Children

VERT Hotels launches summer family programs across Israel for 2026

The summer programs will include children’s shows, foam parties, water inflatables, gaming areas, creative workshops, wellness activities and family attractions at hotels across the country.

A kids activity room at one of VERT's hotels.
Israeli daycare-aged children (illustrative). March 24, 2026.

Israeli daycares plagued by licensing and inspection gaps, endangering toddlers, report finds

Video still from "Toy Story 5."

‘To infinity and beyond!' Watching ‘Toy Story 5’ with my son on the spectrum - comment

Boys in the hallway at Jewish day school

Jewish day school enrollment rising across denominations


Israelis suffer negative effects on health-related behavior due to Iran war - study

A Hebrew University study found that during the war, Israelis struggled with increased consumption of ultra-processed foods and a decrease in sleep and physical activity.

Israelis take cover around a small, overcrowded bomb shelter in a public park as sirens sound during Iranian missile attacks on April 6, 2026 in Hod Hasharon, central Israel.

Iran-backed Houthis accused of recruiting children in summer camps for combat training

The footage of the camps was allegedly taken in the Houthi-controlled Amran Governorate, the same area embroiled in deadly tribal clashes in recent days.

Houthi soldiers stand guard as people detained by the Houthis wait for their release in Sanaa, Yemen January 25, 2025.

Florida Jewish community says kaddish for children killed in Holocaust

The Conservative synagogue calls the program "Remember a Child," and at least a third of the members in the 150-family congregation participate.

RENEE ALBERSHEIM was murdered during the Holocaust. A Jewish couple in Florida has said the Mourner's Kaddish for her daily for years.

Iran's war crimes: Behind the IRGC's recruitment of 12-year-olds - analysis

The 12-year-olds registering at mosques in Tehran may get the same chance to stop believing if the regime around them collapses.

A member of Iranian militia forces (Basij) attends an anti-Israeli march in Tehran, Iran, January 10, 2025.

How to help children return to the learning routine

A new study reveals how to restart learning and how to return to studying during this period after what we have been through.

A new study reveals how to restart learning and how to return to studying during this period after what we have been through

Beersheba court sentences two caregivers for abuse of toddlers in daycare

Two caregivers in Beersheba were sentenced to prison after being convicted of repeatedly abusing toddlers, with the court stressing the betrayal of trust and lasting harm to the children.

Illustration photo of a toddler kindergarten.

Prehistoric children’s remains show syphilis-like disease spread through ancient Vietnam - study

Researchers have for decades believed that of these diseases, only syphilis could be transmitted congenitally, lending to the assumption that syphilis began with Christopher Columbus’ journeys.

Dr. Melandri Vlok and Ms. Minh Tran conducting radiographic analysis on child skeletons from Man Bac, April 11, 2026.

From survival to learning: How to return children to frameworks the right way

With the reopening of the education system, an educational psychologist explains how we should help children return to routine.

Back to school at Uzi Hitman School in Petah Tikva

The recipe that will change your holiday: Passover pizza kids love

In honor of the spring holiday: The recipe by Miri Shalom, from the Instagram page israeli_kitchen@, for making kosher-for-Passover pizza without hametz - and with all the flavor.

Kosher-for-Passover Pizza.

Editor's Notes: This Passover, Israeli children deserve a future that's more than sirens

Israeli childhood has been knocked off course for years now. First came COVID, then came the October 7, 2023, mega-atrocity by Hamas, and the long war that followed, and now another round with Iran.

Singer Maya Bouskilla and Mor Krigel, the young boy who wrote the UAV song - which became viral amongst Israeli children.