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‘It’s the little things’: Israeli mother juggles war, parenthood as her husband serves

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: This article is the second in a series titled “HER,” an ongoing project by photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel, exploring the lives and inner worlds of the wives of Israeli soldiers.

A FLEETING moment of calm: Shiri and her husband share a quiet exchange in the kitchen with their child, one of the ‘little things’ that hold a family together between deployments.
Marina Ilyenko, a 38-year-old mother of two with lung cancer

Campaign seeks to help mother of two continue life-saving cancer treatment

Hazel Brief, at left, and Tali Drori pose together at a OneFamily retreat in early 2026.

Israeli mothers mourn together after their sons survived the battlefield but not their wounds

An illustration of a mother feeding a baby a bottle of formula.

What a strand of hair may reveal about the bond between mother and child


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

Every day is Mother's Day - opinion

Even when you are a mother yourself, or a grandmother – or in my case, a great-grandmother – her memory never leaves you, and her influence in your life is beyond calculation.

 THE WRITER (2nd L) with some of her many children, grandchildren and great-children.

Global push to tackle maternal and newborn deaths has stalled, WHO report finds

The COVID-19 pandemic, poverty, and various humanitarian crises worldwide have exacerbated the problem.

 A woman and a baby.

Tel Aviv teacher says she was run over by student's mother after school hours

Following the serious incident, the Education Ministry announced that classes at the school where the teacher works will begin this coming Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

 A CLASSROOM at a Tel Aviv school is empty due to a strike called by the Teachers’ Union.

Treat your mom to this $45 shipped bouquet of stunning daylilies

Who doesn't love flowers? Win Mother's Day with this eye-catching bouquet of daylilies.


What a mother of an IDF special forces soldier would like to tell you - opinion

I can’t tell you about the relief when your son finally gets to the end of his service - but I can tell you how proud I am of him.

 IDF special forces map the house of the terrorist who killed three Israelis in a terror attack, April 9, 2022.