Society

Jerusalem daycare tragedy: When ideology blocks oversight, babies pay the price - opinion

Two infants died in an unregulated Jerusalem daycare, exposing failed law enforcement, budget cuts, and deep cultural divides over accountability and prevention.

An Israeli police officer holds a bag containing food items that are suspected to have poisoned dozens of toddlers in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.
Amanda Seyfried attends the fifth annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, California, October 18, 2025; illustrative.

Amanda Seyfried learns about Shaker founder for film ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’

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The guide to new connections after 60: how to make friends in later life

Site BP 784, relics of a hut with an annex from the Middle Ages.

Ancient Sudan burial site reveals 4,000-year-old funeral ritual in forgotten Nubian kingdom


Israeli civic society is our 'north star,' Blinken tells grassroot organizers

Blinken sat down with leaders of grassroots organizations at the Israeli-Palestinian arts center Feel Beit, a cross point between Jerusalem's Jewish and Arab neighborhoods.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken US ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides meet with Israeli emerging leaders at "Feel Beit", an Israeli-Palestinian art and culture collective in Jerusalem, January 31, 2023.

Most Israelis trust local government over Knesset - survey

A majority of Israelis think local municipalities should be given more authority to better heal the divisions in Israeli society.

 WITH 11,000 employees, the Jerusalem Municipality is the capital’s beating heart.

Wine Talk: Do good, drink well

The Galil Mountain Winery is a winery of cultural and environmental caring.

The Galil Mountain Winery's vineyards are all in the eastern Upper Galilee, not far from the winery.

A source of hope for the youth -opinion

For over nine years, HaGal Sheli has mentored youth from across Israeli society utilizing surfing as an educational tool.

 FOR OVER nine years, ‘HaGal Sheli’ has mentored youth from across Israeli society utilizing surfing as an educational tool

What do you need to do in order to be truly happy?

About 50 academics reviewed tens of thousands of studies to answer the following question: What makes psychotherapy successful?

 REMEMBER THAT it’s a major mitzvah to be happy.

Israeli supermarket chain Yeinot Bitan to invest NIS 40m in Carrefour conversion

Yeinot Bitan will convert 20 more supermarkets to the Carrefour brand in the first quarter of 2023.

 The Carrefour logo is seen on a shopping trolley at a Carrefour hypermarket store in Carquefou near Nantes, France January 13, 2021.

When Judaism considers the long term, it looks to the past

Our short-term addictions, understandable as they are, are obscuring our longer-term potentials.

“Longpath” thinking holds that you cannot consider the future without a clear accounting of all the preceding generations went through.

It's time to stop forcing women to hide periods - opinion

As a woman, I’ve become an expert at slipping a tampon or pad up my sleeve or into my pocket when I go to the toilet in a public place.

A colored drawing of female anatomy depicting a uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. Menstruation, monthly period (Illustrative)

Grapevine June 19, 2022: Reviving Yiddish as part of our heritage

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 CHAVA ALBERSTEIN at an event in appreciation of Yiddish language and culture, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2018.

Helpi Volunteer Platform launches the corporate volunteer award

Three leading companies in social action: Denya Group, Kornit Digital, and Meitar Law Offices

 Helpi Volunteer platform