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2020 in review

Even this year had its bright spots. (Getty Images; photo design by Grace Yagel/ JTA)
January 1, 2021, 5:30 am
10 heartwarming Jewish stories from 2020, lest we forget
From Nobel prizewinners to celebrity Hanukkah videos — and some not insignificant peace deals for the Jewish state — here’s a partial list of a trying year’s brighter moments
By Gabe Friedman
Rabbi Aaron Potek blows a shofar while recording a TikTok video in front of a watermelon mural on September 9, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images/ via JTA/SUE)
January 1, 2021, 2:24 am
Jewish life around the world in 2020: Month by month in pictures
The year began with a historic 25,000-person march against anti-Semitism in New York City, and ends with a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. Here’s what happened in between
By Shira Feder
Miriam Herschlag
December 31, 2020, 1:54 pm
Miriam Herschlag
Voices of 2020: The blog posts that helped us through the chaos
It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. And also a year when peace in the Middle East looked possible. These writers offered wisdom when we needed it most
Clockwise from top left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives the coronavirus vaccine (Amir Cohen/Pool/AFP); National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat elbow bumps with an Emirati official, (Nir Elias/Pool/AFP); protesters pose for Netanyahu's 'Last Supper,' (Courtesy Omer Burin); Donald Trump holds up his face mask, (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File); A woman at prayer, September 2020 (Ricki Rosen/Times of Israel); a new Israeli iconic demonstrator (AP Photo/Oded Balilty).
December 30, 2020, 1:42 am
Bye-bye 2020: ToI writers share important stories from a year of crisis and hope
As the year comes to a close, many would like to put it out of mind. But first, a few ToI stories that have made the last 12 months unforgettable — for better or for worse
By ToI Staff
Clockwise from top left: Woody Allen (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File); Sacha Baron Cohen as Boart (Screenshot); Seth Rogen in 'American Pickle' (Courtesy HBO); Cover of 'Self Care' by Leigh Stein (Courtesy); Members of the band Haim (CC-SA-2.0/ Flickr/ Raph_PH); Zoe Kazan in 'The Plot Against America' (Michele K. Short/HBO).
December 28, 2020, 11:44 pm
PODCAST: ToI’s top 11 countdown of Jew-ish TV, songs, movies and books of 2020
The year felt like one long rainy day, but there was plenty to do indoors. Jordan Hoffman put together a list of funny, touching, and thought-provoking releases from the Tribe
By Jordan Hoffman
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