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Disability Advocate Tours Israel on Segway as Part of Outdoor-Focused Birthright Trip
Alums Trip Highlights

July 19, 2023

Disability Advocate Tours Israel on Segway as Part of Outdoor-Focused Birthright Trip

by Charlie Summers , The Times of Israel

Disability rights advocate Brandon Farbstein had just finished a tour of Jerusalem’s Old City when he rolled up to the Holyland Café on his Segway, a trusted mobility aid, on a warm Sunday afternoon earlier this month. He was in Israel for the first time as part of an outdoor-focused Birthright trip, which takes participants to explore the country on...

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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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Schneider-Lesser Family Endows Birthright Israel's Social Diversity Module
Leadership & Supporters

July 17, 2023

Schneider-Lesser Family Endows Birthright Israel's Social Diversity Module

by Birthright Israel Foundation

The Schneider Lesser family is making a transformational endowment gift to the Birthright Israel Foundation to fund the Birthright Israel Social Diversity Module, a program that educates tens of thousands of Jewish young adults each year about the true face of Israel, in which Jews, Arabs, and other ethnic groups live and work together. The gift is part of a...

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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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Hebrew Order of David Fills Buses for Birthright Israel
Leadership & Supporters

July 11, 2023

Hebrew Order of David Fills Buses for Birthright Israel

by Birthright Israel Foundation

A fundraising campaign of the North American lodges of the Hebrew Order of David International, a Jewish fraternal organization, will enable 80 young Jewish adults — the equivalent of 2 buses — to participate in Birthright Israel, a 10-day experience in the Jewish state. It costs $4,500 to send each participant and $180,000 to send an entire bus (40 participants)....

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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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Quiz: Name That Place in Israel
Trip Highlights

June 28, 2023

Quiz: Name That Place in Israel

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Whether you have had the life-changing opportunity to visit Israel or not, you most likely have heard of these incredible places in the quiz below. Take the quiz to see how well you know these renowned places in the Jewish homeland. From Jerusalem to Eilat, Israel is full of heartwarming and eye-opening experiences that warm the hearts of our Birthright...

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