BATSHEVA SHULMAN

Batsheva Shulman is a copyeditor and writer at The Jerusalem Post. She moved to Israel in February 2022 from South Africa but grew up most of her life in London. She holds a B.Sc in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Cape Town and has almost completed her Masters in Communication Disorders at Hadassah Academic College in Jerusalem. She is passionate about languages, communication, writing and storytelling. In her spare time, she enjoys meeting up with her friends, reading, and travelling. She currently lives in Jerusalem.


 People check their phones in a Jerusalem bomb shelter.

A cultural experience: Meeting neighbors in the bomb shelter during war with Iran - comment

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Heshy Engelsberg: A bumpy and painful aliyah journey, but with no regrets

 Folk Trio & The Gang.

Summer’s here! A snapshot of Jerusalem's warm-weather activities to enjoy


Israel's Bnei Menashe community finds a home in Sderot synagogue

The Alfei Menashe Synagogue in Sderot and its spiritual leader, Rabbi David Lhungdim, are building a community.

 AT THE Bnei Menashe Gallery exhibition (L to R): Rabbi Menachem Listman; Rabbi David Lhungdim; and Asher Misao

Jews have survived the unimaginable, we'll emerge from the darkness and thrive again - opinion

I hope and pray for good news and better days, in which we can truly celebrate the Jewish holidays and calendar, together as a unified nation, with lighter hearts and better spirits. 

 A PASSOVER Seder table: Celebrating freedom suddenly doesn’t seem so appropriate, says the writer.

1,400 lights, 1,400 souls: Shining a light on the victims of October 7 - interview

Every bulb represents a name, every barcode tells a story: A light installation at Tel Aviv’s Habima Square aims to keep the memory of each victim.

‘BRING THEM Light’ temporary installation at Habima Square, Tel Aviv.

Triple Purim: How Jerusalemites celebrate this year’s three-day extravaganza

This year, the festival is extended to three days in walled cities – adding the day before and the day after – giving rise to what is commonly known as Purim Meshulash, or “triple Purim.”

 Israelis are seen in costume for the holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem.

Peace, coexistence, and disillusionment: How do we move forward? - comment

Our nation is hurting deeply. The road ahead is long, and we may never fully heal. But amid our collective trauma, one thing I know for certain is that our nation’s faith and spirit will prevail.

 DEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the remaining hostages, in Tel Aviv, last week. We must bite the bullet and pay the price; the lives of 24 hostages are at stake, says the writer.

Never been angrier, never been prouder: Israel's pain and resilience - comment

There's something about our nation that stands out amid our collective agony and that no one will ever take away from us: our hope, our resilience, and our spirit.

 People come out to pay respects for the Bibas family in front of the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, Feburay 27, 2025.

Being forced to negotiate with terrorists is a moral outrage - comment

In a moral world, those complicit in the October 7 massacre or any other terrorist attack should be held accountable and dealt with in the harshest of manners.

 People gather as they watch a news coverage, on the day of the release of four hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, and two others, who entered Gaza around a decade ago and have been held there since, as part of a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv

A day in the life of an ‘olah’ - opinion

I chose to make Israel my home through the good and the bad, and I won’t just run when things get tough.

 OVER 150 French Jews made aliyah on an International Fellowship of Christians and Jews flight last week.

Restoring our society: Healing our hostages and families - opinion

Instead of “restoring” our nation, let’s repair and refine it.

 RELEASED HOSTAGE Emily Damari is reunited with her mother, Mandy, on Sunday. Instead of ‘restoring’ our nation to its pre-October 7 state, let’s repair and refine it, says the writer.

'We will begin again': Marla Buck brings healing through art

Artist Marla Buck believes that “behind an expression of any art form, there needs to be an emotive, even transformative, message.”

NECKLACE FROM Buck’s current collection, designed and created by Marla Buck and Shirley Zafir.