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Dear Donor: I've Never Been Happier Than I Am Now, Knowing I Am a Jew
Alums Trip Highlights

July 18, 2023

Dear Donor: I've Never Been Happier Than I Am Now, Knowing I Am a Jew

by Gabriella Guez , 2022 Birthright Israel Alum

Dear Birthright Israel Foundation Donor, This is definitely the hardest letter I had to write in my entire life, and you’re probably wondering why. In the beginning, I was very skeptical about writing this down, and even worse, having to share this personal thought with you guys was very intimidating. But after some time of thinking about it (a year...

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A Delicious Blintz Recipe Inspired by Tzfat
Alums Food

July 11, 2023

A Delicious Blintz Recipe Inspired by Tzfat

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Birthright Israel participant Susana Szegedi shares her savory blintz recipe inspired by her time in Tzfat on the trip. She describes being in the middle of a bazaar and seeing a man making blintzes and filling them with mouthwatering ingredients. Instead of the traditional sweet filling, this recipe takes a more savory approach and uses goat cheese, arugula, and watercress...

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My Birthright Experience: Discovering Israel and Myself
Alums Trip Highlights

July 10, 2023

My Birthright Experience: Discovering Israel and Myself

by Carly Condon , 20223 Birthright Israel Alum

As a 98.9% Ashkenazi Jewish individual growing up in Los Angeles, I always felt a connection to my culture and religion. From attending reform Jewish ceremonies within my family to spending summers at a Jewish sleepaway camp in Malibu, my exposure to Israel was limited to what I learned from others. However, as life got busier with sports and college,...

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The Magnitude of a Birthright Israel Trip
Alums Trip Highlights

July 3, 2023

The Magnitude of a Birthright Israel Trip

by Nathan Fligelman , 2023 Birthright Israel Alum

On the first day of school, nearly every year, each of my classes handed out the infamous questionnaire designed to introduce students to one another. Everybody is aware of the daunting feelings brewing inside of the person whose turn is approaching as they prepare to compile brief answers about their personal lives and interests. “Where are you from? What is...

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How Birthright Israel Turned a Jewish Student into a Jewish Activist
Alums Trip Highlights

June 29, 2023

How Birthright Israel Turned a Jewish Student into a Jewish Activist

by Adela Cojab , 2017 Birthright Israel Alum

When people talk about their Birthright Israel success stories, you’ll usually hear about someone who had no previous connection to Israel returning with a newfound love for their homeland. My Birthright Israel experience, however, instilled in me a sense of responsibility to stand up for its existence. In 2019, I filed a lawsuit against NYU for failing to protect its...

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Meet Miami University's Hillel Engagement Director & Alum Katie Spector
Alums Trip Highlights

June 15, 2023

Meet Miami University's Hillel Engagement Director & Alum Katie Spector

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Katie Spector is originally from Northeast Ohio and lives in Cincinnati today. She is the Director of Engagement at the Hillel at Miami University in Ohio. She's passionate about providing Jewish students a place to find their Jewish identity and creating spaces where all Jewish students are welcome. When she isn't working, she is either crocheting, reading a book, or...

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Israel Is the Glue That Binds the Jewish People Together
Alums Trip Highlights

June 14, 2023

Israel Is the Glue That Binds the Jewish People Together

by Ari Nagelberg , Birthright Israel Excel Fellow

Homeland, miracle, and start-up nation. As a kid growing up in New Jersey, these were the words used to describe Israel — by both my parents and my teachers in Hebrew School. After visiting Israel for my brother’s Bar Mitzvah, I thought I understood the importance of the Promised Land as the safest place in the world for the Jewish...

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Finding Love in Israel: American Jewish Married Couples Meet in The Holy Land
Alums Love Stories

June 12, 2023

Finding Love in Israel: American Jewish Married Couples Meet in The Holy Land

by Sergio Carmona , Jewish Life Now

When young Jewish adults travel to Israel through trips presented by organizations such as Taglit-Birthright Israel or Jewish National Fund-USA, they are usually looking for meaningful connections to their heritage and religion. However, some participants on these trips found something more in addition to connections to Judaism and Israel: their bashert (soul mate). There are Jewish married couples in the...

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Birthright Israel bone-marrow registry marks 100,000 potential donors
Alums Trip Highlights

June 9, 2023

Birthright Israel bone-marrow registry marks 100,000 potential donors

by Jewish News Syndicate

For nearly 20 years, Birthright Israel has partnered with the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, encouraging the young Jews who participate in trips to Israel to register and potentially help those with leukemia, lymphoma and other blood-related diseases. The groups recently hit a milestone: 100,000 who have offered to serve as donors. The 100,000th is 20-year-old Mitch Linefsky of Fairlawn,...

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