Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Taglit-Birthright Israel, a free 10-day trip to Israel for young adults with Jewish heritage.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Taglit-Birthright Israel, a free 10-day trip to Israel for young adults with Jewish heritage.
The trips mark a potent symbol of a potential return to normalcy for Israel, which has been in war mode since Oct. 7
A spokesperson for Taglit-Birthright Israel told JTA it was not currently running any trips in Israel
Organization cites higher costs costs for post-COVID travel as the reason for fewer spots on free trips to Israel
Reconsidering Birthright in the time of Ben-Gvir
The flagship program, which brings U.S. Jews to Israel, cut the number of trips it takes each year
A new study used data the Pew Research Center collected for its 2020 study of American Jews
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…
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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