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Tag Archives: Taglit-Birthright
According to a recent survey by the Jewish Federations of North America, millennial Jews — the demographic where Birthright had the greatest penetration — were the only age group to have a majority identify as “Zionist”
JTA Birthright participants are more Orthodox, more right-wing and more familiar with Israel than before Oct. 7 Andrew Lapin March 23, 2026 …More than half of last year’s participants, 54%, had already participated in some variety of Israel programming, up … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthright, Taglit-Birthright
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New survey shows overwhelming number of Israelis believe Birthright has critical role in bolstering Israel’s overall security and ties with Jews around the world
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Taglit-Birthright ‘most influential organization’ in Diaspora-Israel relations February 23, 2023 An overwhelming majority of Israelis believe that the Birthright Israel organization, also known as Taglit, is the most influential entity affecting the relationship between … Continue reading
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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
#BDS is “targeting the most politically liberal wing of American Judaism, which already feels slighted over its treatment by Israeli rabbinate and government”
ALGEMEINER BDS Advocates Try to Split the Jewish Community From Israel by Alexander Joffe August 1, 2018 …Despite the recent incidents, Birthright officials have announced that they will not vet applicants. This decision also demonstrates the impossible dilemmas that BDS creates … Continue reading
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Tagged BDS, Birthright, Boycott Divest Sanctions, Taglit-Birthright
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Here’s a Birthright Trip Michael Chabon could get behind
JERUSALEM POST Left-wing NGO crashes Birthright group to spread ‘anti-Occupation’ info by Jeremy Sharon June 28, 2018 A group of five activists from the far-left IfNotNow Jewish organization infiltrated a Birthright group currently in Israel this week, and offered a tour … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthright, IfNotNow, Not Just a Free Trip, Taglit-Birthright
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JFK Airport ambush on Birthright participants to deliver IfNotNow’s “simplistic narrative that Israel is wholly responsible for anything bad that happens to the Palestinians”
JNS IfNotNow accosts Taglit Birthright groups at New York airport by Eliana Rudee June 20, 2018 At New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport on Monday night, Birthright Fellow and student leader Ariel Tidhar reported that the American Jewish activist group … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthright, CAMERA, IfNotNow, Taglit-Birthright
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The Reform Movement and Birthright Trips
JEWISH PRESS Birthright Drops Reform Program, Claims Kids Prefer Orthodox Tours by JNi.Media November 27, 2017 The Reform movement is no longer certified as a trip provider for Birthright, according to a Judy Maltz report in Haaretz Sunday (How Orthodox … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthright, Reform Judaism, Reform Movement, Rick Jacobs, Taglit-Birthright
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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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Tagged Birthright, Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, Taglit, Taglit-Birthright
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A year on, California soldier’s death in Gaza binds his US family to Israel
TIMES OF ISRAEL by Mitch Ginsberg July 20, 2015 Evie Steinberg, who came to the holy land for the first time to bury her son, Sgt. Max Steinberg, now ‘dreads going home’ One year ago, after midnight on July 20, … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthright, California, Encino, Gaza, Max Steinberg, Mount Herzl, Operation Protective Edge, Taglit-Birthright
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ArchitectGuy on Israel 