Happy new year 2015

Editorial: Joy of Purim

If you’re searching for the reason why the citizens of the Jewish state scored so high on the UN’s state of international happiness study, Purim might be a good place to start.

Purim celebrations in Jerusalem
People hold up signs at a rally in Jerusalem, January 11, following terror attacks in France

Year in Review: 2015 in Photos

New Year's Eve in Israel is known as Sylvester

Take our poll: New Year's Eve or Rosh Hashana?

Painting by Pepe Fainberg

Happily Eva After: Ushering in 2015 the Eva way


In Berlin, New Year rung-in with anti-Semitic attack

Jewish man assailed on Berlin's underground city train by men singing "F*ck Israel" and "F*ck Juden."

A man wearing a kippah at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

Israel news in 60 seconds: Bibi, Abbas and some New Year celebrations

Do you have a minute? Watch the biggest stories of the day in a super short broadcast.

Israel celebrates new year's eve

Happy New Year! Anglos in Israel ring in 2015

English-speakers share their New Year's experience in Jerusalem.

Israel celebrates new year's eve

IN PICTURES: Revelers ring in New Year around the world

In Israel, MDA paramedics treated 137 people injured during celebrations.

Confetti flies around the New Year's Eve Ball Drop, after midnight ,during New Year's eve celebrations in Times Square, New York January 1, 2015.

New Year greeting: Growing up

When we recognize that life is more about what we are needed for than what we need, we have found life’s purpose.

Rosh Hashanah

Poll finds Israelis satisfied going into new year

40%: Islamic State endangers Israel's existence; Arabs found to be significantly more satisfied than Jews.

Tel Aviv beach