Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

Taglit-Birthright Israel

An Image of the US and Israeli flags is projected on the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
August 23, 2026, 3:31 am
Israelis worry about weakening connection with young US Jews amid rising antisemitism
Poll finds only 4/10 religious and 2/10 secular Jewish Americans consider supporting Israel to be important, prompting concern they’ll stop viewing it as a safe place to turn to
By AP
Young Jewish adults participate in the Tel Aviv Urban Experience track of Birthright in an undated photo (Courtesy)
June 17, 2026, 10:38 pm
Canceled flights, high prices: Is the golden age of American Jewish travel to Israel ending?
Trips to Israel were long seen as the best defense against declining rates of Jewish affiliation and support for the Jewish state. But for years, getting here has been an ordeal — and it’s unclear how many people still want to come
By Ben Sales
Participants on a Birthright Israel program (Courtesy of Birthright Israel via JTA)
March 24, 2026, 2:42 am
Study: Birthright travelers look different after Oct. 7 — but the effect remains the same
Researcher finds that people who signed up for Birthright but did not participate became less connected to Israel and their own Jewish identity – but the converse is also true
By Andrew Lapin
Birthright participants volunteer in an agricultural community in Israel following the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught. (courtesy)
February 15, 2026, 3:18 pm
We backed Birthright. These are the next big ideas for the Jewish people
Post-October 7 peoplehood must evolve from sharing buses to creating political networks, advocating for minority rights in Israel and embedding Israeli culture more deeply in diaspora life
By Charles Bronfman and Jeffrey R. Solomon
Participants in the Alexander Muss High School in Israel program, July 2025 (Alexander Muss High School in Israel)
August 17, 2025, 5:31 pm
As yet another wartime summer affects travel to Israel, Jewish youth programs are pivoting
Visits to the Holy Land can be a formative experience for Diaspora Jews, but constant travel impediments in the turbulent region force trip leaders to innovate – or go elsewhere
By Zev Stub
Approximately 1500 Birthright Israel participants board a cruise ship in Ashdod, Israel headed for Larnaca, Cyrpus. (Erez Uzir/Birthright Israel via JTA)
June 18, 2025, 4:29 am
With skies shuttered, Birthright participants leave Israel on Cyprus-bound cruise ship
Some 1,500 young adults set sail on secret voyage after start of Israel-Iran war puts halt to all flights, requiring visitors to seek alternative ways to depart the Jewish state
By Grace Gilson
Birthright participants doing a nature activity in the Negev after their visits were indefinitely extended due to Israel's war with Iran, June 2025. (Birthright Israel)
June 17, 2025, 2:37 am
All part of the birthright? Tour groups stranded in Israel hunker down amid missile fire
With skies closed since start of conflict with Iran, participants in Birthright and other trips struggle with nervous families and unknown timelines while sheltering from rocket attacks
By Zev Stub
Young Jewish adults hike up Masada near the Dead Sea during their 10-day Birthright trip. (courtesy)
April 13, 2025, 8:33 am
‘Transformative’: After 25 years, has Birthright Israel really reshaped US Jewry?
Analysts debate the successes – and failings – of the iconic Jewish heritage trip as it surpasses 900,000 young adults brought on free visits to Israel, over a quarter of a century
By Zev Stub
PROMOTED CONTENT
March 13, 2025, 2:01 pm
Birthright Israel 2025: Identity, connection, meaning. Now more than ever.
Since Oct 7th, over 20,000 participants have come to Israel on Birthright’s classic trips, internships or to volunteer. The impact for participants is more profound than before.
Volunteers from Taglit-Birthright Israel at Kibbutz Be'eri's temporary residential compound in Kibbutz Hatzerim, southern Israel, March 6, 2025 (Taglit-Birthright Israel)
March 12, 2025, 10:10 am
Birthright Israel volunteers bring greenery to displaced Kibbutz Be’eri’s temporary digs
Some 2,500 people from around the world are helping landscape the compound at Kibbutz Hatzerim, southern Israel, where Be’eri residents are living until their homes are rebuilt
By Sue Surkes
Abbi Jacobson, left, and Ilana Glazer star in "Broad City." (Jason Nocito; "Seinfeld" photo: George Lange/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images; Woody Allen photo: Screenshot from "Annie Hall"; collage by Emily Burack/70 Faces Media)
December 10, 2024, 4:02 pm
‘Broad City’ star says no regrets over previous decision not to film in Israel
Ilana Glazer says she’s glad the comedy series didn’t end up shooting an episode in Israel, though cancellation was due to 2015 violence that ‘got really scary at the last minute’
By Jessica Steinberg
A group of Camp Ramah/Birthright participants help pack food supplies in Israel, September 2024. The trip was for adults with non-physical disabilities who volunteered in various locations around Israel. (courtesy Howard Blas)
September 24, 2024, 5:00 pm
Despite rocket fire, Birthright launches 1st volunteer mission for adults with disabilities
10-day trip sponsored by Birthright and Camp Ramah enables a dozen adults on the autistic spectrum to lend a hand in Israel during the war
By Gavriel Fiske
A group of Israelis on an educational tour visit the home of the Siman Tov family in Kibbutz Nir Oz on Friday, June 21, 2024. The parents and three children were killed and their home was torched by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
June 24, 2024, 11:01 am
Sites of devastation from Oct. 7 attack new essential stop for Israel’s visitors
Politicians visit kibbutzim as show of solidarity; hundreds of soldiers participate daily in virtual reality tours; Birthright sends nearly all participants to Nova massacre site
By AP
Volunteers pick pomegranates at Moshav Zrahia. (Omer Melamed)
February 10, 2024, 11:14 am
These Taglit-Birthright alumni rushed to Israel to volunteer after Oct. 7 atrocities
With most flights canceled and an active war still raging, Diaspora Jews from around the world showed their love by working fields – and sometimes just lending an attentive ear
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Donors and alumni of Passages tour Netiv Ha'asara on January 21, 2024. (Cade Chudy)
January 25, 2024, 1:49 am
Visiting Christian group donates $500,000 to Oct. 7 survivors’ post-trauma therapy
Passages had brought some 11,000 visitors to communities Kfar Aza and Netiv Ha’asara in the years leading up to the attack
By Canaan Lidor
Load More

Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community

Sign in or Register

Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Sign in or Register
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.