ATHENS — Amid preparations for her wedding 12 years ago, Errika Abouaf was happy to skip the mikvah, where Jewish brides traditionally undergo immersion before marrying in an Orthodox …
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
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12/8/16
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The power of birthright israel
By Sari Nossbaum
The word “free” is the best way to attract the attention of any person.
Taglit-Birthright has used this knowledge as an effective tool …
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7/10/08
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Jeff Seidel cheerfully admits to having a terrible sense of direction. “It’s the worst,” he says with a grin. “I get lost coming out of the shower.”
But if …
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By Deborah Fineblum, JNS
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6/5/19
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For Birthright Israel, 2018 was a year that organizers could only have dreamed of back in 1999, when a few philanthropists joined the government of Israel and North American Jewish federations to …
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By Deborah Fineblum, JNS
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2/27/19
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Two days into my first Taglit-Birthright Israel trip, during which I led a group of 40 Americans around Israel, I heard the news of the Obama administration’s unprecedented refusal to veto a …
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By Eliana Rudee
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1/19/17
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The Taglit-Birthright Israel program has expanded eligibility for its free 10-day trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18-26, JNS.org has learned. Teenagers who went on an educational trip to Israel during high school were previously not eligible but can now participate if they were under 18 when they traveled, confirmed Noa Bauer, Birthright’s vice president of international marketing.
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1/22/14
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An anti-Israel organization with the deceptive name Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is mounting a campaign urging eligible American millennials to reject Birthright Israel …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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9/6/17
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Do you recall what you were eating in kosher restaurants 10 years ago? Had you tried sous-vide dishes? Homemade sausage? Fresh, cured gravlax made with only salt, sugar, peppercorns and dill? Shaved …
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By Elizabeth Kratz, JNS.org
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3/30/17
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Israel’s abandonment of its “red list” of countries from which foreign travelers were banned was welcome news to pro-Israel groups whose bread and butter is organizing trips to the …
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By David Isaac, JNS
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1/19/22
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Two organizations that provide Israel experiences for Jewish young adults, Birthright Israel and Onward Israel, are merging. …
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By Faygie Holt, JNS
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1/19/22
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