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

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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

Britain’s data watchdog fined Reddit £14.47 million for failing to properly verify children’s ages, saying under-13s were unlawfully exposed to harmful content.

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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

This event was part of the Chabad-Lubavitch CTeen International Summit, an annual conference for Jewish teens from around the world. 

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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

Mark Zuckerberg faces questions in a trial accusing Meta and Google of profiting from social media addiction and harming children’s mental health.

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Report: One in five Israelis smokes, rate 30% higher than global average

Health Minister Uriel Bosso: 'The smoking epidemic continues and constitutes one of the deadliest health risk factors in the State of Israel'

JUNE 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Report: One in five Israelis smokes, rate 30% higher than global average.

A Jewish marriage contract that served two couples -opinion

Beyond the Headlines | A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

MAY 5, 2025BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
People who came to the Hershkovitz's for Zikaron BaSalon. (Inset) Yossi Hershkovitz

Study: Treating depression in young teenagers may be more effective than in adults

Scientists used network analysis to show that adolescent depression symptoms fluctuate before stabilizing in adulthood.

APRIL 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Study: Treating depression in young teenagers may be more effective than in adults.