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2025’s ‘Persons of the Year’: Israeli mothers - opinion

Beyond the statistics, Israeli mothers’ everyday poetry and superhuman courage perpetually inspire.

 SERENA KALISH (pictured) gave birth to her fourth child during a weekend filled with missile-warning sirens and uncertainty. The night of her delivery, sirens rang through the halls of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center as Iranian missiles were intercepted overhead.
A pregnant woman checks her blood sugar levels; illustrative.

Scientists find hidden placental changes linked to gestational diabetes

THE WRITER stands between survivors Maya (right) and Amit. Share the stories of Kfar Aza’s mothers, the writer urges.

Miracles from Kfar Aza: The mothers the world must not forget - opinion

 From the movie, 'Once Upon My Mother'

New French film reimagines the Jewish mother archetype through a Moroccan Mizrahi lens - review


A mother's open letter to her daughter upon her graduation - opinion

Congratulations on your graduation, my dear. The world is waiting for your light to shine, and I have no doubt that you’ll make a positive and lasting impact wherever you go. 

 PROUD MOTHER: The writer with daughter Elkah.

This mother's diet can protect your grandchildren's brains

A suitable mother’s diet that includes apples and certain herbs can protect her grandchildren’s brains, a genetic model showed in roundworms.

 Mother and baby

Why doesn’t a pregnant woman’s immune system kill her fetus in the womb?

The findings of a new study on maternal-fetal dynamics could lead to advancements in improving rates of preeclampsia and premature birth.

 Illustrative image of a fetus.

Mom's Facebook post notifies El Al pilots to help son on flight to London

The mother sent her 13-year-old son Yoni to London to visit his grandmother, but discovered that the plane had returned to the gate and was worried.

 Yoni on an El-Al flight.

This is the safest age to give birth: New study's surprising findings

Giving birth at a later age may be risky, but younger mothers face their own challenges. What is the ideal age range for a safe delivery?

Midwifery continuity care was found to give women better pregnancy experiences than those who didn't have it.

Mothers are happier, more articulate with babies, puppies - study

Why do we articulate more when speaking to babies and puppies?

 Photograph of a mother and a puppy.

The Jewish people are a family, albeit a dysfunctional one - opinion

The MOMentum organization believes in focusing on Jewish unity, despite the things that seem to divide us.

 FROM LEFT: Deputy Finance Minister Michal Waldiger, Education Minister Yoav Kisch, MOMentum CEO Ben Pery, the writer, President Isaac Herzog, and Ophir and Bat-Galim Shaer pose at the Jerusalem Unity Prize ceremony at the President’s Residence last week.

MK Haskel taken off Knesset podium for holding her daughter while speaking

She wanted to present her proposed bill for a first reading in the Knesset, but the Knesset's legal advisor asked her not to speak and to descend the podium.

 MK Sharren Haskel at a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2022.

Bottlenose dolphins use 'baby-talk' with their calves - study

Just as humans often modify our speech and use 'baby-talk' when talking to babies, a new study finds that bottlenose dolphins do the same with their young.

 How do dolphins communicate? (illustrative)

How should you prepare to leave the house with your newborn?

If leaving the house with your baby for the first time seems intimidating, here are some tips for a fun, successful adventure.

 Mother and baby