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Melanie Koloditzky at work, 2026 (Courtesy)
July 25, 2026, 7:18 am
Melanie Koloditzky: The breast-milk jewelry maker
In this week’s Peoples of Israel, we meet a woman who blends art and science to preserve a fleeting chapter of life
By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
Parents walk a child to school, in Jerusalem, August 27, 2013. (Yossi Zamir / Flash90)
February 22, 2026, 2:46 am
With co-parenting on the rise in Israel, one advocate aims to export the model to US Jews
Former MK Michal Biran says the increasingly mainstream idea of raising a child in a platonic partnership is even more appropriate as the Jewish community bands together amid rising antisemitism
By Deborah Danan
Members of the LGBT community and supporters participate in a demonstration against a Knesset bill amendment denying surrogacy for same-sex couples, in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 19, 2018, 11:39 am
LGBTs call nationwide strike in protest of surrogacy law excluding gays
Microsoft, Mellanox pledge to give NIS 60,000 to any employee who wants to have children via surrogacy
By Stuart Winer
Ruti Mizrachi
November 9, 2017, 2:31 pm
Ruti Mizrachi
‘You raised me to think for myself’
Response to an Orthodox Jewish mother grappling with a son’s decision to take a new path
Women seek out 'Sperminator' Ari Nagel for his tall stature, blue eyes, and high sperm count. (Facebook)
July 6, 2017, 5:22 am
‘Sperminator’ Ari Nagel spreads more seed on recent Israel visit
He’s fathered 26 — with 7 on the way — but this formerly Orthodox man continues to give his gametes away for free
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Rabbi Sarah Mulhern with her husband Rabbi Will Friedman and newborn baby. (Courtesy of Mulhern/via JTA)
July 5, 2017, 3:20 am
Most rabbinical schools lack parental leave policies — and students are not happy about it
While individual professors are generally accommodating, lack of structured arrangement leaves many new parents to fend for themselves
By Ben Sales
Stephen M. Flatow
September 8, 2016, 3:08 pm
Stephen M. Flatow
She would have been 41
He accepts that his daughter is gone, but can’t wrap his head around US appeals courts throwing out terror judgments
Shira Pasternak Be'eri
July 15, 2016, 3:14 pm
Shira Pasternak Be'eri
Take now my son
The pride and pathos of handing a child over to the IDF
Rivka Galchen's 96-page lyric essay, 'Little Labors,' was released in May by New Directions (YouTube screenshot)
June 20, 2016, 2:15 am
Motherhood has been a day ‘3,000 hours long,’ writes ‘Little Labors’ author
Setting out to write an essay of literary criticism, award-winning author Rivka Galchen penned a stunning hybrid work that delivers emotion without mawkishness
By Jen Maidenberg
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author of 'Nurturing the Wow' (courtesy)
January 27, 2016, 1:23 am
How to transcend baby poop to become a spiritual parent
In her long-awaited new book, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg says connecting to compassion is a muscle parents can train — with a little help from some childlike wonder
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Rafi Daugherty, with his daughter, Ettie (Kathryn Mathis)
January 22, 2016, 8:32 pm
Jewish transgender man gives birth, embraces life as a single ‘abba’
‘I didn’t think God made mistakes and I always wanted to be a mommy,’ Rafi Daugherty says
By Gabrielle Birkner
Spiritual parenting expert Dasee Berkowitz and her three children in their Jerusalem home. (courtesy)
November 13, 2015, 3:03 pm
How spiritual parenting can ground your child rearing
In this year’s Global Day of Jewish Learning, Dasee Berkowitz describes how through zooming out, parents can turn up the volume on their spiritual life
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Deena Levenstein
October 10, 2013, 3:10 pm
Deena Levenstein
Moms don’t shower: An ode to mothers
Jumping into the deep end of the mothering experience and coming out drenched with newfound respect
From the WebSeptember 15, 2013, 11:07 pm
State recognizes 2 biological fathers for first time
Tel Aviv couple, one of whom is transgender, gave birth to their son in 2011, but faced a battle to both register as male parents, Ynet reports
Sarah Tuttle-Singer
February 26, 2013, 2:54 pm
Sarah Tuttle-Singer
#NoMoreFakebook
Time to present a family portrait that is less shiny, less happy, more honest, and more healthy
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