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Video: How Birthright Israel Ignited My Never Ending Love Affair with Israel
Alums Trip Highlights

May 2, 2022

Video: How Birthright Israel Ignited My Never Ending Love Affair with Israel

by Amy Albertson , 2013 Birthright Israel Alumna

Coming from a mixed family, with what many might call an unorthodox Jewish upbringing, I’m probably the last person you’d expect to dedicate my professional and much of my personal life to advocating for the Jewish people and Israel. I grew up with a very unaffiliated Jewish father, a Chinese-American mother, and an uber-liberal, atheist Jewish grandmother. I always knew...

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Miami Insider's Briefing Feat. Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post
Events Leadership & Supporters

April 28, 2022

Miami Insider's Briefing Feat. Yaakov Katz, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post

by Birthright Israel Foundation

On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Miami, Birthright Israel Foundation supporters came together for an insider's briefing. The event featured the editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, Yaakov Katz. He updated the attendees on the latest developments in Israel and the importance of Birthright Israel as a strategic asset to the Jewish people. MAKE A GIFT NOW The event was generously...

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Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Alums Trip Highlights

April 27, 2022

Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

by Birthright Israel Foundation

There are many lessons and sites young Jews on Birthright Israel will never forget, and perhaps the place that impacts participants the most is Yad Vashem. The museum, known as the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, was established in 1953 and is the globe's leader in Holocaust education. Tripadvisor ranks it as one of the Top 25 Museums in the World....

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Alums Trip Highlights

April 12, 2022

Meet Indiana Birthright Israel Alumna Ellen Voskoboynik

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Ellen Voskoboynik was born in the United States to former Soviet immigrants. Her parents, who fled the former Soviet Union as refugees, raised her to have a strong respect for her Jewish heritage. Ellen participated in Birthright Israel through the Indiana University Hillel, where she became a Bat Mitzvah on the trip. Ellen is now a practicing emergency room nurse...

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Alums Trip Highlights

April 11, 2022

Jeremy Ettlinger: Recalling My Bar Mitzvah at Masada

by Jeremy Ettlinger , 2019 Birthright Israel Alumnus

I went on Birthright after my second year of college in May 2019. Like many Birthright Israel trips, my journey started at the airport. My dad and stepmom dropped me off at the airport. Margot, my stepmom, wanted to come with me to the airport so she could see a Birthright Israel trip up close. After two goodbyes and many...

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Slow Cooker Coffee Rubbed Beef Brisket Recipe
Food

April 6, 2022

Slow Cooker Coffee Rubbed Beef Brisket Recipe

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Passover 2023 begins the evening of Wednesday, April 5, and ends on Thursday, April 13, and there is no better main dish to serve than a beef brisket! For centuries, Ashkenazi Jews have been serving beef brisket on Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and Sukkot. Some say it is because it was an inexpensive cut of meat for the Jews living in...

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Alums Trip Highlights

April 6, 2022

Meet South African Birthright Israel Alumna Shani Levi

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Shani Levi is a recent Birthright Israel alumna from Johannesburg, South Africa. After her Birthright Israel trip, she went on to study midrasha in Jerusalem, Israel. Shani loves getting involved in her community and helping people — something her trip further inspired her to do. In our interview below, read how her trip impacted her life. Q&A with Shani Levi...

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Stephen Grand z''l: A Legacy That Will Forever Impact Birthright Israel and the Jewish People
Leadership & Supporters

March 29, 2022

Stephen Grand z''l: A Legacy That Will Forever Impact Birthright Israel and the Jewish People

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Stephen Grand believed in Birthright Israel so much that he wanted to ensure its success and impact would live on after his lifetime. Stephen bequeathed $5 million to Birthright Israel Foundation, leaving his mark on the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and Birthright Israel, forever. Stephen spent significant time and resources dedicated to causes that strengthened Israel and the...

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Birthright Israel Love Story: Megan McKee & Levi Snow
Alums Love Stories

March 29, 2022

Birthright Israel Love Story: Megan McKee & Levi Snow

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Levi Snow and Megan McKee do not have the traditional Birthright Israel love story. Before their trip in 2014, the two had already been dating and met through the Indiana University Hillel. Their journey helped solidify their love for her each other. They both signed up for Birthright Israel at the beginning of their relationship, not knowing what the future...

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Meet Melissa and Alex Block: An LA Birthright Israel Love Story
Alums Love Stories

March 23, 2022

Meet Melissa and Alex Block: An LA Birthright Israel Love Story

by Birthright Israel Foundation

The Birthright Israel love story of Melissa and Alex Block was beshert from the beginning. Their story unknowingly began when Melissa volunteered to lead an LA-based trip in 2008, and Alex's plans of going on Birthright Israel with his cousin fell through. For Melissa, she was not initially leading the trip Alex was on. At the time, only a limited...

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