Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Taglit-Birthright Israel, a free 10-day trip to Israel for young adults with Jewish heritage.
Birthright
The Latest
-
Fast Forward Participation in Birthright Israel trips by Americans down by half this summer
Aftermath of Oct. 7 has also decimated teen camp trips to Israel
-
Fast Forward Birthright is resuming its free trips to Israel for the first time since Oct. 7
The trips mark a potent symbol of a potential return to normalcy for Israel, which has been in war mode since Oct. 7
-
Fast Forward Umbrella for gap-year programs in Israel says all of its 5,700 participants are safe
A spokesperson for Taglit-Birthright Israel told JTA it was not currently running any trips in Israel
-
Fast Forward Birthright participation drops 40% for summer of 2023
Organization cites higher costs costs for post-COVID travel as the reason for fewer spots on free trips to Israel
-
Opinion I led two Birthright trips. Here’s why I won’t lead a third
Reconsidering Birthright in the time of Ben-Gvir
-
Fast Forward Adelson family withdrawing most of its support from Birthright Israel
The flagship program, which brings U.S. Jews to Israel, cut the number of trips it takes each year
-
Fast Forward Are Birthright participants more likely to marry Jews? A study says yes
A new study used data the Pew Research Center collected for its 2020 study of American Jews
-
Fast Forward Their Birthright program is over. War is keeping these Ukrainian and Russian Jews in Israel.
Some of the young Jews from Ukraine and Russia have finished their Birthright trips and others are still touring, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means that many can’t head home. There are now three groups from Russia and Ukraine on Birthright Israel trips, with 26 of the participants from Ukraine. Sixteen of the Ukrainians were…
Most Popular
- 1
Culture Uh, was Taylor Swift wearing tefillin at the VMAs?
- 2
Opinion Trump and Harris are both vague on Israel-Gaza, but in starkly different ways
- 3
Opinion A daring attack on Hezbollah may reveal Israel’s strengths — and its most terrifying weakness
- 4
Fast Forward Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy when would-be assassin took aim, said they became friends over a ham sandwich
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion Get ready for an extraordinary example of Netanyahu’s wanton corruption
-
Fast Forward Man pleads guilty to gun possession in connection with 2022 NYC synagogue threat
-
News LA and Jerusalem rabbis step in as battle rages over who should run German rabbinical schools
-
News Analysis: In twin speeches, expect Trump to present himself as Jews’ secular savior
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism