Birthright

Beyond the Headlines: What did you take home from Israel? - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

Rabbi Mark Wildes with the scribe at the Nova site.
Nicole Tzedek works as a general correspondent for i24

Nicole Zedeck: Making aliyah from Colorado to Israel's front lines

In "Birthright," on stage at the MCC Theater in New York, friends reconnect over the years and confront their differences over Israel and Jewishness.

What a new play gets right about ‘Birthright’ and our anguished Jewish conversation - opinion

New immigrants from North America arrive at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport on March 25, 2026.

Undeterred by war, North American Jews continue to immigrate to Israel


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.

Birthright Israel: Making trips accessible for Jews with disabilities

Thanks to the committed efforts of many players, Birthright is becoming increasingly accessible to any Jewish young adult who wants to experience the country.

 THE BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL group of challenged young adults arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport in Feburary.

Birthright Israel's contract hasn't been extended by Israeli gov't

The Diaspora Affairs minister is typically in charge of Birthright on behalf of the government, but the current Minister, Amichai Chikli, hasn't received this mandate yet.

Birthright participants and IDF soldiers during a visit to Israel before the pandemic.

US orgs meet to aid educational trips to Israel

The diverse group included representation from dozens of organizations, from Birthright-Israel to Chabad on Campus International to the Christian Passages organization.

 Eric Fingerhut introduced a meeting of the IETA with Minister Amichai Chikli.