Family

New Dead Sea camping complex opens for the holidays

The tent area in Ein Bokek will operate from Sept 10 - Oct 3, with showers and restrooms, a short distance from the beach and tourism center. Tents and equipment are at campers' own expense.

New camping complex in Ein Bokek.
Belvoir National Park.

The best family trips and nature routes for Rosh Hashanah

The Haifa Port Company estimates that international cruise companies will return to activity gradually in the coming years

Taking eight grandchildren on a cruise was exhausting, expensive, and worth every shekel - opinion

FAMILY FOUND: Raanan Gidron welcomes his newly-discovered second cousin, Adrianna Turk, to Israel. After believing much of her family had been wiped out in the Holocaust, a DNA search revealed over 50 relatives scattered around the world.

Following DNA trails, a Jewish family shattered by the Holocaust discovers its lost branches


Heading to Eilat with the kids? Five stops to upgrade your vacation

Kids losing patience? Instead of a gas stop, try 5 places on the way to Eilat where you can burn energy, eat, and arrive at your destination relaxed.

Children on a road trip.

Do reserve duties break up families? The data breaking the stigma

National Insurance Institute data shows that the divorce rate among reservists does not exceed the national average.

IDF reservists

How much does August cost for a family with three children?

In a regular school month, child-related expenses reach about NIS 8,600; in August, they can climb to roughly NIS 17,300.

How much does August cost for a family with three children?

Reading the signposts: What bus seats and pension meetings teach us about aging - opinion

Growing older may be unavoidable, but surrendering to it is not. The writer finds humor in the moments that reveal just how close retirement has become.

The aging process

For the first time: Israeli law recognizes a Family Memorial Day as a protected leave day

What you need to know about the amendment to Israel's annual leave law

Yahav Shorer, advocate

Summer returns to the Gaza Border Region with dozens of agricultural activities

Touch the Land will run August 6–22, offering families subsidized agricultural activities, tours, navigation, cycling, and desert night experiences.

Koch Farm – the Touch the Land initiative.

For just NIS 10: The tours and attractions waiting in the Jordan Valley this summer

Wet tours, birdwatching, sunsets, night safaris, stargazing, and visits to local farms: The Wet Valley festival has opened, offering a wide array of activities throughout the summer.

Sukkot Spring.

The other Romania: The villages, people, and roads waiting around the corner

After eight years, we returned to Transylvania to rediscover Saxon villages, mountain roads, ancient traditions, and people who remind us to travel slowly and embrace the unexpected along the way.

Bears in Romania.

The perfect summer evening escape: Mateh Yehuda’s wineries and views

Cooler temperatures, stunning sunsets, fresh air, and vibrant wineries make summer evenings the perfect time to visit Israel’s beautiful regions, enjoy quality wine, and refresh the soul.

Eretz Tova in Kfar Uria.

One in four Tel Aviv-Jaffa families headed by a single parent, report finds

The rate is significantly higher than the 15% national average, with women heading 96% of the city’s 13,412 reported single-parent families.

‘TO BE a parent in Israel is almost obligatory’: Israel’s national health insurance system offers one of the world’s most generous fertility packages.