we have a similar culture and our stories show we are indigenous to this region and land.”

Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum meets with UAE businessman Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor

UN must recognize Jewish refugees from Arab countries – opinion

Entire communities from Morocco to Iraq, from Egypt to Syria, Lebanon, Iran and more were effectively wiped out.

Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan at the 75 UN General Assembly, September

What can explain Netanyahu's sudden concern for Arabs?

Bibi’s too busy with MK Mansour Abbas to phone Joe Biden.

MK MANSOUR ABBAS (middle front) and members of the Arab Joint List vote  in December to dissolve the Knesset.