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Social psychologist Len Saxe says time is ripe for young Jews to make Birthright trip: “For this generation coming off the loneliness and emotional challenges of COVID, the hunger to engage with peers makes this a propitious moment to go to Israel”

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) After a year away, Birthright participants return to Israel at critical time by Deborah Fineblum June 11, 2021 After more than a year of pandemic silence, Taglit-Birthright Israel participants have returned with all the … Continue reading

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Birthright expands program to age 32

WALL STREET JOURNAL Birthright Israel Raises Eligibility Age to 32 By Ian Lovett December 6, 2017 Birthright Israel, the organization that sends young Jews on free trips to Israel, will raise the age of eligibility to 32 from 26, widening … Continue reading

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Birthright trip saves life

ISRAEL HAYOM Taglit participant saved at last minute after brain aneurysm by Yori Yalon July 24, 2017 Kimberly Winkler, a University of Minnesota student from the Dominican Republic, owes her life to the staff at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital … Continue reading

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