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Taglit-Birthright Israel (Hebrew: תגלית), also known as Birthright Israel or simply Birthright, is a free ten-day heritage trip to Israel, Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights for young adults of Jewish heritage between the ages of 18 and 26. [1] [2] [3] The program is sponsored by the Birthright Israel Foundation, whose donors subsidize ...
Masa Israel Journey (or Masa Israel, Hebrew: מסע "journey") established in 2004 by the Jewish Agency and the Government of Israel, provides young Jewish adults in the diaspora with "transformative experiences" in Israel, spanning from 4 week to 10 month programs for ages between 16-50.
Hadassah partners with Birthright Israel, a philanthropic initiative to foster connections with Israel by giving every Jewish youngster/student between the ages of 18 and 26 a free, first-time trip to Israel; some programs are to be provided through Young Judaea. Hadassah hospitals at Mount Scopus and Ein Kerem are declared smoke-free zones in ...
Nov. 11—NORWICH — Rachel Levy has been executive director of the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut for only a year and a half, yet the chaos in Gaza half a world away has already caused ...
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The Bronfman Fellowship selects 26 outstanding North American teenagers and 20 Israeli teenagers for a rigorous academic year of seminars including a free, five-week trip to Israel for North American Fellows ("Bronfmanim") between the summer of Fellows’ junior and senior years of high school, and a free trip to the United States for Israeli ...
Participants on a Taglit-Birthright trip to Israel, 2012. Other Jewish Agency-sponsored programs that are instrumental in inspiring Jewish youth with a connection to Israel are "Israel Experiences" (educational visits to Israel) such as Taglit-Birthright Israel, a 10-day visit to Israel provided free-of-charge to young Jewish adults. The Jewish ...
The volunteering phenomenon in the kibbutzim began in the mid-1960s when the young generation of Baby Boomers from western nations became curious about kibbutz life and eager to experience it first-hand, and as a result decided to come to Israel, volunteer in a kibbutz and gain experience of living and working in a collective community.