The Man Who Brings 36,000 Americans To Israel Every Year
Naor Meningher and Eytan Weinstein
July 21, 2020
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Birthright Students and Israel: The Story the L.A. Times Missed
Rabbi David Eliezrie
December 5, 2018
30,000 young adult Jews visited Israel over the summer with Birthright
Jewish Journal
October 17, 2016
Some 30,000 young Jews from 59 countries visited Israel over the summer with Birthright Israel, which offers free 10-day trips to Israel for young Jews between ages 18 and 26.
Israeli-Americans Get Their Own Birthright Trip
Tess Cutler
September 5, 2014
When Eden Bennun — who had to give up on plans to attend a Birthright Israel trip this summer because of a job — heard about a new trip aimed specifically at Israeli-Americans, she thought: “It must be fate.”
Blaming Birthright for a Gaza death
Jewish Journal
July 23, 2014
Is Birthright Israel to blame for the death of Max Steinberg, one of two American Israeli soldiers killed in the war in Gaza?
High Holy Days: What’s NEXT for Birthright
Ryan Torok
August 14, 2013
On Aug. 5, the Birthright Israel alumni organization NEXT launched its 2013 High Holy Days initiative. It features an interactive, nationwide map of services and events — including learning opportunities, dinners and break-the-fasts — as well as a first-time offering of resources and small subsidies for people willing to host Rosh Hashanah meals and Yom Kippur break-the-fasts.
Love, Birthright style
Jewish Journal
May 8, 2013
Now entering its 13th year, Taglit-Birthright Israel’s goal is to strengthen the Jewish identity of its participants and their connection to Israel. Yet the popular program also has provided a platform for untold numbers of young singles to form lasting, loving partnerships.
Local Birthright offerings feature niche trips
Ryan Torok
February 13, 2013
Registration began this week for Taglit-Birthright Israel, the program offering free 10-day trips to Israel for Jews ages 18-26 that was created to connect young people to their heritage. This year, The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is co-sponsoring a variety of opportunities: With nine trips and room for 40 people on each, there are 360 spaces available, however many trips fill up quickly.
Taglit-Birthright Israel roundup
Jewish Journal
February 6, 2013
Since its inaugural trip in the winter of 2000, more than 340,000 participants ages 18-26 have traveled to Israel for the first time through Taglit-Birthright Israel. The 10-day excursions have attracted people from 62 countries, bringing together Jews from virtually every cultural and socio-economic background in the Diaspora.
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