Family

Fall asleep beside a campfire or sleep in a bed? The new outdoor vacation

More Israelis are returning to nature, but differently than before: Between basic camping and luxury glamping, a new vacation style combines freedom, comfort and advanced outdoor equipment.

Camping in Nature.
“Four doctors from one family create a seamless, 360-degree approach to dentistry and facial aesthetics, combining experience, innovation, and coordinated care under one roof.”

The DNA of excellence: Rosenzweig family clinic redefining smiles and aesthetics

Pool design: Plagim Pools planning, Gan-Galim Gardens.

No longer just for the wealthy: Private pools are taking over homes in Israel

n ultra-Orthodox Jew walks on a street in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood.

Israel Hofsheet petitions High Court over state benefits it says favor haredi sector


'Life-Tumbled Shards': A journal on family, loss, and search for self-healing - review

We are all part of the trauma-filled family of Israel struggling to cope with a divine-given destiny beyond our comprehension. Sometimes God says “No.”

Loss (illustration)

Hostage Families' Forum asks to join legal case against Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich

"His actions were not inconsequential; they directly and immediately endangered the lives of hostages at the time," wrote the Forum.

 Yonatan Urich, adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen before a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.

17 years of the coolest festival in Jerusalem – this year with a new venue

Manofim Festival returns to Jerusalem, July 22–26, with the theme "Extreme Point," launching the new BUSTANA complex, shows by Orphaned Land & TATRAN, exhibitions, and family events.

 Gal De Paz – Drag performance

"My parents don’t want to come to my wedding – because of this small reason"

A bride sparked an online uproar after her parents threatened not to attend her wedding. What caused such a rift?

 A wedding guest is staring at the broccoli

25 touchstones for a moral compass: Lessons from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks - opinion

Whether in the context of a family, school, team, or community, these touchpoints will help orient us toward our true north, toward the way we most want to be.

 Former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks congratulates new Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, during a ceremony at St. John’s Wood Synagogue, in London, in 2013.

Parents rule, grandparents are cool: A look at grandparenting today - analysis

Approximately 1.5 million Israelis are grandparents. One in every six Israeli families is multi-generational, with three generations living together.

 An illustrative image of grandparents playing with their grandchildren.

Generations of resilience: A family’s Shabbat after Operation Rising Lion - opinion

The sound of the shofar can be a battle cry or the announcement of the messianic age when the roaring lion lies down with the lamb. 

 Shabbat

A nation’s pillar: The rise of the largest volunteer organization following Oct. 7

In just months, HaOgen LeMishpachot HaMiluim went from a grassroots idea to the state’s biggest volunteer force

  ‘YOU CAN spot HaOgen volunteers by the kindness in their eyes.’

How Klass Wagen saves Israeli families thousands on European road trips


The choice to be child-free: Two Israeli women share thoughts, regrets on not having kids

Those who decide not to have children do so from a mosaic of different feelings, fears, considerations, pressures, and ideals. The Magazine sat down with two such women.

 An illustrative image of a woman drinking coffee.