Posts Tagged: Birthright Israel
The Jewish ‘Bubble’ — and Why It Still Matters for Our Future
One of the most revealing questions you can ask a Jewish college student today is not what they think about Israel or how they view...
Birthright Israel Extends Age Limit to 50 for Volunteers Helping to Rebuild Gaza Border Areas Post-Oct. 7
Birthright Israel will raise the age limit for its subsidized volunteer program in Israel to 50 starting in 2025 in an effort to encourage more...
Dartmouth Student Newspaper Article Slanders Birthright Israel
Earlier this month, Ramsey Alsheikh, the president of Dartmouth College's Palestine Solidarity Coalition, published an article in the student newspaper, The Dartmouth, titled "Alsheikh: Hillel,...
Elevated Demand, Inflation Lead Birthright to Shutter Registration Early
JNS.org - Ask and ye shall receive. For Birthright Israel, that meant filling all 12,000 slots for its 10-day, 2023 summer trips to Israel from...
First Vaccinated Birthright Israel Group From America Lands in Tel Aviv
JNS.org - The first Birthright Israel group landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday, marking the resumption of activity following a yearlong pause due to...
Birthright Launches Online Interactive Tour as Pandemic Halts Trips to Israel
JNS.org - For the first time in its history, Birthright Israel has postponed all trips since mid-March due to the global coronavirus pandemic. “While tens of...
How Birthright Israel Has Helped Me Through a Global Pandemic
JNS.org - It’s not often that a person feels that he or she, as an individual, can have a real, tangible impact on a community...
The Achievements of Birthright Israel
JNS.org - There are some sights that embody the eternal spirit of the people of Israel in one glance: a grandfather holding his newborn grandson...
Cancellation of Birthright-Taglit, Masa Heritage Trips to Cost Israeli Economy $200 Million
CTech - Due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, Israel is expected to lose two-thirds of the $300 million annual income brought in by its heritage...
Birthright’s Excel Program Gets High Marks All Around
JNS.org - “It’s so much more.” That’s the mantra of the 54 Jewish young adults from across North America who just wrapped up 10 weeks...
J Street’s Alternative Universe Tour
Birthright Israel has been criticized by some people, including Jews, for failing to take participants to the West Bank and not spending more time on...
Did IfNotNow Pull Off a Stunt at Camp Ramah?
This is from JTA: A Conservative Jewish summer camp is denying that it makes personnel decisions based on politics after a senior staff member claimed she...
One Sentence From a New York Times Letter About Birthright Israel Packs In Three Inaccuracies
A front-page New York Times article earlier this month about Birthright Israel problematically echoed the “Zionism is racism” myth. Now the Times has compounded the...
New York Times Birthright Israel Article Echoes ‘Zionism Is Racism’ Myth
The New York Times gave a front-page platform this week to a news article about a handful of anti-Israel activist who walked off a Birthright...
