Culture

President Herzog names nine laureates for 2025 Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor

President Isaac Herzog has named nine distinguished individuals, including Miriam Adelson and Israeli-Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muwaffaq Tarif, for the 2025 Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor.

President Isaac Herzog, pictured on August 5, 2025; illustrative.
The ritual vessel found.

Peru’s Ministry of Culture reveals warrior-themed ritual vessel at Chankillo UNESCO site

Cast and crew from "BoJack Horseman" pose backstage with their award for Best Animated Series during the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, U.S., December 11, 2016.

Jewish creator of Bojack Horseman discusses new Jew-centric series, facing antisemitim

Israelis attend Tel Aviv's White Night all-night celebration in Tel Aviv, June 29, 2023.

After budget cuts and security delays, Tel Aviv's white night festival returns


The secret Europe is hiding: Where to find true peace in 2025

Europe struggles with over-tourism, but Estonia’s remote islands offer true peace: Ruhnu with 150 residents and ringing sand, Vormsi with Swedish heritage, and Kihnu with a matriarchal society.

Kihnu Island, Estonia

Tel Aviv Museum brings 35 new works by Israeli artists into its collection

Acquired through the ‘Voting for Art’ group, the works span a variety of genres, capturing a cross-section of contemporary Israeli creativity.

RAN TENENBAUM, ‘Self Portrait with a Hoodie, 2024,’ from the new collection.

An unflinching look at a nation in verse

The Metula Poetry Festival will be held in Jerusalem next week.

EHUD BANAI will reflect on his work ‘The Book of Green Onions.’

Leonard Cohen’s calling card: A new play about the iconic Jewish poet-musician

The forthcoming music-based portrayal of the late Canadian-Jewish poet-musician is scheduled for later this month in Tel Aviv.

THE CAST of ‘Leonard,’ an homage to Leonard Cohen.

Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ disappoints - film review

Wes Anderson’s latest movie lacks a compelling, comprehensible storyline, or characters viewers would care about.

A SCENE from Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme.’

Panama City: Hats, cigars, food, and a pretty big canal

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 112

The charming Casco Viejo district offers waterside walks past stalls selling local craftwork.

The new Knesset Museum: Is one of its tasks to bolster democracy? - opinion

The dissonance between what is happening in today’s Knesset and what is displayed in the Knesset Museum is worth considering.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony of the new Knesset Museum as Speaker Amir Ohana looks on, in Jerusalem last week.

Disengagement and documentaries: What to watch in Israel this weekend

New shows to look out for include 'Disengagement' and 'Outrageous,' plus the new season of 'Only Murders in the Building.'

‘BOGART: LIFE Comes in Flashes.’

How an Israeli kidnapping comedy sold a million tickets

Saving Shuli-San was set for a June release, but the war with Iran made United King Films, the movie’s distributor, postpone the much-awaited film.

FROM LEFT, Ben Bachar, the film’s director, with actors Shalom Michaelshwilli and Avi Israelof, producer Moshe Edery, and actors Tzion Baruch and Emma Medding, as they toast ‘Saving Shuli-San’s millionth ticket sale.

All the world’s a living stage: The 34th Int'l Puppet Festival is here

The forthcoming festival takes place August 17-21 with a veritable cornucopia of productions and other items lined up over the five days.

A PERFORMANCE at the upcoming International Puppet Festival.

Druze students at Reichman University lead efforts to save their Syrian brethren from crisis

As their community faces what they describe as ethnic cleansing in Syria, these young scholars balance academic excellence with urgent advocacy.

Sahar Daxa, a Government, Diplomacy and Strategy studies student and competitive athlete from Daliyat al-Carmel