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If we want strong Jewish identities, we must bring young Jews to Israel - opinion

Encounters with Israelis shatter the caricatures shaped by hostile media or campus narratives that many arrive with on their trip.

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Kikar Hamusica: View of Jerusalem’s Music Square with its various restau rants and outdoor music performance spaces.

Saved by a square: A rainy-day miracle at Jerusalem’s Hebrew Music Museum

For an entire day, these American women dedicated themselves to making Sylvia’s apartment habitable—scrubbing and cleaning as they deciphered labels on Israeli cleaning products.

Beyond the headlines: An American hug in a Bat Yam apartment - opinion

 Birthright Israel participants who arrived from the US.

Birthright Israel to resume summer trips following Israel-Iran ceasefire


Birthright rejects J Street effort to co-sponsor trip

US lobby claims other groups have also organized Taglit tours with "political orientation."

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Netanyahu vows to double gov't funds given to Birthright

Speaking at program’s Megaevent, PM says "together with private donations we can increase number of people to 50,000 a year.“

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Jewish continuity – visiting Israel is not enough

An overemphasis on the achievements and challenges of the state is missing something existential to the meaning of being Jewish.

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Engaging Diaspora Jewry in support of Israel

While countering Israel’s delegitimizers is imperative, it should not be at the cost of neglecting its supporters.

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Birthright participant dies on last night of trip

24-year-old Michael Kellogg, who took part in program that brings young Diaspora Jews to Israel, dies in his sleep.

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'Jewish philanthropy must adapt to changes'

Solomon: Today’s assimilation comes from unprecedented freedom and choice, high education levels, self-confidence; things we should embrace.

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Livni to ‘Post:’ Gov’t is alienating Diaspora Jews

Opposition leader to tour N. America addressing conversion, civil marriage, peace process, deterioration of Israel’s image internationally.

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Coming for the long haul

Shlomo (Momo) Lifshitz believes that through exposure to Israel he can achieve for the current crop of young Jews what his generation failed to achieve themselves.

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Taglit celebrates 10 years, a quarter million participants

Dignitaries from Ashkenazi to Adelson join the partying.

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Finally, some long-term thinking

The all-important first trip to Israel with Birthright or various youth movements is the down payment, but without adequate follow through there are no dividends.

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