Posts Tagged: Taglit-Birthright Israel
‘Deep Financial System’ Fueling BDS Movement, New Report Says
A growing alignment of large philanthropic organizations with the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign is fueling the movement's growth on American college campuses, a...
Party for Young Russian-Speaking Jews Marks 18th Birthday of Taglit-Birthright
JNS.org - Taglit-Birthright Israel marked its 18th birthday on Aug. 21 with a series of events in Tel Aviv for 1,000 participants from the former Soviet...
Birthright Israel Launches Largest Season of Visits to Jewish State
JNS.org - The Birthright Israel program is launching its largest season to date, with 33,000 Jews ages 18-26 from 33 countries expected to visit Israel this...
J Street Embraces an Israeli Settlement
JNS.org - J Street, the left-wing group that claims to be staunchly opposed to Israeli settlements, has embraced an Israeli settlement. What? How can that be? This...
Former American Idol Contestant Makes Aliyah, Plans to Join IDF (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Brett Loewenstern, who competed on the talent-seeking reality show American Idol in 2011, this week made aliyah and plans to enlist in the Israel...
My Non-Birthright Experience with Birthright
JNS.org - Chances are, if you are Jewish and have a close connection with a young Jewish adult, you have heard of Taglit-Birthright Israel. Most...
Birthright Names 500,000th Participant, Launches ‘Tel Aviv Urban Experience’
JNS.org - The Taglit-Birthright Israel program, which takes Jews ages 18-26 on free 10-day trips to Israel, on Wednesday named its 500,000th participant. During an event at...
Birthright Israel Projects it Will Surpass 500,000 Trip Participants This Year
JNS.org - The Taglit-Birthright Israel program said that it is on track to surpass 500,000 participants over time during its 15th year of existence,...
Adelsons Donate Another $40 Million to Taglit-Birthright Program
JNS.org - Jewish philanthropists Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson announced they will donate $40 million to this year's Taglit-Birthright Israel program, bringing their total...
‘This is Your Land,’ Netanyahu Tells Birthright Participants at Program’s 15th Anniversary
JNS.org - The Taglit-Birthright Israel program celebrated 15 years of bringing young Jews (ages 18-26) on free 10-day trips to Israel on Wednesday evening...
Birthright Winter Season Begins as Thousands of Young Jews Arrive in Israel
JNS.org - Thousands of young Jews from the U.S. and around the world landed in Israel on Tuesday as part of the start of...
Palau Hosts U.N. Session on Combating Anti-Semitism
JNS.org - The United Nations, which is known for a disproportionally large number of resolutions and sessions dedicated to criticizing Israel, by its own standards...
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...
Taglit-Birthright Israel Celebrates 400,000th Participant
JNS.org - With over 4,000 young Jews hailing from the U.S., Canada, Argentina, Brazil, France and Britain in the audience, Taglit-Birthright Israel celebrated the...