December 23, 2025
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December 23, 2025
June 20, 2025
This article appeared in The Times of Israel on June 20, 2025. This is what it felt like to be there — leading a magical LGBTQ+ Birthright Israel group through 10 days of joy, three days of shelter, two days evacuated to safety in the Dead Sea and an emergency sunrise cruise international mission. The Pride Parade in Tel Aviv...
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June 20, 2025
This article appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 20, 2025. When a group of young Jews landed in Israel with expectations of volunteering in their ancestral homeland and enjoying a milestone trip many in the Diaspora partake in, they hadn’t anticipated Israel launching an attack on Iran and the resulting war that would follow. Many would assume these young...
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May 15, 2025
In this defining moment, Birthright Israel is a guiding force for Jewish resilience. Brandeis University has the data. In 2024, as Israel faced war on multiple fronts and antisemitism surged, especially on college campuses, 18,700 Jewish young adults chose to travel to Israel with us. They weren’t deterred. They were determined — to understand the reality on the ground, affirm...
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February 19, 2025
Since it was founded over 25 years ago, more than 900,000 Jewish young adults from around the world have joyously claimed their birthright as part of a global movement to ensure a strong and vibrant future for the Jewish people. This educational and life-changing trip to the Jewish homeland is known as Birthright Israel. In the U.S., Birthright Israel Foundation...
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February 19, 2025
We’re the first to admit there are countless Jewish causes worthy of your support. As a charitable entity, Birthright Israel Foundation is fortunate to have strong relationships with a variety of these Jewish nonprofit organizations. Not only does some of the funding for Birthright Israel come from them, but alumni often go on to support valuable Jewish nonprofits professionally and...
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February 19, 2025
As the US fundraising arm for Birthright Israel trips, Birthright Israel Foundation aims to raise nearly $57 million every year to help nearly 50,000 Jewish young adults claim their birthright. This year, in celebration of our 25th anniversary, we've made a commitment to bring a minimum of 200,000 new participants to Israel by 2030. To help achieve this ambitious goal,...
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February 19, 2025
How do you feel about the future of the Jewish people? Worried? Hopeful? Unsure? At Birthright Israel Foundation, we feel excited. We know the future will be bright, as long as we continue to raise funds in the US so that nearly 50,000 Jewish young adults get to experience Israel and its people every year. The life-changing, educational Birthright Israel...
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February 11, 2025
For 25 years, Birthright Israel has transformed Jewish young adults, strengthening their connection to Jewish identity, community, and Israel. Independent research has consistently proven Birthright Israel’s long-term impact — but now, the latest findings from the 7th study of Brandeis University's Jewish Futures Project (JFP) reveal new and deeper ways Birthright Israel alumni are shaping the Jewish future. .embed-container {...
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December 20, 2024
October 7th happened and honestly, what else could I do but help? I mean, really. I tried the whole tech company thing first. Remote support, helping companies whose employees got called up. It made sense on paper. I have the skills, they needed the help. But it felt... distant. Theoretical. Like I was playing at helping instead of actually helping....
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December 11, 2024
Itay Mevorach loved growing up in Jerusalem in the late nineties. His childhood was one of simple joys like playing soccer in the streets, and walking freely through neighborhoods shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. To Itay, Jerusalem felt like a little kibbutz—comfortable and safe. “It was a place where everyone knew everyone,” he said. “You felt at home wherever...
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