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Fast Forward Birthright participation drops 40% for summer of 2023
Organization cites higher costs costs for post-COVID travel as the reason for fewer spots on free trips to Israel
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Opinion I led two Birthright trips. Here’s why I won’t lead a third
Reconsidering Birthright in the time of Ben-Gvir
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Fast Forward Adelson family withdrawing most of its support from Birthright Israel
The flagship program, which brings U.S. Jews to Israel, cut the number of trips it takes each year
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Fast Forward Are Birthright participants more likely to marry Jews? A study says yes
A new study used data the Pew Research Center collected for its 2020 study of American Jews
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Fast Forward Their Birthright program is over. War is keeping these Ukrainian and Russian Jews in Israel.
Some of the young Jews from Ukraine and Russia have finished their Birthright trips and others are still touring, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means that many can’t head home. There are now three groups from Russia and Ukraine on Birthright Israel trips, with 26 of the participants from Ukraine. Sixteen of the Ukrainians were…
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News Exclusive: Inside Birthright Israel’s new merger
Confronting challenges including the pandemic and younger generations’ growing alienation from Israel, Birthright Israel is merging with a smaller and lesser-known organization that provides internships, study and immersive living experiences in the Jewish State. Birthright, which has provided free 10-day trips to Israel for some 750,000 young adults since its founding in 1999, has in…
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News The pandemic cancelled a year of Birthright trips. That pause may have unexpected side effects.
Over two decades, Birthright Israel delivered more than 750,000 free-of-charge trips to young Jews, but amid the COVID-19 pandemic, like so many organizations, its programming came to halt. More than a year of inactivity and cancellations later, the group is now beginning to think about what a return to normalcy might look like. For Birthright,…
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Community The joy of Hanukkah gift giving — even during a pandemic
There is often confusion among Jews around the globe about why, when and how the tradition of Hanukkah gift-giving originated. Has exchanging gifts with loved ones and friends always been a part of the tradition? Why do we do it? There is nothing in religious texts nor the original retellings of the Maccabees that specifically…
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