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Three of her six children came out as gay. Now this religious mother helps other parents
Tzafrira Wecker once feared her sons had no future in religious society and followed counseling rooted in conversion-therapy theories; today, she celebrates two sons' marriages and a new grandchild while holding firmly to her faith
Shmuel Munitz | 10.18.26
ריימונד וטוסקי ואמו בטי שתרמה לו כליה
His 100-year-old kidney was a gift from his mother, and it's still working
Nearly 50 years after receiving a kidney from his mother when he was just 16, Raymond Vetuskey is still thriving; The organ is now 100 years old, a rare milestone doctors attribute to a close match, good health and a little luck; 'I know I’m lucky and I thank my mother'
Eitan Gefen | 10.05.26
ד"ר שלי גת
At 43 with five children, she began medical school in Spanish and became an anesthesiologist
Dr. Shelly Gat left mechanical engineering to become a breastfeeding counselor and homeschool her five children, then began studying medicine after moving to Argentina; now an anesthesiology resident in Israel, she says no medical specialty demands broader knowledge
Galit Hareli | 08.01.26
הסמים שנתפסו אצל האמא
Mother accused of running drug network with minor daughters in tow
Mother accused of running a northern Israel drug delivery empire with her teenage daughters in tow; Police say she completed deals in under 40 minutes, even during wartime, using wigs, Telegram groups and a network spanning dozens of communities
Israel Moshkovitz | 07.31.26
שאנל ויערית ביטון
'We thought it was a stroke': The rare disease that 'eats the brain'
A year after Yaarit Bitton was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, her daughter Chanel watched her lose speech, recognition and the person she had been; doctors say the incurable brain disorder is rare, but Israel sees a higher rate than many countries
Or Hadar | 07.02.26
Momentum mothers
Why Jewish moms keep coming to Israel despite war fears
Over 1,600 Jewish women expected to visit Israel in 2026 as post-Oct. 7 solidarity and identity trips continue despite security concerns
ynet Global | 06.18.26
אמהות על הרצף. אתי אביטל (מימין) וחן הרטוב סדבון
They thought they were just 'different' — then motherhood revealed they were autistic
Many women spend years misdiagnosed with anxiety, ADHD or personality disorders before discovering they are on the autism spectrum, often only after one of their children is diagnosed and they finally recognize their own lifelong struggles in the child’s behavior
Limor Gal | 03.15.26
'Moms don’t hoard' network helps families save 82 million shekels a year
From cribs to dining tables, baby clothes to TVs, more than 140,000 women in Israel and abroad give and receive instead of buying new, saving families an estimated 82 million shekels a year through the “Moms don’t hoard” sharing network
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 11.25.25
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'A duty and a privilege': Mother of 5 joins husband and sons on front lines in Gaza
After her two sons and husband were called up to fight, 48-year-old nurse Shlomit left her hospital post to enlist in the IDF reserves—now treating wounded soldiers alongside her sons in the Armored Corps deep inside Gaza
Gal Ganot | 08.16.25
מבצע ׳עוז וחרב׳: שלוש אוגדות מתמרנות, מאות מחבלים חוסלו ויותר מ-1,800 מטרות טרור הותקפו
Soldiers injuring themselves to secure leave from fighting, mothers tell Supreme Court
Mother Awake, NGO representing mothers of frontline soldiers, says in petition that Directive 77—extending mandatory combat service by four months—is pushing their sons and daughters to physical and mental extremes
Gal Ganot | 07.08.25
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