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 Birthright Unplugged: Press
Representatives of birthright israel confirmed that the ban was part of a broader policy to prevent participants from "exploiting" the free plane ticket to further "non-Israeli or non-Jewish causes." Taglit-birthright israel is funded mainly by Jewish philanthropists.
Birthright Unplugged co-founder Hannah Mermelstein slammed birthright's decision to eject Sierra.
Birthright Unplugged is principally intended for Jews, though not exclusively, as it is meant to provide an alternative to the regular Jewish tours of Israel.
www.birthrightunplugged.org /html/brup12press.html   (9814 words)

  
 birthright-israel FAQ
The program is geared toward those on their first organized visit to Israel and that meet the birthright israel eligibility requirements.
A report from Israel with health, programming and other issues will be forwarded to our NY office regularly, and our staff will be available to answer questions during our normal business hours.
When you accept to go on a birthright israel trip you are making a commitment to participate in a peer group experience for the duration of the program.
www.goisrael.org /brcompfaq.htm   (1417 words)

  
 birthright israel
birthright israel is an incredible worldwide program that may send as many as 10,000 students to Israel, at virtually no cost, during the next year.
Jewish students (i.e., you were born to a Jewish mother or you have undergone a conversion) who have never been to Israel on a peer educational program are invited to apply for the KOACH birthright israel trip, a free* 10-day travel and study mission, scheduled for early January 2002.
The birthright israel gift is made possible through a $210 million partnership from a group of prominent philanthropists, local Jewish Federations, the people of Israel through their government, Keren Hayesod and The Jewish Agency for Israel.
www.uscj.org /koach/birthrighta.htm   (486 words)

  
 Star Wars: Message Boards: Birthright Israel
Date Posted: Jun 15, 2004 05:05 PM birthright means that a Jew born outside Isreal will be able to "return" to Israel and establish citizenship.
birthright israel's mission is to present lifelong Jewish values to Jewish young adults worldwide through a first educational peer-group trip to Israel.
In December 1999 Oranim hosted the very first birthright israel trip to land in Israel and by summer 2003 has established itself as the leading birthright organizer due to superior service and commitment.
forums.starwars.com /thread.jspa?threadID=178217   (394 words)

  
 Vancouver - Birthright Israel New Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Canada Israel Experience birthright israel program exposes them to the marvels of Israel, broadens their interests in their local Jewish community, and hopefully, guides them into an adulthood that cherishes the beauty of their Jewish heritage.
birthright israel is a unique partnership between the people of Israel through their government, local Jewish communities (United Jewish Communities, Keren Hayesod, and the Jewish Agency for Israel), and leading Jewish philanthropists.
Canada Israel Experience Centre, run in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, is Canada's largest and most experienced trip organizer for educational tours to Israel.
www.jfgv.com /content_display.html?ArticleID=60827   (249 words)

  
 UJC - birthright israel
birthright israel is an unprecedented partnership between the people of Israel through their government, local Jewish communities and the Jewish Agency for Israel, to provide college-age young adults, 18-26, their first educational peer-group trip to Israel.
"For sure, birthright israel is the single most important unifying and effective national Jewish program introduced in the last 10 years in the Jewish community," said Barry Shrage, President of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston.
The success of birthright israel is also evident from the enthusiastic reaction of participants after they return from Israel.
www.ujc.org /content_display.html?ArticleID=1499   (258 words)

  
 Jconnect - Free Israel Trips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Once you register online, we will confirm that your application is complete and contact you to set up an interview, which birthright israel requires us to do to confirm that you meet their criteria and understand the goals of this trip.
There are many providers of birthright israel trips, but Jconnect Seattle and Hillel at UW are the only trip organizers putting together buses just for Jewish young adults in your age range from Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Since its inception in 1999, the birthright israel initiative has sent over 70,000 young adults to Israel and, in spite of the violence in the area over the past few years, not a single participant was even remotely involved in a security-related incident.
www.jconnectseattle.org /israel   (1666 words)

  
 ISRAEL
Thus the JEWS are not the House of Israel, and prophecies pertaining to ISRAEL never apply to the Jews.
NOTE: Since Israel was never to move FROM this place where planted, and yet was to colonize and spread all over the earth, their headquarters, where the THRONE was planted, could not move.
The House of Israel (headed by Ephraim-Manasseh) went into national punishment 721 B. Therefore, they could not come into the great national Birthright blessings until the period beginning 2520 years later, or 1800 A. Whose descendants were to grow into the promised "multitude," or "many nations?" Genesis 48:13, 16.
www.giveshare.org /library/hwa/israel.html   (7572 words)

  
 Arutz Sheva - Israel National News
The Orthodox Union (OU) of the United States, and its youth wing, the National Conference for Synagogue Youth (NCSY), is offering different kinds of Birthright Israel trips to cater to the needs of many different young, Jewish students, including for all-male, all-female and co-ed groups.
And most recently, OU announced a first-time-ever Birthright trip to Israel for graduating high school seniors who are 18 and older.
In the past, Birthright Israel was geared and planned only for college-age Jews, to deepen and reinforce the commitment of young Jews to Israel and Judaism, but the NCSY initiative expands the pool of participants.
www.israelnationalnews.com /news.php3?id=42709   (348 words)

  
 semitism.net » Taglit-Birthright Israel and Birthright Unplugged   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Those who fund the trips say the opportunity to experience Israel is the birthright of every Jew.
Visiting Israel can be intense - the landscape, the language and the culture all speak powerfully to the heart.
Birthright Unplugged is a program designed primarily for young Jewish people to visit the Palestinian occupied territories.
semitism.net /?p=300   (1236 words)

  
 MIT Hillel | Birthright Israel
MIT Hillel participates in the Birthright Israel/ Hillel trips to Israel.
If you are a Jewish college student, age 18-26, who has never been to Israel on a group trip, you are eligible to apply for this free trip.
The Israel Birthright trip includes round-trip airfare on El Al from selected gateway cities, land accommodations at quality guesthouses and hotels, and most meals.
web.mit.edu /hillel/www/israel-connections/birthright-israel.html   (131 words)

  
 IsraelExperts - Taglit-birthright israel programs, School trips, Educational Programs, Group trips, Family Programs.
As such, IsraelExperts is an accredited organizer of Taglit-birthright israel programs and we are involved with other Israel educational projects such as Partnership 2000.
In addition, we are proud to offer Israel school tours, run in conjunction with the Alexander Muss Institute for Israel Education (AMIIE) - we will ensure that you get best value for money AND a high quality Israel educational program.
The Israel Program Center is a great place to find out about all the best programs for ways to get to Israel.
www.israelexperts.com /index.html   (424 words)

  
 JVibe -->israel
Now that her Israel trip is over, Molly can't believe that our homeland just went through a war.
Molly in Israel: On her jam-packed Taglit-birthright trip, Molly experienced a profound moment at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem, a living memorial to those who perished in the Holocaust.
Keren's been to Israel and she knows that the Israel pictured in the media today is very different from the Israel she knows and loves.
www.jvibe.com /israel/israel.shtml   (2617 words)

  
 birthright israel
birthright israel is an incredible worldwide program that will send thousands of students to Israel, at virtually no cost.
The program exists thanks to the philanthropy of many generous individuals and the government of the State of Israel.
KOACH College Outreach is a project of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
www.koach.org /birthright.htm   (305 words)

  
 Birthright Israel
The Birthright Israel International Organization was set up by Jewish philanthropists Charles Bronfman and Michael Steinhardt.
To offer a free educational trip to Israel for every Jewish person between the ages of 15 and 26.
The connection may be a religious one, one of political means, a love for the history of the land and people, or a connection to oneself.
groups.msn.com /BirthrightIsrael   (334 words)

  
 taglit birthright israel
Taglit-birthright israel is an innovative partnership between the people of Israel through their government, local Jewish communities (North American Jewish Federations through the United Jewish Communities, Keren Hayesod and The Jewish Agency for Israel), and leading Jewish philanthropists.
Taglit- birthright israel provides the gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26.
On the official Taglit-birthright israel website, www.birthrightisrael.com, you can view a sample itinerary, get ready with our packing list and travel Hebrew lessons, learn more about Israel and its history, meet other trip participants on our message boards and get the latest news and opinion from Israel.
register.birthrightisrael.com   (175 words)

  
 taglit birthright israel
The concept of “Kol Yisrael Areivim Zeh Lazeh” — all Jews being responsible for one another — is a golden principle that pervades our Taglit- birthright israel experience and is an inspiring introduction to the intrinsic brotherhood of all Jews, regardless of religious affiliation, social strata, race or nationality.
Over the past 18 years, the Jerusalem Fellowships Israel programs mission statement has been to inspire thousands of Jewish college students and young adults to connect with the land of Israel and their Jewish heritage.
This winter, our Aish fellowships birthright israel program will offer a rainbow of varied opportunities including: outdoor activities, educational programming, volunteerism, exposure to Israeli society and culture, a glimpse of Israeli history and an in-depth exploration of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
register.birthrightisrael.com /descriptions_blanket.cfm?id=60   (527 words)

  
 Vancouver - Birthright Israel New Homepage
This year, encourage your children to accept their CIE birthright Israel gift, a help your children build one more layer of Jewish identity and self-awareness.
Taglit-birthright israel is a unique partnership between the people of Israel through their government, local Jewish communities (United Jewish Communities, Keren Hayesod, and the Jewish Agency for Israel), and leading Jewish philanthropists.
Canada Israel Experience Centre, run in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, is Canada's very experienced trip organizer for educational tours to Israel.
www.jfgv.com /content_display.html?ArticleID=143044   (328 words)

  
 Yeladim-Netivot Educational Programs
Please note that due to an overwhelming response in registration for this round of Taglit-birthright israel trips, your application may be entered into a lottery.
The vigorous outdoor activities such as the archaeological dig and the hike up Massada were very fun and created a great sense of connection to the land.
Throughout the trip I was exposed to very interesting information about Israel 's most powerful leaders such as Yitzhak Rabin, who helped protect Israel from opposing forces from the time he volunteered for the commando unit of the Jewish community until his assassination in 1995.
www.yeladim-netivot.org /birthright   (588 words)

  
 Birthright Israel - Free trips to Israel - Free Trip to Israel - The Livnot Experience - Your free birthright trip ...
Birthright Israel - Free trips to Israel - Free Trip to Israel - The Livnot Experience - Your free birthright trip Israel - Volunteer in Israel
Since the outbreak of the current war, thousands of rockets have landed in northern Israel, causing loss of life, injury, and massive destruction.
Livnot U'Lehibanot is supported in part by the: UJA Federation of New York, Partnership 2000 of the Jewish Agency, The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, Florida, and by various private Foundations.
www.livnot.org.il   (225 words)

  
 Birthright Israel
From a meeting with residents of the Golan, to Bedouin hospitality in the desert, to an archeological dig, from the liveliness of Tel Aviv, to the diversity and spirituality of Jerusalem, experience the history, the vibrancy and the challenges of Modern Israel.
This trip is a gift from birthright Israel and covers round-trip airfare plus ten days of educational programming in Israel.
Any Jewish youth, 18-26 (post high-school), who has never been to Israel on a peer-group program is eligible to apply.
www.juf.org /birthright/index.asp   (258 words)

  
 Hillel at Kent State University :: birthright israel
Hillel at Kent State University has been a proud participant in the birthright israel program since it began in 1999.
If you are a Jewish college student, age 18-26, who has never been to Israel on a group trip, we would like to invite you to visit Israel as our guest.
Your birthright gift includes round-trip airfare on El Al from selected gateway cities, land accommodations at quality guest houses and hotels, and most meals.
www.kenthillel.org /birthright_israel.php   (156 words)

  
 Arutz Sheva - Israel National News
The 2004 state budget cuts funding for the program by 95 percent, from $9 million in 2003 to $400,000 in 2004.
The Birthright (Taglit) program brings Jewish students from around the world to Israel, free of charge, for an intense visit to get to know the country.
It is geared towards those who have never before been to Israel.
www.israelnn.com /news.php3?id=56183   (151 words)

  
 Taglit-birthright israel
Taglit-birthright israel offers free ten day trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26.
Stories of children who arrived in Israel alone after the war show that the pain of their lost childhood and adjustment to a new homeland is still fresh
How the Jewish state is bucking the demographic trends of the rest of the free world.
www.birthrightisrael.com   (242 words)

  
 Birthright Israel
If you are a Jewish college student, age 18-26, who has never been to Israel on a educational group trip, we would like to invite you to visit Israel as our guest.
Your birthright gift includes round-trip airfare on El Al from selected gateway cities, land accommodations at quality hotels, and most meals.
Birthright and Mayanot offer you this extraordinary gift because we believe a trip to Israel is your birthright.
www.rci.rutgers.edu /~chabad/pages/Programs/BirthrightIsrael.htm   (185 words)

  
 Feder@tion in Focus: Birthright Israel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Every activity aims to give alumni an opportunity to grow and gain perspective on their experience and the importance of Israel in their Jewish identities.
birthright israel, a partnership between the people of Israel, The Jewish Federation, Keren Hayesod and The Jewish Agency for Israel, provides young adults ages 18 to 26 the gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel.
Its mission is to enhance Jewish identity of young adult Jews by utilizing the role of Israel as a powerful resource for Jewish learning.
www.jewishla.org /federationinfocus/html/dec04_birthright.html   (231 words)

  
 KESHER - KESHER Israel Connection
The Taglit-birthright israel: KESHER Israel Connection, a free ten-day tour of Israel, is a gift from Taglit-birthright israel.
Based on this belief, the Taglit-birthright israel: KESHER Israel Connection program provides participants with an opportunity to travel the land of Israel and connect with the people of Israel, all within a uniquely Reform/Progressive ideological context.
Examining issues such as social justice, a commitment to pluralism in Israel and the Diaspora, and our personal connection with historical and modern Israel through hands-on activity and discussion, participants will find a variety of ways to explore their own Jewish identity.
keshernet.com /birthright   (230 words)

  
 Jewish Federation: Jewish Education
birthright israel provides a gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26.
Call our Israel Programs Center at (206) 774-2236 or email israel@jewishinseattle.org or visit or visit www.birthrightisrael.com for more information about this FREE trip to Israel!
birthright israel is a unique, historical partnership between the people of Israel through their government, local Jewish communities (through the United Jewish Communities, Keren Hayesod and The Jewish Agency for Israel), and leading Jewish philanthropists.
jewishinseattle.org /JF/Education/IsraelProgram/birthright_israel.asp   (234 words)

  
 Welcome to Mayanot Taglit-birthright israel Experience
In conjunction with Taglit-birthright israel, Mayanot is proud to offer free and fun 10-day tours of Israel.
This amazing gift is available to Jewish young adults, ages 18 through 26 who have never been to Israel before on a previous peer/educational tour.
Taglit-birthright israel is offering you this extraordinary gift because they believe a trip to Israel is your birthright.
www.israelexpress.org   (218 words)

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