This is the Forward’s coverage of Taglit-Birthright Israel, a free 10-day trip to Israel for young adults with Jewish heritage.
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Community How My Birthright Experience Turned Into A Fulfilling Career
Spring semester of my senior year of college was coming to a close and I was having the “crisis” everyone else was having: What did I want to be when I grow up? For some reason, mainly as an amalgam of my interest in leadership and the Jewish community, I thought to myself – “I…
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Opinion It’s Not Just Israel — These 6 Other Countries Offer Birthright Trips, Too
Birthright isn’t just for Jews anymore. Following the same model, a number of cultural organizations and governments have created programs to connect diasporic communities in North America with their ancestral cultures. 1) Heritage Greece Founded by the National Hellenic Society, Heritage Greece offers Greek-American undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 26 a two-week…
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Community Dustin “The White Tiger” Fleischer has Second Bar Mitzvah on Masada
I chose to be bar mitzvahed again in the land of my people on top of the historical landmark of Masada, a mountain that was originally used as a fortress by King Herod the Great. Herod built a palace on the mountain as an escape for any possible revolt that may occur in the country….
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Community Dustin “The White Tiger” Fleischer’s Latest Birthright Adventures
Attention Israel, there is a White Tiger roaming the land! He has been spotted under the waterfalls of Ein Gedi, navigating through the underground tunnels of Gesher, whitewater rafting down the Jordan River, and floating on the Dead Sea. Stay tuned for more of my adventures on Birthright.
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Community Dustin “The White Tiger” Fleischer’s First Two Days on Birthright
Undefeated pro-boxer Dustin “The White Tiger” Fleischer is in Israel with Birthright and sharing his experiences with the Forward. DAY 1 On our first day of Birthright, we visited Jaffa, the ancient port city of Tel Aviv, Nahalat Binyamin Market and Rothschild Boulevard. As someone who is interested in the history of our nation, Rothschild…
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Culture The Lessons They Didn’t Teach Me on Birthright
On the morning of November 25, 2014, broken windows lined St. Louis’s South Grand Boulevard. The previous night, the thriving commercial stretch next to Tower Grove Park had become a site for protests over the decision of a grand jury not to indict the white Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson for the August 9…
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News Birthright by the Numbers
(JTA) — There may be no such thing as a free lunch. But there is a free 10-day trip to Israel. For 16 years now, the Birthright Israel Foundation has been giving away guided tours of the country to young people from around the world. The goal is to strengthen participants’ Jewish identity and connection to…
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Fast Forward ‘Birthright for Moms’ Expands to Latin America
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — A Cuban delegation will for the first time participate in the “Birthright for Jewish Moms” trip to Israel, as the sponsoring group works to expand its reach in Latin America. The trip sponsored by the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project will visit Israel from May 9 to May 18, and will observe Yom…
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