Taglit

Birthright Israel to hold first Taglit Global Business Summit in Tel Aviv

The gathering reflects Birthright Israel's impact both on Jewish communities worldwide and on Israel's economy.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Participants on a Birthright Israel program.
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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.

|ByURI PILICHOWSKI
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

When rain shut down Dead Sea plans, the Hebrew Music Museum turned a Birthright setback into an unforgettable Jerusalem experience.

|ByHOWARD BLAS
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

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won't read about in the news.

|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR

Record number of Taglit participants land in Israel

Over 1,200 Birthright participants land in B-G Airport, the highest number of participants to arrive in country on single day.

JANUARY 10, 2012ByGIL STERN STERN SHEFLER
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'Women in Israel have right to sit where they want'

While addressing Birthright group, PM speaks out against discrimination against women, says Israel "a free country".

JANUARY 4, 2012ByGIL STERN STERN SHEFLER
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Adelson donation boosts Taglit participation

Donation by Jewish-American billionaire Sheldon Adelson will allow 2,000 people to tour Israel this winter.

DECEMBER 2, 2011ByGIL STERN STERN SHEFLER
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Boteach trumpets ‘inspirational impact’ of Birthright

Tour of Israel taken by US Rabbi declared to be “incredibly intensive, very challenging and utterly rewarding.”

AUGUST 8, 2011ByJEREMY SHARON
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3,000 party at Taglit ‘Mega-Event’ in Ramat Gan

Festivities hosted by actor Michael Harpaz, feature addresses from Taglit-Birthright CEO Gidi Mark, IDF’s chief education officer.

JULY 17, 2011ByJEREMY SHARON
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Questioning her birthright

In her drawings and caricatures of American tourists and a few Israelis, the author has captured a very small slice of life.

JUNE 9, 2011BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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Hi-tech hub Ra’anana added to Birthright travel itinerary

Pilot tour of high-profile computer, software companies draws mixed response from Taglit participants.

JUNE 2, 2011ByGIL STERN STERN SHEFLER
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NYC's Bloomberg declares May 'Birthright Israel Month'

1,000 Birthright alumni enjoy concert by Matisyahu in celebration of new gov't funding, goal of sending one in two young Jews to Israel by 2013.

MAY 5, 2011ByDEBRA KAMIN
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Experience Israel

Potential tourists have been scared off by the misconception that Israel is directly affected by upheavals in Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen.

APRIL 26, 2011ByJPOST EDITORIAL
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Demand for Birthright-Taglit hits new high in N. America

Organization receives over 40,000 applications for 10-day trip to Israel, hopes to bring 33,000 young adults to country in 2011.

FEBRUARY 23, 2011ByGIL STERN STERN SHEFLER
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