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People shop at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem on April 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2026, 10:20 am
A week into Iran ceasefire, Israelis try to snap back as expected, but fear return to war
Sent back to work as usual after weeks in bomb shelters, locals see their resilience tested amid questions about the conflict’s success and a seemingly inevitable resumption of hostilities
By Deborah Danan
Israeli rapper Dudu Faruk performs inside a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv on March 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 29, 2026, 5:54 am
In Israel’s shelters, an ‘underground’ entertainment scene is born under missile fire
In typical Israeli style, entertainers, DJs and musicians make the most of a tough situation and distract residents sheltering from Iranian bombardment; social media channels spread the word
By Jessica Steinberg
A man wearing a wolf costume with his daughter dressed as Little Red Riding Hood shops at a stall in the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, which was operating at limited capacity because of the war with Iran, during Purim in Jerusalem, March 4, 2026. (Theia Chatelle/ JTA)
March 4, 2026, 7:52 pm
Jerusalem marks a wartime Purim a day later than most, a tradition born in what is now Iran
With special status as a walled city during the time of the megilah story, the Israeli capital celebrates Shushan Purim with costumes, feasting and periodic runs to the bomb shelter
By Theia Chatelle
A clown performs at a park in Jerusalem's Katamon neighborhood, March 2, 2026 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
March 3, 2026, 6:10 am
In Jerusalem’s Katamon neighborhood, levelheadedness and levity prevail as rockets fly
Amid Purim preparations, residents express optimism over ongoing war with Iran as they enjoy the pleasant weather between scattered showers of missiles
By Zev Stub
Israelis take cover in a public shelter in Tel Aviv as a siren sounds warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward Israel, March 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 2, 2026, 8:18 pm
Israel’s public shelters again become sites of camaraderie amid steep danger
War-battered Israelis eagerly await the war’s end, but aren’t sparing the humor as they gear up to celebrate the festive Purim holiday under ongoing Iranian missile barrages
By Deborah Danan
People take cover as siren warns of incoming missiles fired from Iran, at a public bomb shelter in Katzrin, northern Israel, June 19, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
February 26, 2026, 8:23 pm
Embracing go-bags and gallows humor, Israelis live in limbo as Trump teases war with Iran
Whether planning to stay, flee, or something in between, Sabras contemplate a conflict that could result in regime change for one of country’s most devoted enemies – at a steep price
By Deborah Danan
Participants on a Green Horizons hike in Israel, in an undated photo. (Courtesy of Green Horizons)
October 4, 2025, 11:49 am
With Israeli youth at a crossroads after Oct. 7, some turn to hiking to help find their path
As Israel reels from unprecedented trauma, young people are finding strength and meaning on the country’s trails where recent horrors are put in perspective within the history of the Land
By Tania Shalom Michaelian
Israeli DJ Roi Perez performs at HÖR BERLIN in February 2023.(Screenshot/HÖR BERLIN via JTA)
September 30, 2025, 5:46 am
London music festival cancels Israeli DJ despite his public pro-Palestinian advocacy
Move comes after Anti-Israel Ravers for Palestine group accused DJ Roi Perez of embodying ‘the colonial narrative of a benevolent, queer-friendly liberal Zionism’
By Grace Gilson
Bruria Wiesel Adini studies resilience as the head of the Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Medicine at Tel Aviv University’s School of Public Health. (Courtesy via JTA)
July 2, 2025, 3:42 am
Between COVID, Oct. 7 and Iran, how much can Israelis take? A trauma expert finds out
After studying Israeli resilience under war, Prof. Bruria Adini recommends the government encourage social cohesion through transparency and rebuilding of trust
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Patrons of a cafe whose windows were shattered by a nearby missile impact sit next to piles of broken glass, Tel Aviv, June 16, 2025. (Niv Elis/ JTA)
June 17, 2025, 5:09 pm
For Israelis under Iranian barrage, deadly nights give way to days brimming with life
As reliably stoic locals settle into what’s become a routine of overnight missile bombardment since Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear capabilities Friday, daytime is business as usual
By Deborah Danan
Visitors on a tour at the new National Library of Israel in 2024 (Courtesy)
March 7, 2025, 9:37 am
After Oct. 7, Israel’s new National Library helps a resilient nation turn the page
The $225 million building opened to the public just days after the Hamas atrocities – and has become an unexpected source of unity for a diverse society craving culture in wartime
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli actor Ze'ev Revach attends a ceremony at the Knesset honoring the torchlighters for the 70th Independence Day ceremony, April 15, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 18, 2025, 8:16 pm
Ze’ev Revach, famed Israeli actor and comedian, dies at 84
Revach starred in classic ‘bourekas’ films and won top awards over his decades-long career on stage and screen
By ToI Staff
Yishai Mogilner, 19, worked as one of the Israeli staff members at Camp Ramah in the Poconos for the 2023 season (Courtesy Ella Goldberg)
September 1, 2023, 9:29 am
What Matters Now to counselor Yishai Mogilner: Being an Israeli at a US summer camp
Picking up from last summer’s podcast with two Israeli counselors at Camp Ramah in the Poconos, first-time staffer Yishai Mogilner talks about returning to his family’s camp
By Jessica Steinberg
Alberto Hotel by Isrotel in central Tel Aviv (courtesy Lior Grundman)
August 31, 2022, 2:25 am
Tapping into boutique hotel trend, Isrotel trades beach-bumming for urban energy
Alberto Hotel, built out of a renovated 109-year-old building in Tel Aviv’s trendy Nahalat Binyamin, offers city chic for travelers seeking something other than behemoth resorts
By Danielle Nagler
A Taiwanese dance teacher practices Israeli folk dance in Yilan, Taiwan. (Jordyn Haime)/ JTA
July 4, 2022, 5:34 am
How Israeli songs became integral to Taiwan’s national folk dancing tradition
Dating back to the nationalist Kuomintang government era, the pastime is still beloved by many Taiwanese of a certain age – and Hebrew classics make up a big part of the repertoire
By Jordyn Haime
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