Children

'My First Tanakh Stories': Bible stories for young kids and their grandparents - review

Warning: At times, it appears that the authors may have forgotten the age of the intended audience when they reference death (three times in the Ruth story) and murder (Yael killing Sisera).

The story of Jonah, from Shira Greenspan and Rinal Gilboa's series of Bible stories for Jewish chidren.
A woman and a boy walk on garbage on a roadside in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen October 31, 2026.

‘Dad, I’m in Taiz’: A missing boy’s call from Yemen’s front lines

A Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank branch, Jerusalem, February 22, 2018.

Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot announces 1,000-Shekel grant for parents to finance after-school activities

An ambulance.

Tamra Municipality to compensate boy who lost his eye on way to grocery store by NIS 1.7m.


Haymanut Kasau’s family petitions court to allow protest tent near PMO

ACRI attorneys argued that the Jerusalem Municipality rejected the protest tent request on general concerns rather than specific risks, failing to balance public interests with protest rights.

Protesters block roads in Tel Aviv demanding further government action into the disappearance of four-year-old Haymanut Kasau, July 26, 2026.

A temporary move abroad can carry lasting legal consequences for Israelis - interview

For families who just marked another Rosh Hashanah overseas, another year abroad does not automatically change the legal answer. But arrangements left undefined can carry consequences over time.

THE NUMBER of Israelis moving abroad has risen in recent years.

Epstein abuse victims sue estate over child abuse image archive, seeking $6 m. in damages

The lawsuit seeks at least $6 million on behalf of more than 40 people, some of whom were in Epstein's so-called "modeling book," a seized collection of sexualized images of children.

Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Justice Department in Washington on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

10-year-old bitten by moray eel at Eilat beach, requires surgery

The girl was playing with her family at Coral Beach when she was bitten by the fish. The bite caused deep cuts, requiring surgery under general anesthesia.

A moray eel

16 days at home: Who approved the holiday break fiasco?

The Education Ministry and the economy live in parallel universes: Just two weeks after summer vacation, Israeli parents face another two and a half weeks of bridging days and improvisation.

The opening of the schoolyear.

‘Child predator tour’: Chester Zoo corrects awkward ticket listing caused by computer error

A zoo spokeswoman said the mistake was "due to our default naming convention in our system", but it was "quickly changed".

Ten-week-old Sumatran tiger cubs play next to their mother Dini, 10, during their debut at Taman Safari Indonesia in Pasuruan in East Java province on June 4, 2026.

Beersheba man indicted for poisoning baby food jars, hospitalizing five children

The indictment, filed in Jerusalem District Court, sets out the state’s account of two incidents in May and June involving Prinok fruit and vegetable puree sold at two Zol Begadol branches.

Police outside of the Zol Bagadol supermarket in Jerusalem on June 17, 2026, as law enforcement investigates multiple incidents of children being hospitalized after eating tainted fruit puree.

Netanya daycare worker sentenced to seven years for abusing 12 toddlers

Shenkar was convicted in February of nine counts of abusing a helpless minor as a caregiver, 33 counts of assaulting a helpless minor and causing injury, and two counts of aggravated assault.

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

Man charged with aggravated murder in fatal Beit Shemesh pool stabbing of 7-year-old

Prosecutors allege that he stabbed Dadon once in the chest and his cousin once in the neck, intending to kill them both. He then fled to his housing unit, the indictment says.

Photo from the indictment of Liel Ifergan for the aggravated murder of seven-year-old Hillel Mordechai Dadon, September 14, 2026.

Children survivors of 9/11 attacks to finally get a major health study

Major questions remain about whether exposure to the toxins and the trauma on 9/11 and afterward increased their long-term health risks, according to scientists.

FILE PHOTO: New York City firefighters and other emergency personnel battle building blaze after the World Trade Center buildings collapse September 11, 2001.