Posts Tagged: Birthright Israel
Reverse Birthright: Pioneering Academic Program Takes Israelis on U.S. Adventure
JNS.org - Gur Alroey, chair of the School of History at the University of Haifa and director of the Israeli school's pioneering Ruderman Program...
The Top 10 Guardians of the Jewish People
With the Passover holiday behind us, and Jews having celebrated our symbolic freedom, I wanted to present a special list of the Top 10 Guardians...
Birthright Division Helps Young Jews Host Creative Passover Seders
JNS.org - Hundreds of young American Jews will host imaginative and creative Passover seders with friends this year as a result of assistance from...
Birthright Expansion Includes Initiative for French Jews
JNS.org - Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett, chairman of the Taglit-Birthright Israel steering committee, on Thursday officially announced multiple measures aimed at increasing...
Netanyahu to Birthright Participants: Israel is Your Home
JNS.org - Some 3,000 young Jewish adults from seven countries gathered on Tuesday night at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem for the mega-event...
Bar Mitzvah in Judea and Samaria
I have led a number of unforgettable Birthright trips. They were inspirational, fun, and historically comprehensive, except for one glaring omission. The young Americans never...
Taglit Birthright Generates More Than $825 Million for Israeli Economy
JNS.org - The Taglit Birthright Israel program has contributed over $825 million to the Israeli economy over its fourteen year existence, according to...
Birthright Record: 1,600 Participants Arrive in One Day
JNS.org - The Taglit-Birthright Israel program broke its own record with 39 groups, totaling 1,600 Jewish young adults from across the globe, landing at...
American Jews Should Focus Less on Israel and More on Judaism
Ze'ev Jabotinsky, one of the greatest Zionist leaders ever, once wrote an essay entitled "Without Patriotism," which he headed with a quote: "Have pity on...
Looking Back on 13 Years of Birthright Israel
JNS.org - Shira Kaiserman remembers her 2010 Taglit-Birthright Israel trip like it was yesterday. While the New Yorker's group was visiting Mount Herzl, the guide...
Birthright Launches High Holiday Interactive Map for Alumni
JNS.org - NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation has launched its 2013 High Holidays Initiative, featuring an interactive map of more than 250...
New Israeli Program Could Double Birthright Participants
Haaretz - A new government initiative could effectively double the number of Taglit-Birthright participants traveling to Israel within a few years. The initiative, drawn up in the past...
EXCLUSIVE: Sheldon Adelson Hosts Private $10,000 a Head Fundraiser at Home of Hedge Fund Mogul Jason Ader
Jewish mega-philanthropist Sheldon Adelson hosted a private $10,000 a head fundraiser last night at the New York City residence of hedge fund mogul Jason Ader...
Why a Jewish Democratic Leader Attacked Sheldon Adelson
The most unpleasant people I have encountered in politics are those who put party before principle, partisanship before politeness, tribal political doctrine before common human...
