Adolescents

Jewish tradition, hands-on acts of service, show the power of volunteering - opinion

One of the most powerful tools for building resilience has been embedded in Jewish tradition all along: service to others.

|BySARA ALLEN, CINDY GREENBERG
REPAIR THE WORLD volunteers clear a garden path. Repair the World mobilizes young Jews and their communities to engage in volunteer service and learning rooted in Jewish values to address urgent needs in communities, say the writers.
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Instagram launches new protections for teen accounts and age 13+ viewing restrictions

Instagram is introducing a change for teen accounts: From now on, content shown to teenagers will be automatically limited by age, and parents will have the option to control the level of exposure.

|ByYINON BEN SHUSHAN
Human hand holding blood drop shape with blood level on red background. Awareness of hematologic disorders such as anemia, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, leukemia and ITP.

Early detection of iron deficiency critical for adolescent girls - opinion

Iron deficiency is a crucial issue that especially affects adolescent girls and can directly influence their academic achievements.

|ByEINAT SASSON
French military of the Sentinelle Operation and French Police officers stand outside the high school Notre-Dame de Toutes-Aides where a student killed another student and wounded three others in a knife attack, in Nantes, western France, on April 24, 2025.

'Dirty Jew': French school boy lured into cellar by antisemitic adolescents under false pretenses

Prosecutor David Charmatz added that the victim was "lured into a cellar under false pretenses" where he was met with "a third minor holding a knife."

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Rx for Readers: Pimple pains

It is not recommended that acne patients take high doses of vitamin A.

OCTOBER 22, 2010ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVITCH
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