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Heading to the Jordan Valley: Four weekends of blossoms and springs

From this week until March 20, the Green Valley festival offers weekend guided tours, farmers’ markets, camping, traditional walks, and nature events for just NIS 10.

Lupines in Hemdat.
A rock left by supporters reads "please pray, bring her home" at the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, US February 9, 2026.

Nancy Guthrie’s abduction highlights shared anguish between US, Israel - opinion

Red anemones from Shokeda Forest.

South in the Heart returns: Where to explore, eat, and see stunning blooms

European apples and kiwis offer Israeli families a fun, healthy, and tasty way to enjoy more fruit in everyday meals.

Fun, healthy ways for Israeli families to enjoy European apples and kiwis


‘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.'

NIS 3 million will revive Nahal Rakat, connecting Tiberias to the Sea of Galilee

Tiberias Municipality, ILA, and the Drainage Authority are building a new promenade through Nahal Rakat, linking the city’s new neighborhoods to the Sea of Galilee with trails and seating.

Nahal Rakat and its banks before the rehabilitation works

'Shabbat guidebook for parents': The value of recharging - review

A resourceful guidebook for a joyful Shabbat with your children.

HAREDI CHILDREN wear crowns as they celebrate receiving their first prayer books at the Kotel. There is no formal blessing for raising children, the author writes, because it is an ‘all-encompassing, timeless mitzvah.’

Awakening to what truly unites us - opinion

When we meet face to face, the walls fall away... Jews from across the religious and cultural spectrum discover something surprising: We are family.

 An illustrative image of an Israeli flag shattered like glass.

‘Shameful’: Smotrich faces uproar from bereaved families amid push for NIS 30b. defense budget rise

Bereaved families slammed Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for skipping a meeting on aid, as he pushed a NIS 30b defense budget increase.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a committee meeting on September 14, 2025.

When the schnitzel waits at the door: The solution that frees up precious time for parents

The food that arrives at dawn in a cooler, the meals that are tailored to children’s tastes, and the time that is freed up for parents – we tried the Homemade meal service.

Homemade