Family

'Mom and dad are not alive': Slain Oct. 7 victims' family shares haunting never-before-seen footage

In the footage, a member of the Mathias family walks around the destroyed house, which is visibly damaged by bullet holes and smoke, and states he is sure that his parents had been killed.

The aftermath of Hamas's terror attack on Kibbutz Holit during the October 7 massacre, pictured October 26, 2023.
Family vacation with the kids, illustration.

Your Investments: How you can have a financially responsible summer vacation

‘FOR ME, it’s my family first, then nation and border. But he believes that by going to the border, he is defending his family.’ Here, a pregnant Roni sits below her windowsill as one of her children reaches out to her husband, already separated from the family, on his way to his sixth call of duty.

The war inside Israel's reserve families: 'To him, defending the border protects our family'

EXPO TEL AVIV will be the venue for the 'Maccabiah City' sports festival ahead of this summer's Games, which open on July 1. (Maccabiah/Courtesy)

Maccabiah launches five-day sports festival at Expo Tel Aviv


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

Why my family is giving up impulse purchases for Rosh Hashanah this year - opinion

A daughter recalls her mother’s tradition of buying new holiday outfits, and how her family now honors her memory by embracing less and cherishing more.

Rosh Hashanah

Your Investments: Estate planning lessons from the Torah - Keep wills fair and balanced - opinion

Your investments: No matter how great you think your children are, do everyone a favor, and create a will where assets are split evenly among your children.

GEORGE FOREMAN poses before the WBC Heavyweight World Championship fight in 2011 in Hamburg, Germany.

Rabbi Leo Dee remarries almost 2.5 years after first wife, two daughters murdered in Hamas attack

Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife and two of his daughters were murdered by Hamas in April 2023, remarried on Sunday.

Rabbi Leo Dee (R) and Aliza Teplitsky (L) celebrate their wedding, August 31, 2025.