Rosh hashana

Your Investments: Time to start all the tasks that have been put off until ‘after the chagim’

In Israel, the ultimate definition of procrastination is the concept of “after the chagim,” where no one can focus or make a decision on anything until after the High Holy Days season is over.

Close up cropped image young woman calculating monthly expenses.
The Oval Office, with President Donald Trump, marking "Education and Sharing Day, USA" in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Marking "Education and Sharing Day, USA" with President Trump

MIKVEH IN Auckland, New Zealand.

Yom Kippur: The end or the beginning?

Illustration of apple, honey and pomegranate which are traditionally eaten for Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year

Shabbat Shuva: A call to return


Russian-born oligarch calls for new liberal coalition to 'protect Israel'

Nevzlin has owned a 20% stake in Haaretz and is the father-in-law of Likud MK Yuli Edelstein.

 Leonid Nevzlin is seen at the memorial ceremony to former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin on October 23, 2007

Blessings and continued growth for Israel in 5784 - editorial

Over the past Jewish year, Israel's population has grown by 2%. May the blessings and growth follow into 5784.

Children prepare for Rosh Hashanah with pomgranates

Our new year, together

 Ofer Gutman

WATCH: Jews pray outside of Marrakesh synagogue in ruins

The earthquake that ravaged Morocco wreaked damage upon several synagogues in the North African nation. Now, ahead of Rosh Hashanah, not all will be operational for the new year.

 Debris covers the floor of a synagogue following a deadly earthquake in Morocco.

Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff talk putting antisemitism plan ‘into action’

Kamala Harris, citing reported spikes in antisemitism and other attacks on minorities, said the moment demanded action.

 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she boards Air Force Two after attending the 43rd ASEAN Summit at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia on September 7, 2023.

The Rosh Hashanah wine list you need for the Jewish New Year

Give these amazing wines a try this Rosh Hashana.


Israelis flock to Ukraine's Uman despite concerns of Russian strikes

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah Israelis take trains from Poland to reach Uman in Ukraine.

 People line up to reach Ukraine on a train, some of them Israelis and Jews from around the world seeking to get to Uman ahead of Rosh Hashanah.

Jewish Federations launch Rosh Hashanah letter-writing campaign to Evan Gershkovich

Gershkovich, 31, a Wall Street Journal reporter and ​​son of Jewish refugees from the Soviet Union, has been detained since March on charges of espionage.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March while on a reporting trip and accused of espionage, stands behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his detention, in Moscow, Russia June 22, 2023.

Budget approved for food stamps for the needy ahead of Rosh Hashanah

41,000 Holocaust survivors would also get the help they need from the food stamps.

 Leket Israel Distributing Hot Food to the Needy

New Israeli social media campaign will support the Iranian people

September is the month of the social media campaign #IsraelisLoveIranians, with key Israeli organizations and figures set to participate.

 Iranian protest in Trafalgar Square.