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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.

JUNE 21, 2026|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.

FEBRUARY 21, 2026|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.

JULY 28, 2025|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR

Birthright Israel participants who arrived from the US.

Birthright Israel to resume summer trips following Israel-Iran ceasefire

"Our commitment to connecting Jewish young adults to Israel is stronger than ever, and we expect thousands of participants to arrive from now through the end of the summer season."

JULY 1, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Birthright participants feel closer to Israel, Judaism after trip - Pew

The new Pew survey is the first true indicator of the Birthright program, which offers American Jewish youth all-expense paid trips to Israel.

NOVEMBER 15, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

First birthright trip to Israel in over a year.

Auburn University men’s basketball team to embark on a ‘Birthright for College Basketball’ trip

The team will host a basketball clinic for Israeli and Palestinian children with former Jewish player Tamir Goodman, who was known for wearing a kippah during DI games.

JULY 27, 2022ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA

Teens participate in the Tamir Goodman Basketball Camp in Jerusalem in 2021.

Letters to the Editor, May 4, 2022: Not falling

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say

MAY 3, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Birthright Israel launches coding boot camp, hi-tech job placement program

The program encompasses a five-month virtual course followed by a month-long period of in-person study and scheduled social activities in Tel Aviv.

APRIL 5, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

BIRTHRIGHT CEO Gidi Mark: "We understand that the pandemic is here to stay, and that we need to be creative and think of new ways to engage the young generation of Jews."

Birthright trips returning to Israel after long COVID hiatus

Participants must be fully vaccinated, and Birthright Israel continues to work closely with Israel’s Ministry of Health to ensure a comprehensive and dynamic Covid protocol.

FEBRUARY 14, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN

BIRTHRIGHT PARTICIPANTS attend an event at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem in 2015, celebrating ten years since the inception of the program.

Remembering Cheryl Aronson’s positive pride

Cheryl Aronson, who died last week, was a pillar of change in American Jewish life in three critical forces including the Federation movement, Hillel, and Birthright.

FEBRUARY 8, 2022ByGIL TROY

CHERYL ARONSON (in purple shirt and name tag) with a group of Boston-area students at an IACT (Inspired, Active, Committed, Transformed) conference in 2020.

Taglit is back: Birthright groups return after COVID-19 postponements

Taglit-Birthright Israel, known colloquially as Birthright, is an organization that sponsors all-expense-paid trips to Israel for Jews living across the diaspora.

FEBRUARY 2, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF