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"Birthright didn't just inspire me emotionally, it created real opportunities that shaped my next steps."
Jessica Levitt
Birthright Israel Alumna · Toronto, ON
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🍁 25 years of life-changing journeys
Every Canadian Jewish Young Adult deserves to experience Israel.
The funds we raise make our program possible. Each educational journey costs $6,500 CAD. Birthright Israel only happens with your support.
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Canada's Birthright Israel Foundation
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$6,500 stands between them and Israel.
Each Birthright Israel journey costs $6,500 CAD per participant. We are the only foundation in Canada raising money to fully subsidize this experience. Your donation helps a Jewish Canadian young adult claim their ‘birthright’.
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50,000+
Canadian alumni
25+
Years of showing up — every single year
10 days
That build identity for a lifetime
You can't educate someone to love and identify with the Jewish people and Israel. Falling in love has to be experiential, and Birthright is the best way we have of giving them that experience.
Barry Shrage, Former President, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston
Why this trip. Why now.
Because our next generation needs it.
Because our next generation needs it.
Expects it.
Birthright Israel Foundation of Canada has sent over 50,000 Jewish Canadian Young Adults to Israel since 1999. They came home different — more grounded, more connected, more intentional.
For many Jewish Canadian young adults today, standing tall and proud comes at a high cost. We empower them to see Israel and return with a deeper understanding and positive connection — a 10-day immersion that roots them in something longterm and far reaching.
Connection to Israel
Not a news headline. Not a history lesson. A real, visceral, emotional connection to the land, the people, and the story they are part of — forever.
Community & Friendship
They arrive as strangers. They return as a network — Jewish Canadian young adults who will show up for each other, for their communities, and for Israel for the rest of their lives.
Identity & Empowerment
A generation that knows who they are cannot be shaken. We send young Canadian Jews so they come back standing taller, speaking louder, and living proudly.
Real Canadians · Real Results
All Alumni Stories
They went. They came back different.
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"From participant to community leader, Aviv's Birthright trip opened a door he didn't expect."
Aviv Alofer
Alumnus and Madrich · Montreal, QC
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"A Birthright moment at Mount Herzl now echoes through her starring role in Fiddler on the Roof."
Emma Burke-Kleinman
Birthright Israel Alumna · Toronto, ON
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"Birthright gave them more than a trip, it gave them a story to carry forward, 25 years and counting."
The Sadeh Family
Multi-Generational Donors · Toronto, ON
The journey doesn't end
When the 10-day experience ends, it is not goodbye.
Some who participated on a Birthright Israel journey become group leaders (madrichim). They are selected and trained to help guide the next generation of Jewish Canadian young adults through the same transformative experience that changed their own lives.
Some become donors helping to ensure what they had is paid forward for future participants.
Many stay in touch and we keep them connected through local events and gatherings.
The data is clear
Because Jewish identity changes everything.
One 10-day trip. A life changing experience that provides insight seeing, alongside site seeing. The discovery of who you are, where you come from, and who stands with you.
52%
First time in Israel.
First time feeling it.
More than half of participants have never set foot in Israel before this trip. For them, this isn't a return — it's a revelation. Your gift opens that door for a Canadian young adult who might never have walked through it otherwise.
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85%
Come home with a stronger Jewish identity.
In a time when antisemitism is rising on campuses and in communities across Canada, this matters more than ever. 85% of alumni say the trip fundamentally strengthened who they are as Jews. That's resilience you can fund.
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150%
More likely to lead Jewish community back home.
The ripple effect is real. Alumni go on to lead charitable organizations, work for Jewish causes, raise Jewish families, and show up for their communities. Your gift today doesn't just send one person — it shapes Canadian Jewish life for decades.
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Our community of supporters
Every level matters. Pick yours.
Donors like you — individuals, families, and Canadian foundations — are the reason this program exists. You don't need to fund the whole thing. You just need to decide to be part of it.
Tier 1
Community Builder
$180+
Chai: The number of life. Every movement starts with someone doing something.
Tier 2
Israel Champion
$1,000+
You're covering a real, significant piece of someone's entire journey.
Tier 3
Legacy Partner
$6,500+
One participant's 10-day journey. One Canadian changed. One Jewish future secured.
Pillar
Tier 4
Founding Circle
$18,000+
You're not just funding trips. You're building the leadership of Canadian Jewry.
Tier 5
The Bus Sponsor
$275,000
Forty seats. One bus. An entire generation of Canadian Jews discovering Israel together — with your name on the journey.
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