New Year's

Teshuva is an emotional landscape

Most mitzvot summon us to perform tangible actions. Teshuva cannot be reduced to ritual or gesture. It demands intent, sincerity, and inner upheaval.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
IN THE early morning before Yom Kippur, 2024, prayers for forgiveness are recited at the Western Wall and elsewhere in the Jewish world.
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev speaks during a signing event with U.S. President Donald Trump and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (not pictured), at the White House, in Washington, DC, August 8, 2025.

Azerbaijan President Aliyev extends Jewish community Rosh Hashanah greeting

“I sincerely congratulate you on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah and extend my best wishes,” the Azeri head of state wrote.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man blows the shofar in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 17, 2025

Rosh Hashanah 2025: Your guide to the Jewish new year holiday - explainer

Rosh Hashanah kicks off the Jewish calendar year and starts the High Holy Days and the Days of Repentance. Here is everything you need to know about it.

|ByAARON REICH
Israelis walk their dogs on haBima Square in Tel Aviv. September 17, 2025.

More Israelis emigrated than arrived over past year, CBS report reveals

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s population stands at approximately 10.148 million, after passing the 10 million mark in the last year.

|ByAVIHAI CHIIM

Wine festival, party, and sea view – this is how the new year is celebrated

This Rosh Hashanah, enjoy two wine events: 50 wineries at Gan Ofer’s 9th Wine Festival on Sept 18 with free tastings and parking, plus a Shalvata wine party with unlimited pours two days later.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2025ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
Wine Festival at Gan HaIr

Happy New Year! Ethiopia is celebrating its New Year with joy and hope - opinion

As Ethiopians welcome the New Year with joy and renewed hope, they do so with confidence in their ability to shape their own destiny.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByTESFAYE YITAYEH
A worshiper attends a prayer session during the Ethiopian New Year's Eve celebration marking the beginning of the year 2015 to the Ethiopian calendar, at the Biftu Bole Lutheran Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 11, 2022.

Welcome to the new year: Thinking 'yes, I can' in 2025 - opinion

In this new year, we must each ask ourselves who we are. What we are. We must not attempt to slow down the flow of sands in the hourglass. We must make every grain count.

JANUARY 11, 2025ByDAVID GEFFEN
THE PATH of the Patriarchs was once Judea’s major roadway.

Spoiler: Here's what New Year's Eve celebrations will look like at the cinema

As restaurants and clubs fill up on New Year's Eve, the Planet chain presents a unique alternative: VIP movie nights with premieres and a festive menu.

JANUARY 5, 2025ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

2025 crystal ball: Israel will knock out Iran but face soaring taxes - opinion

Know Comment: I see knockback against Iran, conflict with Turkey, a deal with Saudi Arabia, and ever-higher taxes.

JANUARY 4, 2025ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office in November. The good news is that Trump is returning to the White House later this month, the writer asserts.

Ancient calendar reveals how Roman-era Egyptians celebrated their New Year, Wepet Renpet

Temple of Khnum inscriptions show festivals marked year's beginning, emperor's birthday, and Sirius's rising.

JANUARY 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ancient calendar reveals how Roman-era Egyptians celebrated their New Year, Wepet Renpet.

The beautiful paradox of celebrations amid our national grief - opinion

A combined New Year's Eve and Hanukkah celebration fills us with warmth amid a collision with mourning and pain for the hostages and their families

JANUARY 4, 2025ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN
Lighting the Hanukkiah in Jerusalem's Nachlaot alleyways

Reflections on resilience and hope as Israel welcomes 2025 - opinion

Our reflections on resilience, hope, and unity guide the nation forward, honoring past challenges while striving for a future of peace, healing, and the safe return of hostages.

JANUARY 4, 2025ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
DEMONSTRATORS IN Tel Aviv call for the release of the hostages last Saturday night. To the families of the hostages and those who continue to bear the scars of loss and displacement – we see you, we stand with you, and we will continue to fight for your justice and peace, the writer asserts.

Two Israelis wounded in ISIS-affiliated terror attack in New Orleans

The attacker drove a truck into crowds of New Year's Day revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 in total and wounding 30.

JANUARY 1, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, CORINNE BAUM, REUTERS
Police officers stand at the scene where a truck drove into a large crowd on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. January 1, 2025 in this screengrab taken from a video.

'More meaningful this year': Israelis welcome 2025 amid war

Israelis noted their difficulty in celebrating the new year, a year and three months after the start of the war and amid the ongoing fighting in the Gaza Strip.

DECEMBER 31, 2024ByMAYA COHEN
Fireworks herald the new year. (Illustrative).

2.5 million people expected to attend New Year celebration in Copacabana, Rio

Visitors from around the world are arriving to experience the festivities.

DECEMBER 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
2.5 million people expected to attend New Year celebration in Copacabana, Rio.