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Birthright

Nataliya Olshanskaya plays Natasha in "Birth Right." (Photo/JTA-Ilya Marcus)
Posted inTV & Film

A short film offers new perspective on Birthright — through the eyes of young Russian Jews

by Stephen Silver and JTA December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
Participants in the Passages program visit historical sites important to Christianity, such as the Sea of Galilee. (Courtesy Passages)
Posted inNews

‘Christian Birthright’ brings thousands of college students to Israel

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA February 3, 2020February 4, 2020
a line of young people on camels
Posted inOpinion

Why doesn’t Birthright pay its non-Israeli trip leaders?

Eli Reiter by Eli Reiter and JTA September 17, 2019
Participants on J Street’s first ‘Let My People Know’ trip in Hebron. (Photo/Courtesy J Street)
Posted inLocal Voice

Unlike Birthright, J Street’s trip shows the toll of occupation on both sides

Ethan Wellerstein by Ethan Wellerstein August 5, 2019August 5, 2019
Michael Steinhardt in 2012 (Photo/JTA-Scott Eells-Bloomberg-Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Michael Steinhardt and the price of women’s bodies in the Jewish community

by Catie Stewart April 8, 2019April 8, 2019
J Street U, the college arm of the liberal Israel lobby J Street, is now a rival to Birthright, which offers free trips to Israel for young Jewish adults. (Photo/JTA-J Street U)
Posted inNews

J Street launches Birthright-style trip that will visit West Bank

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by JTA and David A.M. Wilensky March 21, 2019
selfie of a young black woman in Israel
Posted inFirst Person

Birthright while Black: a revealing experience

Shekhiynah Larks by Shekhiynah Larks February 19, 2019February 19, 2019
A group of Americans on Birthright Israel, a continuity-focused program for Jewish young adults. (Photo/from file)
Posted inOpinion

How patriarchal structures created the ‘Jewish continuity crisis’

Lila Corwin BermanKate RosenblattRonit Y. Stahl by Lila Corwin Berman, Kate Rosenblatt and Ronit Y. Stahl September 18, 2018September 18, 2018
Eliana Dunn fell in love with Israel on her Birthright trip earlier this year.
Posted inIsrael at 70

At 18, I signed up for Birthright; at 19, Israel will be home

Eliana Dunn by Eliana Dunn July 23, 2018July 23, 2018
"Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem" by Francesco Hayez, 1867
Posted inIsrael at 70

Here’s what we need to tell young people about Israel

Rabbi Joey Felsen by Rabbi Joey Felsen April 12, 2018April 12, 2018

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