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Trip Highlights
July 21, 2023
Which Israeli Show Will You Binge-Watch Next? Take This Quiz to Find Out!
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Birthright Israel Foundation
Welcome to the fascinating world of Israeli television! Many of our Birthright Israel participants return home excited to keep their newfound connection to Israeli society alive — and thanks to streaming networks, tons of Israeli shows are accessible in the US. Our quiz tests your knowledge about some of the top Israeli shows on Netflix. These shows have garnered critical… Read More
Alums
Trip Highlights
July 19, 2023
Disability Advocate Tours Israel on Segway as Part of Outdoor-Focused Birthright Trip
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Charlie Summers
Disability rights advocate Brandon Farbstein had just finished a tour of Jerusalem’s Old City when he rolled up to the Holyland Café on his Segway, a trusted mobility aid, on a warm Sunday afternoon earlier this month. He was in Israel for the first time as part of an outdoor-focused Birthright trip, which takes participants to explore the country on… Read More
Alums
Trip Highlights
July 18, 2023
Dear Donor: I’ve Never Been Happier Than I Am Now, Knowing I Am a Jew
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Gabriella Guez • Miami, FL
Dear Birthright Israel Foundation Donor, This is definitely the hardest letter I had to write in my entire life, and you’re probably wondering why. In the beginning, I was very skeptical about writing this down, and even worse, having to share this personal thought with you guys was very intimidating. But after some time of thinking about it (a year… Read More
Leadership & Supporters
July 17, 2023
Schneider-Lesser Family Endows Birthright Israel’s Social Diversity Module
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Birthright Israel Foundation
The Schneider Lesser family is making a transformational endowment gift to the Birthright Israel Foundation to fund the Birthright Israel Social Diversity Module, a program that educates tens of thousands of Jewish young adults each year about the true face of Israel, in which Jews, Arabs, and other ethnic groups live and work together. The gift is part of a… Read More
Alums
Trip Highlights
July 12, 2023
Q&A with Past Participant Madeline Beard
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Birthright Israel Foundation
Madeline Beard is a 2017 Birthright Israel alum who currently lives in Denver, CO. She grew up in Texas, went to school in DC, lived in NYC, and had a stint in Kentucky while working on a political campaign. She currently works as a Project Lead for TinyWins, a remote-first strategy and design agency. Outside of work, she loves staying… Read More
Alums
Food
July 11, 2023
A Delicious Blintz Recipe Inspired by Tzfat
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Birthright Israel Foundation
Birthright Israel participant Susana Szegedi shares her savory blintz recipe inspired by her time in Tzfat on the trip. She describes being in the middle of a bazaar and seeing a man making blintzes and filling them with mouthwatering ingredients. Instead of the traditional sweet filling, this recipe takes a more savory approach and uses goat cheese, arugula, and watercress… Read More
Leadership & Supporters
July 11, 2023
Hebrew Order of David Fills Buses for Birthright Israel
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Birthright Israel Foundation
A fundraising campaign of the North American lodges of the Hebrew Order of David International, a Jewish fraternal organization, will enable 80 young Jewish adults — the equivalent of 2 buses — to participate in Birthright Israel, a 10-day experience in the Jewish state. It costs $4,500 to send each participant and $180,000 to send an entire bus (40 participants).… Read More
Alums
Trip Highlights
July 10, 2023
My Birthright Experience: Discovering Israel and Myself
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Carly Condon • Los Angeles, CA
As a 98.9% Ashkenazi Jewish individual growing up in Los Angeles, I always felt a connection to my culture and religion. From attending reform Jewish ceremonies within my family to spending summers at a Jewish sleepaway camp in Malibu, my exposure to Israel was limited to what I learned from others. However, as life got busier with sports and college,… Read More
Alums
Trip Highlights
July 3, 2023
The Magnitude of a Birthright Israel Trip
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Nathan Fligelman • Philadelphia, PA
On the first day of school, nearly every year, each of my classes handed out the infamous questionnaire designed to introduce students to one another. Everybody is aware of the daunting feelings brewing inside of the person whose turn is approaching as they prepare to compile brief answers about their personal lives and interests. “Where are you from? What is… Read More
Alums
Trip Highlights
June 29, 2023
How Birthright Israel Turned a Jewish Student into a Jewish Activist
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Adela Cojab • New York, NY
When people talk about their Birthright Israel success stories, you’ll usually hear about someone who had no previous connection to Israel returning with a newfound love for their homeland. My Birthright Israel experience, however, instilled in me a sense of responsibility to stand up for its existence. In 2019, I filed a lawsuit against NYU for failing to protect its… Read More
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