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Topic: Paul Reichenbach

April 19, 2013
3:34 am

Birthright participants visiting Masada, summer 2012. (photo credit: Taglit-Birthright/JTA)

The flip side of Birthright Israel

Drastic decline in travel to Israel among US Jewish high-schoolers, in part because they can come for free when they turn 18

By Gil Shefler

February 3, 2013
9:57 pm

Proponents of Jewish summer camp claim the experience increases the likelihood that kids will light Shabbat candles and attend synagogue. (Courtesy of the Foundation for Jewish Camp via JTA)

Are rising camp costs a threat to Jewish continuity?

Convinced that summer sleep-aways connect kids to Judaism, donors and directors are seeking ways to keep camp affordable

By Gil Shefler