Posts Tagged: Birthright Israel
Why J Street’s ‘Birthwrong’ Trip Might Actually Be a Good Idea
JNS.org - J Street thinks that Birthright Israel trips are too pro-Israel. So it has announced that it is launching some trips of its own. Perhaps...
J Street’s New Trip to Israel Pushes a Political Agenda
After a year of protesting Jewish and pro-Israel institutions for their refusal to demand that Birthright Israel incorporate Palestinian voices during trips to Israel, J...
IfNotNow Does Not Support Peace — or Israel
Reading the recent Algemeiner op-ed about the anti-Israel group IFNotNow (INN), I thought about the long-forgotten Abraham Cronbach. Born the son of German-Jewish immigrants, Cronbach studied...
Places to Visit in Israel If You Really Want to Learn Its History
Are you or a family member traveling to Israel in 2019? Are you looking for something more than the average "Israel Experience"? Trips like Birthright Israel may...
Excelerate18 Summit Highlights Global Business Leaders, Young Professionals
JNS.org - Birthright Israel, the largest provider of cultural trips in the world, hosted its 2018 Excelerate18 Summit this past weekend, from Nov. 3-4, at the Metropolitan Pavilion...
A New Low for BDS? Impeding Student Travel to Israel
JNS.org - A teacher writing a letter of recommendation for a student is a commonplace event. Teachers refusing such requests may also be common, but...
An Open Letter to the Participants Who Left Their Birthright Israel Trip
To those who recently left their Birthright Israel trip: I’m conflicted. On the one hand, I am hesitant to engage with you, because a response would...
Birthright Israel Celebrates 18 Years of Changing Young Lives
JNS.org - The numbers speak for themselves. Gathered at the 18th-year mega-event held at Sultan’s Pool in Jerusalem on June 27 were approximately 6,000 participants from countries...
A Birthright Israel Experience for Everybody
JNS.org - Monica Smolyar is like any other 21-year-old. She wants to get out and see the world. One of the places that she always dreamed of...
Not Fit To Print? New York Times Ignores Adelsons’ $70 Million Birthright Gift
Behold, a selection of recent philanthropic news from The New York Times, which covered, with articles by its own staff or freelancers, the following gifts: ...
To Celebrate Israel’s 70th Year, Adelsons Donate $70 Million to Birthright Program
JNS.org - On the eve of Israel’s 70th anniversary, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson surprised the audience at the 18th annual Birthright Israel gala on Sunday night by announcing...
Birthright Israel Founder Flips ‘Bird’ to Protesters Outside Celebratory Gala
JNS.org - Michael Steinhardt, the co-founder and major supporter of Birthright Israel–a program that has brought over 600,000 Jewish young adults from around the world to...
A Christian Spin on Birthright Brings Faith-Based Millennials to Israel
JNS.org - One of the strongest sources of support for Israel today is evangelical Christians in the US. Yet many evangelical millennials, like the rest of their generation, are...
Amid Turmoil in Relations Between US Jews and Israel, Top Reform Rabbi Urges Greater Engagement
A prominent American Reform rabbi has called for a quantum leap in US Jewish engagement with Israel as the best way of responding to the current crisis that has pitted...
