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New Years in Israel: Jaffa clock repaired in time for countdown

Hundreds of Tel Aviv residents gathered on Friday, December 31, at the Clock tower square in Jaffa for a New Year’s countdown.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A general view of Jaffa Clock Tower, in Jaffa, Israel
RINGING IN the New Year in Tel Aviv: I doubt any other religious or ethnic group has two calendars hanging on the refrigerator.

Celebrating New Year's in Israel? Why not? - opinion

As far as the Torah is concerned, we’re in the middle of Year 5782, but for the better part of our daily lives, we’re about to bid welcome to Year 2022.

|ByBARRY NEWMAN
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman welcomes the new arrival to the family

Israel's first babies of 2021 bring new hope for the new year

"This year has been challenging, and I hope for all of us and our children that 2021 will be a better year."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
LET’S MOVE forward on a better path.

The year of COVID-19: 'Always crashing in the same car'

The calendar year is finally ending, and a New Year is kicking off. The vaccine is here. There is a light at the end of this exceptionally long and windy and dark tunnel.

|ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

New Year’s Eve vs. Rosh Hashana: Can Jews celebrate both?

“The Gregorian calendar carries more of a Christian or Roman tradition and so for Jews it simply does not contain the same spiritual significance,” he added.

DECEMBER 31, 2016ByDANIELLE ZIRI
People walk along a street decorated with festive illumination lights, part of the New Year and Christmas holidays celebration, in central Moscow, Russia, December 21, 2015.

Know Comment: A crystal ball on 2017

Obama will continue to prick at Israel, Trump will reaffirm the Bush letter, Putin may peel away from Iran and Netanyahu will prevail.

DECEMBER 29, 2016ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
WORKERS PREPARE the New Year’s Eve numerals above a Toshiba sign in Times Square in Manhattan.

City University of NY doctoral students back academic boycott of Israel

A similar resolution failed in 2014, with 31 students voting in favor, 25 voting against and 10 abstaining.

APRIL 17, 2016ByJTA
CUNY Graduate Center

Being resolute about your resolutions

Be it weight loss, exercise, going to bed before 3 a.m., or just being more focused on work – how can we maximize the the likelihood of success at keeping those promises we make to ourselves?

JANUARY 24, 2016ByBATYA L. LUDMAN
A young woman is lying in a bed with a cat and is taking notes with a pen and notepad

Looking up to Heaven

"The Land of Israel is a place where man is constantly aware of the dependence on and connection to God."

OCTOBER 8, 2015ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
Prayers at the Western Wall during Succot, 1997. Jews from all over Israel and around the world have converged upon Jerusalem to rejoice in the festival

Grumpy Old Man: New Year's resolution

For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Reach out to US President Barack Obama. He might be naive, but he means well. Besides, the US is our only ally

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015ByLAWRENCE RIFKIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Happily Eva After: Ushering in 2015 the Eva way

JANUARY 22, 2015ByEVA
Painting by Pepe Fainberg

Happy New Year! Anglos in Israel ring in 2015

English-speakers share their New Year's experience in Jerusalem.

JANUARY 1, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Israel celebrates new year's eve

The year’s 10 best movies

Our film critic selects her favorites that played in Israel.

JANUARY 1, 2015ByHANNAH BROWN
‘Zero motivation’ Film

IN PICTURES: Revelers ring in New Year around the world

In Israel, MDA paramedics treated 137 people injured during celebrations.

JANUARY 1, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS
Confetti flies around the New Year's Eve Ball Drop, after midnight ,during New Year's eve celebrations in Times Square, New York January 1, 2015.