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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

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Birthright Excel participants at the opening of their 2019 program, which is taking place virtually in 2020 due to the coronavirus (Courtesy Birthright)
June 10, 2020, 10:03 pm
Birthright trips to Israel temporarily halted over COVID-19 crisis
Israel experience program has gone virtual, but hopes to launch some trips by end of summer, with participants from countries that are relatively coronavirus-free
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: Participants of Taglit Birthright, on a free trip to Israel, visit the waterfalls at the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve near the Dead Sea. (Melanie Fidler/Flash90 via JTA)
April 7, 2019, 4:45 am
Here’s why Jewish organizations are focusing on education rather than continuity
Realizing that stressing procreation encourages stereotypes about women and Jewish families, new groups promote values of learning, service and inclusion of intermarried couples
By Ben Sales
Michael Steinhardt attends a meeting of Knesset Chairman Yuli Edelstein with the torch lighters of the 69th Independence Day state ceremony, at the the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, April 26, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 12, 2017, 1:58 am
Michael Steinhardt thinks American Jews need to stop focusing on religion
The billionaire philanthropist doesn’t believe the answers to a national Jewish identity crisis lie in the synagogue, but rather in Israel
By Ben Sales
Young Jewish adults from all over the world participating in the Taglit Birthright program celebrate 10 years of Birthright at an event held at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 16, 2016, 5:17 pm
30,000 visited Israel over the summer with Birthright
Organization says it will start offering new, seven-day trip geared at young professionals
By JTA
Daniel Behrman and Jenna Kruger met at a weekend conference in Jerusalem through their Masa internship programs. They are to marry in September 2016 (Courtesy of Behrman and Kruger/via JTA)
August 19, 2016, 4:05 pm
For ‘Jewish Valentine’s Day,’ meet 5 couples who found love on Israel trips
The Land of Milk and Honey served as matchmaker for these diverse Diaspora Jews
By Gabe Friedman
Bill Crotty
July 7, 2013, 11:59 am
Bill Crotty
Beer, history and life: My new view of Jerusalem
There might be more to Israel’s capital than the Knesset, Western Wall, Dome of the Rock and Jesus’ Trail
Gidi Mark
April 14, 2013, 5:44 pm
Gidi Mark
Birthright is the right birthday present
For 340,000 young Jews so far — and for Israel itself — the Taglit trips have proved to be the gift that keeps on giving
Sarah Vanunu
February 28, 2012, 3:01 pm
Sarah Vanunu
Diaspora high-schoolers demand their birthright
Four-hundred million NIS a year for strengthening Diaspora connection with Israel – and we need more
From the WebFebruary 2, 2012, 12:04 pm
Not laughing at that Birthright parody
Tablet: Eretz Nehederet’s obnoxious take on American Jewry showcases an Israel growing increasingly unfunny with age
By Liel Leibovitz
Saul Singer speaks with members of the Start-Up Nation birthright group.
From the WebJanuary 30, 2012, 2:07 pm
Start-up birthright
A first-person account of a new Taglit-Birthright trip based on Saul Singer and Dan Senor’s hit book, ‘Start-Up Nation’
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