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Exploring Scientific Innovations Within Jewish Organizations
Trip Highlights

November 20, 2020

Exploring Scientific Innovations Within Jewish Organizations

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Birthright Israel Foundation has helped more than 800,000 Jewish young adults claim their birthright. From Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, and many destinations in between, those who sign up for this free trip are wholly immersed in Israeli life, values, culture, history, and heritage. While there is much to do and see in Israel, one of the biggest eye-openers for participants...

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Birthright Israel Love Story: Julie Deutsch & Asher Mayberg
Alums Love Stories Trip Highlights

November 16, 2020

Birthright Israel Love Story: Julie Deutsch & Asher Mayberg

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Julie and Asher’s love story began in Israel in 2015 on a Birthright Israel trip when a nice American girl met a nice Israeli boy. After the trip, Julie returned to New Jersey and Asher moved to Munich, Germany but the distance couldn’t keep them apart. Asher soon caught a flight to New Jersey to celebrate Thanksgiving and to hang...

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Alums Trip Highlights

November 10, 2020

Meet Ally Sherman, Birthright Israel Alumna & Federation YL Board Member

by Ally Sherman , 2012 Birthright Israel Alumna

When you grow up in an observant family or community, Birthright Israel is something that’s on everyone's radar. So naturally, when I was an undergrad at the University of Michigan, I signed up for a Birthright Israel trip with the campus Hillel. The trip was really my first touchpoint to Israel and engagement in Jewish life as an adult. When...

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Alums Trip Highlights

November 9, 2020

Meet Israeli Birthright Israel Alumni: Liora Mara & Guy Richards

by Birthright Israel Foundation

The Birthright Israel experience equally benefits young Jewish adults from the Diaspora and Israeli participants, known as Mifgashim. For many young Israelis, Birthright Israel provides an opportunity to understand Jewish life outside of Israel. More so, the 10-day experience allows them to see their country through someone else's eyes, which furthers their appreciation for their home. To date, more than...

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Alums Trip Highlights

November 5, 2020

How Birthright Israel Solidified My Relationship with Judaism

by Daniel Winston , 2019 Birthright Israel Alumnus

If it wasn't for Birthright Israel, I don't know if I'd still be Jewish ten years down the road. After being Bar Mitzvah'd, there was little that still linked me to Judaism besides food. For instance, eating latkes every April, fasting on Yom Kippur, and suffering through Shabbat services on the rare Friday night, I visited my grandparents and great-grandma...

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The Other Side of the Coin: Birthright Israel From Israel's Perspective
Alums Trip Highlights

October 30, 2020

The Other Side of the Coin: Birthright Israel From Israel's Perspective

by Birthright Israel Foundation

We often kvell about the impact of Birthright Israel on Diaspora participants like you, but did you know that you’re not the only ones who benefit from this transformational journey? Over the past two decades, we’ve also given 115,000 Israelis the opportunity to claim their birthright. The participants, known as Mifgash (Hebrew for encounter), are mostly young soldiers in the...

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Leadership & Supporters

October 27, 2020

Why Sara and Stuart Meyers Believe in Birthright Israel

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Within Atlanta’s bustling Jewish community of 130,000 people, Birthright Israel Foundation is fortunate to have captured the hearts of many. The impact of Birthright Israel Foundation’s work and the Atlanta leadership inspired Sara and Stuart Meyers to become avid supporters. We were fortunate enough to get to know the couple and speak with them about their excitement for the program....

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Why the First Chapter in Any New Book is Critical
Alums Love Stories Trip Highlights

October 19, 2020

Why the First Chapter in Any New Book is Critical

by Michelle Rojas-Tal , 2004 Birthright Israel Alumna

When I realized that reading did not come easily to my oldest daughter Yahel, who is now 7, my heart broke just a little. I knew with the right support she could catch up. It was never about her being the brightest in class. Or a competition of who could read fastest. I was sad for the world I wanted...

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What Birthright Israel Participants Have in Common with Young Israelis
Alums Trip Highlights

October 14, 2020

What Birthright Israel Participants Have in Common with Young Israelis

by Birthright Israel Foundation

It may seem like Israeli and American Jews are worlds apart, but as Mifgash Shavit Rootman learned during Birthright Israel, we actually have a lot in common. When he stood with his group at Mt. Herzl, where fallen soldiers are buried in Jerusalem, he met another participant, an American Navy veteran. The two bonded over their reasons for service (Rootman...

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