Family

No need to complicate: Stav Madar’s perfect khachapuri recipe

Fun with the Kids: How to make simple finger roll khachapuri.

Khachapuri.
Impatience has led to many people losing their own private Garden of Eden.

Hard truth about hard people revealed in new research

Israeli children celebrate Purim in a bomb shelter, March 2, 2026.

The shelter is not always a sanctuary

People are seen at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem despite the ongoing war with Iran and Hezbollah and missile fire toward Israel, March 9, 2026.

Vigilant and united: Israel’s homefront resilience will decide outcome of Iran war - editorial


‘The glue that held family together’: Slain hostage Lior Rudaeff’s family pays tribute at funeral

Thousands gathered to honor First Sergeant (res.) Lior Rudaeff at a funeral in Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak's cemetery, following the return of his remains after over two years in Hamas's terror captivity.

Soldiers carry a coffin containing the remains of deceased hostage First Sergeant (res.) Lior Rudaeff, November 10, 2025.

Hostage families, fallen soldier relatives, urge national unity at Rabin memorial ceremony

In the shadow of Rabin’s assassination, youth movements gathered to call for healing and national unity in Israel.

Merav Leshem Gonen, mother of freed hostage Romi, addresses the crowd at a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, November 5, 2025.

Panicking about Roblox? The truth is much deeper and more troubling

The uproar surrounding Roblox exposes an uncomfortable truth about parenting in the digital age: It’s easier for us to blame the screens than to remain present in our children’s worlds.

Parents’ groups are in an uproar

Dietitian explains: These are the 5 most important nutritional tools for every family

In a world of abundance, crowded supermarket shelves, countless trends and diets, the simple choice of what to put on your plate has become complex. Here are the most critical tips for your family.

The variety can be confusing

The legacy of Huvy Elisha: The quiet life of a Mea She’arim painter and matriarch

Ahuva “Huvy” Elisha lived in step with the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood she called home for the last 40 years of her long and well-traveled life.

Huvy Elisha.

‘Only pressure works’: Released hostages’ families credit firm policy for breakthrough

Families of freed hostages call for continued pressure on Hamas and full enforcement of the ceasefire deal, praising Israeli, US, and international efforts while warning against concessions.

Tzvika Mor, the father of released Israeli hostage Eitan Mor, speaks to the press, flanked by Boaz and Nadav Miran, the brothers of released Israeli hostage Omri Miran, at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, October 15, 2025.

'They seem fine, I thought they would be worse,' Silvia Cunio on hostage sons Ariel and David

Silvia Cunio, mother of hostages Ariel and David, describes the emotional moment after receiving a surprise video call from her sons..

Hostages Ariel and David Cunio on a phone call with their mother, Silvia, ahead of their slated release from Gaza terror captivity, October 13, 2025.

Blame the grandparents: Why young Jews align with antisemites - opinion

Parents and grandparents denied their offspring the necessary tools that would make being a proud Jew a priority in their lives.

NEW YORK CITY mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders attend a town hall gathering in Brooklyn last month. The writer asks: How can any Jew be so blind to Mamdani’s motivation and intentions?

Birth rates: Why are Israel's rising while numbers drop in the West?

What is causing this dramatic decline in births throughout the rich, developed world? And why is Israel an outlier?

An armed Israeli pushes a pram along a street in Tel Aviv.

Following in their father’s footsteps: Jerusalem’s shoemaker dynasty

In a fast-paced digital world, meet the Arabovs - Jerusalem cobblers passing down their craft, one stitch at a time, from Soviet roots to shoemaking pride.

Shmuel Arabov and his younger cobbler son, Yisrael, in their Bar-Ilan Street shoemaker shop close to the ‘Tzomet’ (main junction). ‘I started up and across the street 20 years ago, moved down here in 2012, and Yisrael took command two years later.'