Teenagers

From TikTok to public spaces: ‘Therian’ teens embrace animal identities

Some participants practice “quadrobics” or “quadrupedia,” a set of movement exercises meant to imitate animal locomotion as a form of self-expression

Therian gear.
Reddit app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021.

Reddit fined $20 million in UK over children's data failures

Freed Israeli hostages Matan Zangauker, Ilana Gritzewsky, and Segev Kalfon, recite the Shema prayer on stage in Times Square on February 21, 2026.

Freed Israeli hostages recite Shema prayer on New York City stage in front of thousands

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the court after taking the stand at a trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, February 18, 2026.

Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids


France aims to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports

France is set to bar under-15s from social media and extend mobile phone bans to high schools from 2026, as President Emmanuel Macron pushes tougher rules to curb online harms to minors.

French President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 19, 2025.

Tiferet Sigala, Yarden Cohen: Giving space, community for Jerusalem’s teen geeks

Jerusalemite of the Week: Geek Space has been a place where nerdy teenagers can get together and find the community they need.

Tiferet Sigala (L) and Yarden Cohen.

Behind the scenes of gritty Israeli drama ‘Girls Like Us’

Girls Like Us tells the story of a neglected teen whose life shifts after forming a bond with a young female soldier, drawing on director Lee Gilat’s South Tel Aviv upbringing.

A scene from ‘Girls Like Us.’

A symptom of adult failure: Why 40% of Israeli teens exhibit violent, aggressive behavior - opinion

Teen violence is a wake-up call. It invites us to rebuild the social fabric that has unraveled. The choice of what the coming years will look like for this generation rests in our hands.

An illustrative image of a teenager with the word "HATE" written on their hand.

WATCH: 'I wanted to see the view': Rescue of teen who climbed crane to height of 36-story building

The teenager climbed the crane a month after another teen fell and died while climbing up structures in a construction site in Jerusalem.

A teenage boy climbed a crane to the height of a 36 story building on Monday, November 24, 2025.

Two Palestinian kippa-wearing minors arrested for car theft in Jerusalem area

Two Palestinian minors who entered Israel illegally from the West Bank were arrested yesterday by the Israeli Police on suspicion of vehicle theft.

Police car at night

Police arrest teen suspected of stabbing classmate at school in Ashdod

The 16-year-old victim was evacuated to the Assuta Medical Center in moderate condition, Magen David Adom said. 

 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.

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.

Instagram

American Jewish summer camps offer Israeli teens a break from pressures at home

770 teens from the Gaza Envelope attended camp this past summer as part of Campers2Gether, a Jewish Agency initiative that began in 2024.

The Jewish Agency partners with North American camps and Jewish federations to provide Israeli teens with a respite from the war.

Waves of hope: Even without setting foot in Israel, I feel more connected to it than ever - opinion

HaGal Sheli isn’t just about surfing. It’s a nonprofit that uses the ocean as a space for healing and growth.

‘ONE DAY, I believe, we’ll stand together on the same shore. We’ll paddle out into the sea – not just to surf waves but to rise above them, together,’ says the writer.