Remembrance Day

Israelis must refrain from violence, even if we disagree - comment

This wasn’t a protest – it was an attack on the very idea that coexistence is possible. On the eve of a day meant for national unity, these rioters chose division, hate, and violence.

 Right-wing protesters scream in opposition at the joint Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremony in Jaffa
Israeli flag

Why Israel makes me smile: Reflections on life, culture, and connection - opinion

 WE REMEMBER: Family and friends mourn as Maj. Dvir Zion Revah is laid to rest on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl, Jan. 7. Revah, 28, was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip

Israel's 'Ten Days of Deliverance' were more difficult this year - opinion

 AERIAL VIEW of damage caused to Park Canada forest by massive wildfires, May 3

Israel's fire still burns: Reflecting on the symbolism of our remembrance days - opinion


Halevi: I feel the weight of the Oct. 7 failure every day

The official events began on Sunday at 8 p.m., as a one-minute-long siren went off throughout the country, allowing a moment of silence to remember and honor the fallen soldiers.

 Remembrance Day ceremony held on May 12, 2024 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

'No Independence without the hostages': Families and protestors plan alternative ceremonies

"Without the hostages there is no Independence," said organizers who invited the public to join them watching the ceremony's live stream from home or from screenings around the country.

 Relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza protest march for their release near the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, May 9, 2024.

'He believed any goal could be achieved': Family and team of fallen reservist Omry Rot remember him

Omry, a fallen reservist, is remembered by family, friends, and fellow soldiers as a hero dedicated to any mission.

 Omry Rot.

Masa Israel Journey to mark Remembrance Day with 5,000 attendees

The ceremony at Yad L’Shiryon in Latrun will pay homage to several Masa alumni and new immigrants killed during the war.

2023 Masa Israel Journey Remembrance Day Ceremony

We must contemplate our mutual responsibility for all facets of Israeli society - opinion

This year, more than any other, we must recommit ourselves to both dimensions of the demand for mutual responsibility.

People stand still in Tel Aviv, as a two-minute siren is sounded across Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 6, 2024

Israel’s anglo community to mark Remembrance Day in Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Post, the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization (IDFWO), the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, and the Margaret and Sylvan Adams Family Foundation will hold a special ceremony on Sunday.

 2023 Yom Hazikaron Ceremony for the English-Speaking Community

A guide to coping with individual and national loss on Remembrance Day - opinion

We have identified key strategies to cope with the specific Israeli experience of trauma and loss. These tools and techniques have helped thousands of individuals and communities to heal.

 THE WRITER meets with a group of bereaved teenagers.

Amid an ongoing war, we salute Israel's fallen - editorial

This year will be unlike any other as Israel mourns the loss of countless security forces and victims of terror killed since October 7, and we pray for our soldiers still fighting in the war.

 An Israeli soldier stands during a two-minute siren marking the annual Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day, at an installation at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, May 6, 2024.

Honor Israel's fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day through the FIDF virtual experience

Those on the site can light virtual candles in their honor. They will also have a place to write personalized condolences to the loved ones left behind that will be hand-delivered to the families.

Memorial candles.

An American Jew's reflections on the upcoming Remembrance Day - opinion

This year, Remembrance Day will be especially poignant, given the loss of more than 1,200 of our brothers and sisters on October 7, and hundreds more in the ensuing and ongoing war against Hamas.

People stand still in Tel Aviv, as a two-minute siren is sounded across Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 6, 2024