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A Birthright Israel trip in 2022. Credit: Courtesy.

Birthright trips to restart in early January, with new focus on impact of Oct....

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After it resumes its free, 10-day educational trips to Israel in the first week in January, Birthright Israel expects 350 people—roughly 80% of them from the United States—to visit the Jewish by the end...
Birthright Israel group in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, June 2021. Credit: Sami Marshak.

‘Energized and inspired’: After a year away, Birthright returns to Israel at a critical...

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They’re baaaaack! If you’re in Israel this month, you can’t miss the clusters of them downing falafel on Jerusalem’s Ben-Yehuda Street, cooling off in the Dead Sea, climbing Masada at sunrise or slipping prayers between...
Sheldon and Dr. Miriam Adelson with a Birthright group. Photo: Courtesy.

Love and generosity: A farewell tribute to Sheldon Adelson

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On a Friday morning, slightly more than six months ago, we convened a transatlantic Zoom call. There we were, the deputy editor of Makor Rishon, Orly Goldklang from Ofra, myself from Jerusalem, and Sheldon and...
Birthright participants hike up Masada, Israeli flag in hand. Credit: Birthright Israel.

Is there something wrong with a program that encourages in-marriage?

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What’s the point of programs that were designed to encourage young people to embrace their Jewish identity? There was little doubt about what was on the minds of those supporting massive increases in funding...
Birthright participants hike up Masada, Israeli flag in hand. Credit: Birthright Israel.

New reforms aim to bolster Diaspora Jewry’s ties to Israel

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The Knesset’s Labor, Welfare and Health Committee approved new regulations on Tuesday aimed at encouraging aliyah and strengthening Diaspora Jewry’s Israel ties. The reforms will for the first time allow any individual eligible for an immigration visa...
Young adults participate in a “Downtown Cocktail Shabbat” with Chabad Young Professionals. Source: Chabad Young Professionals.

Millennials search for meaning and authenticity when it comes to Judaism

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When Rebekah Paster moved to New York City, she was just out of college and knew almost no one there. “So when a friend insisted I had to go to the nearest Moishe House,” she said,...