By Rachel Raz In 2018, my daughter helped lead two Birthright trips from the USA to Israel. When she returned from the first one, on our way back from the airport I asked her if anything surprised her in this experience. She thought for a minute and said that when they … [Read more...] about How to Rebalance the Jewish Ecosystem
Taglit-Birthright Israel / Birthright Israel Foundation
Russian-speaking Taglit Participants Party in Tel Aviv
Tuesday night, more than 800 Russian-speaking Taglit-Birthright Israel participants, attended a festive mega event in Tel Aviv. The event, which was created through a collaboration of Taglit-Birthright Israel and the Genesis Philanthropy Group, was attended by donors and … [Read more...] about Russian-speaking Taglit Participants Party in Tel Aviv
Birthright Hosts Annual Excelerate Conference
Birthright Israel recently hosted its 8th annual Excelerate Conference in New York. The conference is designed to highlight Birthright’s Excel program, a competitive and empowering accelerator and internship fellowship program. A goal of the program is strengthening … [Read more...] about Birthright Hosts Annual Excelerate Conference
Death of a Sales Pitch
How SF Hillel learned to stop selling and start engaging its students By Emily Simons Two years ago, San Francisco Hillel faced a surprising challenge. Individually and collectively, our Hillel staff received awards and recognition for the quality of our student … [Read more...] about Death of a Sales Pitch
Their Birthright Problem,
and Ours.
By Rabbi Philip Graubart
This past spring I accompanied my school’s graduating seniors on their trip to Israel. We arrived a few days before the US opened its embassy in Jerusalem and the violent protests in Gaza. “I guess we didn’t pick a great time to come,” one of the … [Read more...] about Their Birthright Problem,
and Ours.