Israel adoption
High Court strikes down petition to end sperm donor anonymity
With technology already eroding donor secrecy, petitioners asked the court to recognize a child’s right to know, as children conceived by a donor in Israel cannot learn their father’s identity
Israeli couple stranded in Colombia after surrogacy birth due to sudden entry regulation change
Children of LGBTQ parents: We were raised with so much love
Religious families cannot get priority in adoption of non-Jewish children, High Court rules
Most popular Jewish names: Noam for a boy and Noa for a girl
For another year Mohammed was the most popular baby name in Israel.
Court to Knesset: Take another look at open adoptions
With open adoptions, biological parents get to maintain some level of periodic contact with their child even as the adoptive parents serve as the child’s primary family.
Outsourcing babies
Human surrogacy is a fascinating mixture of science, politics, religion and, of course, money – as the tale of a gay Israeli couple illustrates.
Just Tora: Our personal stories, and layers
"The photos reminded me that Adar was once a foreign baby and that we had been entirely unknown to him; Yet, here we were together."
Israel’s double game on the surrogacy issue
On the one hand, [the surrogacy law] offers a smile and open arms to people interested in surrogacy and projects an image of enlightenment, while at the same time it pacifies opponents.
Emotional homecoming as rescued Israelis return from Nepal with newborns
“Every aftershock threatened to bring the building down on top of us ... It was a nightmare that we are just now beginning to understand," one parent says.
Running the risk
Talpiot Children’s Village uses a new approach to family therapy to treat at-risk children and parents.
