Family

This time won’t come back – the new vacation trend taking over Israel

From trips with grandparents to emotional bonds: Five top destinations for intergenerational travel - Tel Dan, Hula Lake, Rosh Hanikra, Achziv Beach - where shared experiences strengthen family ties.

Travelers at Tel Dan
Keep in mind this is no cliché, says the writer.

More than a village; a lifeline - opinion

Not everything you love you want all at once, says the writer.

‘What time is Shabbat over?’ - A new understanding - opinion

Efi Malka and Tal Har-Levi at Babylon Park

The digital world meets the amusement park: A futuristic fun experience


'Entire attack livestreamed on Facebook': Oct 7. victim relatives file lawsuit against Meta

Relatives of October 7 victims are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, for livestreams of Hamas's massacre, broadcasting footage of their relatives' murder.

 View of the Re'im music festival massacre, in southern Israel, January 16, 2025.

NIS 49 for 3 hours of air-conditioned attractions – the deal that will save the summer

Babylon Park offers 3 hours of unlimited rides for NIS 49 to Mami club members until Aug 18. A perfect, budget-friendly, air-conditioned outing for families during the hot summer break.

Babylon, Tel Aviv Port

Emunah: Caring for a Nation - opinion

For 90 years, Emunah has been a pillar of support for Israel’s most vulnerable: before, during, and after times of national crisis.

Tema Klausner - President of World Emunah, Tami Beck - Director of the Emunah Sarah Ronson Counseling Center in Sderot

Israeli-Druze doctor meets long-lost Syrian relatives evacuated from Sweida

'My hope is that Israel will help me and all the Druze. What is happening in Syria has not stopped, and we don’t expect help from anyone else.' the family's mother said.

The Druze doctor at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, treating his relative from Sweida, July 2025.

Gideon Igra: Men's mental health in times of war

Gideon Igra sits down with The Jerusalem Post's Studio Producer, Yuval Barnea.

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The joys and challenges of grandparenting

These difficult times call for special measures.

 An illustrative image of grandparents playing with their grandchildren.

'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.