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Birthright Israel, sex and the column

Jewish Journal June 12, 2008

\” . . . It is wishful thinking by the writer that Obama\’s chance to be president has been torpedoed by his past association with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. McCain and the writer want us to focus on this guilt by association nonissue, rather than on Obama\’s own actions and words and the terrible political and economic conditions our beloved country has fallen into under the Bush/Cheney regime . . .\”

Free at last!

Rob Eshman June 5, 2008

Last Sunday night in an amphitheatre outside Jerusalem, I had a flash of insight into how to get disaffected Jews excited and involved in Jewish life: Make it free!

Requests Swamp Israel Trip Program

Jewish Telegraphic Agency February 23, 2006

Birthright Israel has received many more applications for its upcoming trips than it has spaces available. Approximately 14,000 young Jews applied for 8,000 spots in the program\’s spring/summer trips this year in just the first 12 hours of registration Feb. 8.

Avi Chai Grant Saves Birthright

Dina Kraft February 26, 2004

Since the program began, it has brought some 60,000 Diaspora youth between the ages of 18 and 26 to Israel for free 10-day guided trips of the country. For many, it is their first trip to Israel. Only youth who never before have been on a peer tour of the country are eligible to participate.

Students Seek Identity in Israel

Rachel Brand April 3, 2003

Rhonda Van Hassalt\’s concerned father offered her $1,000 not to go to Israel. Although the money would have been enough to send both Van Hassalt\’s and her boyfriend to Europe for winter break, it wasn\’t Europe that was tugging at her heart — it was Israel.

Community Briefs

Jewish Journal September 19, 2002

Birthright Israel hopes to send 1,000 participants this winter despite violence in the Middle East.

Israel Bound

Rachel Brand February 21, 2002

Birthright is an umbrella organization which is the result of a partnership between the Israeli people and government, local Jewish communities, and leading Jewish philanthropists. It provides funding for the trip and sets up the basic guidelines, such as standards and security policies.

Embracing Diaspora

Tom Tugend December 2, 1999

The old-time Zionist religion had it that the only good Diaspora Jew was the one who made aliyah and settled in the ancestral land.

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