Birthright Israel: A Love Story

During my Birthright Israel Experience, I Fell in Love   by Jacob Greenbaum, Birthright Israel Summer ’22 February 14, 2024 – In the summer of 2022, I was lucky enough to secure a spot on a Birthright Israel trip with five of my best friends. We had heard from past participants that it was an […]

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Reflections of My Journey on Taglit-Birthright Israel Solidarity Mission

Reflections of My Journey on Taglit-Birthright Israel’s Solidarity Mission by Chaia Berkowitz,Executive Director, Birthright Israel Foundation of Canada December 15, 2023 – News of the October 7th massacre reached me like a thunderbolt, leaving me grappling with a profound sense of sorrow and disbelief. It wasn’t enough for me to passively absorb the information from […]

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Birthright Israel Welcomes Second Generation Participants

Children of alumni are now participating as an emerging second generation of Jewish young adults receive the gift of Birthright Israel.  May 11, 2023 – It was bound to happen, given Birthright Israel’s success for an extended period of time; a generation to be precise! Now some Birthright Israel participants are the offspring of previous […]

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Order Tribute Cards

ORDER YOUR TRIBUTE CARDS TODAY! Honour a loved one for any occasion or life-cycle event. Cost: $10.00 per card (Order 10+ cards = $8.00 per card) Please email a list to [email protected] Include: 1. Name of card recipient(s) & complete mailing addresse(s). 2. Your address and contact information 3. Your personalized greeting and card signee(s)  A tax receipt will be issued […]

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Birthright Israel Celebrates Landmark Gift

On March 20, Birthright Israel hosted a special reception at the Jewish Funders Network international conference in Scottsdale, Arizona to celebrate a landmark gift from the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation and Bronfman Hauptman Family Foundation (Ellen and Andrew Hauptman). The gift will enable Birthright Israel to go green, one of the program’s strategic […]

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My Onward Israel Experience

by Jessica Pink September 2022 This past spring, I had the opportunity to be part of the Onward Israel Camp Counsellor Track program. This cohort was created specially to allow participants to intern in Israel, but also be able to work at their respective camps. I had the opportunity to intern at a progressive bilingual […]

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Leading a Birthright Israel Trip

Leading a Birthright Israel Trip: A (prolonged) Dream Come True by Jordyn Goldstein Jordyn was a madricha (trip leader) with a group that ranged between the ages of 27 and 32. This age bracket was a pilot project for Birthright Israel that ended in Summer 2022. The age range for classic trip participation is between […]

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An alumnus’ perspective on Father’s Day

A Father’s (and Birthright Israel alumnus’) Words of Inspiration By David Goodman In celebration of Father’s Day, here are the impressions from one of our very own alumni (and, of no less significance, proud dad of twin boys), David Goodman. Goodman, or ‘Goody’ as many affectionately call him, was first a participant in 2006 and […]

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Two articles addressing Open Discourse

June 3, 2021 With elevated tensions and outright hostility targeted at Jewish people and Israel, Birthright Israel recognizes its responsibility to address the issues and to maintain a discourse on the subject with trip participants, while maintaining an objective, educational posture. Open dialogue has been and continues to be a central aspect of the Birthright Israel program. We are sharing an opinion piece written by Professor […]

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