By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The 13-hour voyage by cruise ship from Israel to Cyprus was conducted under the protection of the Israeli Navy.
Unable to return home due to the war, three groups of Birthright Israel participants are being put up in Israel until the situation improves.
The goal of the amendment is to encourage Aliyah and strengthen the connection with Diaspora Jewry.
The categories: Science and Medicine, Community & Non-Profit, Education, Arts, Culture & Sports, Young Leadership, and Global Impact.
By Israel Hayom
A record 48,000 participants from around abroad and 8,300 Israelis took part in 10-day tours in 2018.
By JNi.Media
Adelson, a veteran of the Korean war, said he hoped President Trump would get “North and South Korea to finish the war,” so Adelson, could “open up business.”
By JNi.Media
A 2013 study showed that one out of every four Birthright participants marries another Birthright participant.
By JNi.Media
In the very recent past, this anti-Zionist group went after one of the most fundamental concepts in the history of the Zionist movement in the Land of Israel: Avoda Ivrit – Jewish Labor.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Around 5,000 Jews continue to live in the ancient community, which according to some sources dates back to the time of King Solomon.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined in-studio by Momo Lifshitz, the CEO of Lirom Global Education and former director of Oranim Educational Initiatives, the #1 provider of Birthright Israel participants. He shares his dream to bring Jewish and non-Jewish students to study in Israel and get a college degree at a great price, while falling in love with -- and in -- the country. Then, Yishai is joined in-studio by Rabbi Avichai Rontzki, former IDF chief rabbi (2006-2010), with the rank of Brigadier General. During his post, Rontzki carried out a mini-revolution in the command, expanding his mandate to allow for a much more active role of rabbis in the army, and creating the "Jewish Awareness Department," which conducts educational activities in combat units.
The soft-glove approach to campus anti-Zionists is more like a pat on the back.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Taglit-Birthright Israel has passed a significant milestone with the designation of the program’s 400,000th participant: Ryan Hunter, 20, a student from Syosset, NY (Long Island).
In the wake of the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria, the fear of genocide has once again been cast on a world stage. This World: The Jewish Values Network will present an historic panel, “Genocide: Do the Strong Have a Responsibility to Protect the Weak?” on Sunday, Sept. 29th at the Great Hall at […]
Let us also not forget that Adelson criticized many of the social values of the Republican Party before it became fashionable to do so.
“Americans who support Israel should take the president at his word.” So wrote Haim Saban recently in The New York Times, claiming President Obama was fully committed to the Jewish state. But is that true? Should we take Obama at his word? No, not when Israel confronts the threat of a nuclear Iran.