New year israel

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.

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

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

LET’S MOVE forward on a better path.

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


Celebrating an anti-Semitic pope on Sylvester

The Israeli New Year's celebration on December 31st is named after an anti-Semitic Pope from the Roman period.

New Year's Eve in Israel is known as Sylvester

The world's top 14 stories of 2014

A look back at some of the top world news events that shaped the past year, and will lead us into 2015.

A family member of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines.

Make it special

Incorporate sparkling wine in the dishes you cook for the last night of 2014.

Sashimi with winter vegetables and cava vinaigrette

Bubbling with happiness

Pop a cork for 2015.

Sparkling wine

'Don't Let Go' this Rosh Hashana

The Fountainheads of Ein Prat Academy have released yet another video, this time celebrating the Jewish New Year.

Fountainheads dance to their new Rosh Hashana release, "Don't Let Go"

Rosh Hashana: Making A Tzimmes of Tzimmes

In order to make the most of Rosh Hashana, we must prepare to make improvements in the new year.

Rosh Hashanah

Happily Eva After: Roundup: Rosh Hashana reflections

Eva ruminates on dating in the 21st century

Despite a few heady days of allowing my imagination to run wild, at the end of the day, my balanced dating philosophy still held sway. Here, a paean against Azerbaijani fantasy.

Fight over NY’s Celebrate Israel Parade reignites debate over New Israel Fund

Coalition chair Yariv Levin writes he is "deeply moved" by those looking to ban left-wing organization.

YARIV LEVIN 370

WATCH: Peres sends holiday greeting for Iranian New Year

Israel's president appeals to citizens of Islamic Republic for "year of silence and peace" between the two nations.

President Shimon Peres.

Good luck foods for the Chinese New Year

Serve coin-shaped foods for prosperity, and noodles for longevity.

Traditional chinese noodles