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Babies as young as 6 months empathize with bullied victims

Israeli study disproves the notion that babies cannot show empathy before one year of age. Babies already show empathy for a bullied victim at six months of age, according to Israeli researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Their paper Read More

Travel in Israel for people with disabilities

Whether you need assistance with transportation, equipment loans, or outfitting your hotel room with adaptive equipment, Yad Sarah can help you remain active and independent during your visit to Israel. Yad Sarah is Israel’s largest volunteer-staffed organization, providing a wide array of comp

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In Brazil, a rabbi opens the world’s first summer camp for descendants of forcibly converted Jews

At the world’s only summer camp for descendants of forcibly converted Jews, Oseias Teixeira had numerous first-time experiences. Even mundane act

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Why parents who pay their kids for chores are getting it wrong

Eighty-three percent of parents who give their kids an allowance believe they should earn it by doing chores, according to an annual T. Rowe Price survey. Those parents are getting it wrong, if you believe a pile of parenting books going back a couple of decades that sa

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Isrotel Dead Sea Resort & Spa: Where the Timely and the Timeless Converge

From ancient times to the founding of Israel in 1948 to the present day, people from all over the world have been drawn to the Dead Sea and its mystic shores. The area has fascinating historic ties to the Bible going for it while the healing water is rich in magnesium (believed to improve circulatio

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The Mamilla Hotel: Historic Hotel of Tomorrow

The most familiar types of luxury hotels fall into two distinct categories. Some are built into landmark buildings updated with modern appointments but true to their historic origins. Others are conceptualized and built to represent the latest breakthroughs in architecture and modern hospitality. Read More

Israeli dad invents fetal heart rate monitor for home use

HeraMED makes life easier for pregnant women with the first easy to use medical-grade, smartphone-based, fetal heart rate monitor for home use. When David Groberman’s wife, Odelia, was pregnant with their third child, some concerns sent the couple scurrying from one

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POOL PARTY SAFETY 101

An average of 290 children under the age of five drown in pools and spas every year. In 69% of those drownings, a parent was responsible for supervising the child and most occurred when a child was thought to be in the house but slipped outside without anyone knowing. In 77% of accidental drown

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General anesthesia for C-section increases autism risk

Israeli researchers find the source of the risk is the anesthesia used during surgery rather than the surgery itself or the reason for the surgery. Infants exposed to general anesthesia during Caesarean-section births are known to be at higher risk of developing autism symptoms. But the reason ha

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Child’s Play: Israeli Startup Rolls Out A Foldable At-Home Playground For Urban Spaces

Folding is one of the most common techniques of design. For Bezalel graduate and industrial designer Ori Mishkal, his mastering skills at folding cardboard has put his company, POPIN playgrounds, in the toy market’s spotlight. Mishkal’s Tel Aviv-based company is behind a foldable in-home play

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