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What Does 2022 Olympic Hopeful Myles Silverman Say About Birthright Israel?
Alums Trip Highlights

January 14, 2020

What Does 2022 Olympic Hopeful Myles Silverman Say About Birthright Israel?

by Birthright Israel Foundation

The summer of 2019 was life-changing for collegiate snowboarder and contender for the 2022 Winter Olympics, Myles Silverman. Although Myles grew up in an interfaith home, he was raised predominantly Jewish. Judaism was always a part of Myles’ life as he attended Hebrew school up until 5th grade and celebrated his Bar Mitzvah when he turned 13. But as Myles...

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Alums Trip Highlights

January 9, 2020

A Lesson of Understanding

by Nathan Tecotsky , 2019 Birthright Israel Alumnus

We asked recent alumnus, Nathan Tecotzky of Claremont, CA, what was the most important lesson you learned on Birthright Israel, and his answer is definitely worth sharing. If there's one major lesson I took away from going to Israel, it was the lesson of the importance of understanding. I have friends from Syria and Lebanon. And I have friends from...

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Alums Trip Highlights

January 2, 2020

For This Alumna, Everything Changed After Birthright Israel

by Tori Greene , 2014 Birthright Israel Alumna

Everything changed after Birthright Israel. Judaism was pure boredom to me up until I stepped off the plane at Ben-Gurion Airport in 2014. I grew up in Florida and went to the University of South Florida, where I joined a Jewish sorority, with only four Jewish members. Chabad would ask me to attend Shabbat, and I honestly wanted to be...

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Alums Trip Highlights

December 30, 2019

Finding My Place and My Voice on a Birthright Israel Trip

by Cole Keister , 2016 Birthright Israel Alumnus

Where I grew up in rural Oregon people denied the Holocaust. I experienced a lot of antisemitism from people who really had never met Jewish people. I don’t identify as being religious, but being Jewish is an important part of who I am. I remember that starting around when I was just about 7, other kids would tell me I...

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Alums Trip Highlights

December 28, 2019

Birthright Israel, Day by Day

by Eren Niederhoffer , 2010 Birthright Israel Alumnus

Nine years ago, Eren Niederhoffer of Atlanta, GA, met 15 other people who also have Autism as he boarded a 747 to Israel. He had the pleasure to highlight pivotal moments on Birthright Israel in an article in The Jewish Georgian in 2011. However, most importantly, in the years to come after his Birthright Israel trip, Eren’s experience will never...

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Alums Trip Highlights

December 24, 2019

Young Leadership Spotlight: Corey Dicker

by Corey Dicker , 2014 Birthright Israel Almunus

Judaism has been an important part of my life for as long as I can remember. I grew up in Englewood, New Jersey and attended a Jewish day school my entire life. The significance of Israel was something I’ve been learning about since first grade and my family and many childhood friends travelled to Israel with their families at least...

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Alums Trip Highlights

December 18, 2019

Birthright Israel Gave Me the Confidence to Explore My Judaism

by Rachel Abramov , 2019 Birthright Israel Alumna

I was raised in a Jewish family that was more traditional in our practice of Judaism. Only when I turned 12, I felt a spark and became more interested in Jewish learning and the religious aspects I had been missing. Eager to explore Israel as I learned more about Judaism, I set out for my Birthright Israel trip right after...

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Events

December 16, 2019

Event Highlights: Mezuzah Hanging and Shabbat in Palm Beach

by Birthright Israel Foundation

On Thursday, December 12, 2019, over 45 prominent supporters of Birthright Israel Foundation and board members of Temple Emanuel gathered at our Palm Beach offices for a mezuzah hanging. The gathering marked a significant moment in Birthright Israel history as our 20th-anniversary approaches since the ritual of hanging the mezuzah represents our commitment to future generations and passing on the...

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