Jerusalem day

Inside Jerusalem’s 1948 siege through the eyes of a child who survived the Old City’s fall

In her book ‘Forever My Jerusalem,’ Shteiner recalls life in the Old City before its fall in 1948 and the emotional return decades later.

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Hurva remains, 1972.
Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 14, 2026.

‘Why not go right to the heart of it?’: North American immigrants keep choosing Jerusalem

On Jerusalem Day, new Nefesh B’Nefesh figures show Jerusalem still attracting North American Olim, while one young immigrant’s story points to a less expected face of Aliyah to the capital.

|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
PLAYING WITH Israeli flags ahead of this year’s Independence Day, at Kobi kindergarten in Moshav Yashresh.

What raising my children in Israel is teaching me - opinion

As we celebrate our independence this year, and Jerusalem Day this week, I find that my sense of pride is not only in the state itself but in the next generation who will continue to shape it.

|BySARI NOSSBAUM
An alley off Agrippas St.

The little shop on Jaffa Street that captured old Jerusalem - opinion

As Jerusalem Day approaches and we emerge from the trauma of Oct. 7 and the war with Iran, we are yet again reminded of the preciousness of our city.

|ByROBERT HERSOWITZ

WATCH: 'Without Nakba, there is no victory': Violence breaks out in Jerusalem's Old City

Jerusalem Post witnesses said that they saw rioters spit on Standing Together activists, assault police officers, and sing racist chants.

MAY 26, 2025ByCORINNE BAUM
Israeli Left and Right-wing activist clash in Jerusalem's Old City's Damascus Gate, during the Jerusalem Day flag march, May 26, 2025

The Jerusalem Dispatch: Jerusalem Day celebrations, DC shooting, the state of the capital - WATCH

Hosts Elliot Jager and Calev Ben-David focus on Jerusalem Day, which started as a celebration of the city being united under Israeli sovereignty in 1967.

MAY 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
The Jerusalem Dispatch

Ben-Gvir bucks status-quo, announces prayer permitted on Temple Mount

In a speech given during his visit to the site, Ben-Gvir said he was "praying for victory in the Israel-Hamas War, the return of all hostages being held in Gaza."

MAY 26, 2025ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025

Lessons of the Six Day War - opinion

There is no Jewish future in a world where we must rely on the benevolence of non-Jews to guarantee our survival. 

MAY 26, 2025ByNATHAN DIAMENT
SOLDIERS sit in front of the Western Wall after its capture in the Six Day War. The panic of the month before gave way to national joy, states the writer.

Jerusalem Day 2025: What Israel's capital means to us, 48 years since aliyah - opinion

Fourteen years later, in 1977, we made aliyah!  And here I am, almost 48 years later, in our Jerusalem.

MAY 25, 2025ByDAVID GEFFEN
The writer and wife, Rita, in Jerusalem, in front of the Neveh Schechter building in the Nayot neighborhood

Jerusalem Day 2025: We must celebrate the 3,000-year-old dream more than ever - opinion

This year's Jerusalem Day is not at all about conquest – it is about return to our central heartbeat.

MAY 25, 2025ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
MASSES GATHER at the Western Wall to mark Jerusalem Day last year. Yom Yerushalayim is a moment of awe, of historical and spiritual homecoming, and the reaffirmation of a 3,000-year-old dream come true, states the writer.

Your investments: Jerusalem Day, unity, and financial independence - opinion

Here are some tips that will enable you to start making smart financial decisions and get on track towards financial independence.

MAY 23, 2025ByAARON KATSMAN
INDEPENDENCE DAY is celebrated in the center of Jerusalem last year. In moments like these, the Declaration of Independence must once again serve as our moral, cultural, and Zionist compass, says the writer.

Grapevine: Recognizing Rubinstein

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 17, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Elyakim Rubinstein at his home in Jerusalem, 2022.

Grapevine: Civil discussion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

JUNE 14, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem for Christmas 2016.

Jerusalem Day: The self-deception of ignoring all of the Israeli capital's problems - opinion

On the heels of Jerusalem Day and throughout the year, let us celebrate those whose love for their city knows no bounds and unites its people in harmony.

JUNE 9, 2024ByMEIRAV COHEN
Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen.