Birthright

We backed Birthright. Now it’s time for more big ideas for a post-Oct. 7 world - opinion

Not long ago, it felt as if we were in a Jewish golden age. Now, we must face the realities of our time and take action to ensure the continued vitality of the Jewish people.

Demonstrators hold US and Israeli flags during a rally in Central Park marking 150 days since hostages were taken in attack on Israel on March 10, 2024 in New York City.
Welcoming guests.

Spirit of Herzl: Central Jerusalem hotel with history, comics, and charm

Newly arrived visitors from the US.

Birthright gears up for winter as 10,000 visitors expected in Israel, from America to Europe

Miriam Adelson

No. 26: Miriam Adelson: Physician, philanthropist, supporter of Israel


Birthright Israel provides relief for victims of missile attacks

This initiative took place in the wake of the missile attacks affecting the southern and northern regions of Israel.

 People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

Miriam Adelson's business empire comes back to life post-COVID

Miriam Adelson slashed her philanthropy as casinos closed due to COVID. Now, her business empire is recuperating.

Miriam Adelson at the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018

Nurturing a new generation of Israel advocates - opinion

By empowering non-Jewish individuals to advocate for Israel based on their personal experiences, we challenge the notion that support for Israel is solely rooted in religious or ethnic identity.

 TAMID FELLOWS spend a Shabbat together in Jerusalem.

Reality star Miriam Haart: ‘Israel opened my mind to the vast ways of practicing Judaism’

Star of the hit reality series My Unorthodox Life on Netflix, Miriam Haart, gave an exclusive interview to JewsWeek, The Jerusalem Post’s new podcast about Judaism and Israel.

 JewsWeek

Grapevine, July 4 2023: A fond farewell

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 AT THE funeral of King Hassan II of Morocco, held in Rabat in 1999, prime minister Ehud Barak takes leave of the king’s adviser André Azoulay.

Birthright Israel Excel Fellowship kicks off summer program

Birthright Israel Excel welcomed 64 international college students to their fellowship program this week.

 Birthright Israel Excel 2023

Major UK Jewish group to require approval for trips over Israel's Green Line

UJIA's new policy on travel beyond the Green Line - including to the Kotel - raises fresh challenges and triggers diverse responses within the UK's Jewish community.

View of the Dome of the Rock, the western wall and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on November 16, 2022.

18 facts about Israel every 18-year-old American needs to know - opinion

These 18 facts about Israel are designed not to give American Jewish students the tools to defeat the campus anti-Israel movement, but to know the truth about Israel.

 RESTING AND water sports at Ein Gev on the shores of the Kinneret: If your knowledge of Israel came from the media, you’d assume Israel has been a war zone for all its 75 years, says the writer.

Human rights in childbirth - opinion

A country that enshrines civil equality and also proudly holds the title for the highest birth rate of all OECD countries – must treat its women with the utmost respect.

 ON PAPER, every woman in Israel has the right to choose to give birth in a hospital, at home or in a birth center, says the writer.

Birthright Israel sees 40% drop in Diaspora participants

Budget cuts, Covid-19 and the "government's attitude towards Birthright Israel" have resulted in a dramatic change in participation.

 BIRTHRIGHT PARTICIPANTS gather in Jerusalem for a mega-event in 2017.