Teenagers

Nearly 5,000 come together in Israel's largest teen Diaspora-Israel solidarity event

“The Big Tent event is an opportunity for teens to feel like they're connected to something bigger,” said Nadav Shachmon, the Director of Israel Partnerships at RootOne.

|BySAM HALPERN, EITAN ELIAS
Israeli singer Noam Bettan performs at the RootOne Big Tent event in Rishon Lezion. July 12, 2026.
Protesters gather outside a court in Petah Tikva, holding signs and calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, a Pizza Hut employee who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, May 5, 2026.

Four minors face murder charges in killing of Destao Tzakul, indictment expected soon

19-year-old Destao Tzakul was killed just a week before he was scheduled to enlist in the Golani Brigade.

|ByRAMI SHANI
The skin remembers everything

The new TikTok trend alarming dermatologists

Young people check when the UV index peaks and go out to "roast" themselves for likes. The experts warn: The damage could accompany them for the rest of their lives.

|ByDORIT BEN-ARI
HPV vaccine

What happened in Israel after introducing the HPV vaccine to schools

A large–scale study by Maccabi found a significant decrease in the prevalence of genital warts among young people vaccinated in school.

|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN

A Jewish marriage contract that served two couples -opinion

Beyond the Headlines | A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

MAY 5, 2025BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
People who came to the Hershkovitz's for Zikaron BaSalon. (Inset) Yossi Hershkovitz

Study: Treating depression in young teenagers may be more effective than in adults

Scientists used network analysis to show that adolescent depression symptoms fluctuate before stabilizing in adulthood.

APRIL 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Study: Treating depression in young teenagers may be more effective than in adults.