Family
14 articles
September 8, 2026
The exact family amounts for 2026: child allowance, birth grant and study grant — from the National Insurance circular
Every January the benefit amounts change, and every year inexact numbers circulate online. We opened the original circular of the National Insurance Institute's research and planning administration, dated 30 December 2025, and read the tables column by column. Here are the amounts, with the source.
September 8, 2026
Five times the rate of termination approvals under 19 — and what the state built in response
The 2024 Knesset paper shows a sharp gap in pregnancy terminations among Ethiopia-born women, widest among teenagers. The Prime Minister's Office report of January 2026 describes what was built in response: a national programme of social workers accompanying girls to the committees, in five hospitals. Here are the two documents together.
September 8, 2026
643 children removed from home in 2024 versus 491 in 2019 — while the number of families using community welfare services tripled
The welfare chapter of the government report published in January 2026 shows two opposing trends: a jump in the number of families using ordinary community welfare services, and at the same time a rise in children removed from home and in the share of young people under youth probation. Here is what it says, and what you can do with it.
August 30, 2026
"Whose daughter are you?": the graduation project animating Ethiopian wedding traditions
Batem Ainao, 27, from Beit Shemesh and a graduate of HIT Holon's design faculty, devoted her graduation project — three short animations — to the meeting between Ethiopian-Israeli wedding traditions and an Israeli wedding: invitations carrying the grandparents' names, guest lists that reach a thousand, and a whole community that mobilizes to cook.
August 16, 2026
Preserving Amharic among the second generation — why it's fading, and what actually exists
Why many Israeli-born children of Ethiopian descent don't speak Amharic, and what actually exists: an ongoing approved program (Tegest), and a one-time municipal course example from Or Yehuda.
August 3, 2026
"Whose daughter are you?" — animated graduation project on Ethiopian-Israeli wedding culture clashes
Batam Ainao, 27, a design student at the Holon Institute of Technology, created a short animated film for her graduation project about the cultural clashes surrounding her wedding to Eilam, an Israeli of Polish-Yemenite descent — including the custom of inviting up to a thousand guests and naming grandparents on the invitation.
July 28, 2026
Kiryat Gat court annuls an Ethiopian immigrant's will — because it was never actually translated to Amharic for her
The Kiryat Gat family court annulled the will of an Ethiopian immigrant (arrived 1998, died 2021 at 93) after the witness listed as "translator" admitted in testimony that he only signed and never actually translated the document to her. The judge ordered the beneficiary grandchild to pay 35,000 ILS in costs.
June 3, 2026
Maatzimot — Empowering Women: Everything the Organisation Offers
Maatzimot is the leading organisation for Ethiopian-Israeli women. Mentoring, small businesses, legal support and more.
June 3, 2026
The Ethiopian-Israeli Second Generation: Identity, Belonging and Challenges Between Two Cultures
Israeli-born children of Ethiopian parents navigate dual identity. Research, testimonies and resources for a generation searching for itself.
June 3, 2026
Ethiopian-Israeli Elderly: Rights, Nursing Homes and Cultural Gaps
Brookdale research: Ethiopian elderly between two worlds. Nursing rights, health system navigation and support.
June 3, 2026
Marriage and Divorce in the Ethiopian-Israeli Community: Customs, Rabbinate and What To Do
Traditional marriage customs, Rabbinate recognition of Ethiopian marriages, and how to handle divorce when needed.
June 3, 2026
Intergenerational Trauma in the Ethiopian-Israeli Community: Signs, Effects and Treatment
Second-generation children carry the migration trauma of their parents. Research and mental health support resources in Israel.
June 1, 2026
Ethiopian women's employment — data and programs
Ethiopian-Israeli women led the rise in community employment. The data, the challenges, and the programs that help.
June 1, 2026
Child allowance — complete guide for the Ethiopian-Israeli community
Child allowance is paid monthly to every family with children up to age 18. How to verify you receive it, how much, and what Savings for Every Child is.