Birthright

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

Jonathan Spector’s “Birthright,” now at MCC Theater, uses the free Israel trip as the starting point for decades of wrestling with Israel, Judaism and friendship.

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

Participants on a Birthright Israel program.

Birthright travelers look different after October 7, but the effect remains the same, study shows

Kikar Hamusica: View of Jerusalem’s Music Square with its various restau rants and outdoor music performance spaces.

Saved by a square: A rainy-day miracle at Jerusalem’s Hebrew Music Museum


An inspired partnership to employ autistic adults

An innovative new method to help adults with autism engage in society.

 MOBILEYE EMPLOYEES who are part of the Shekel partnership at work.

2023 is a New Year for Birthright Israel - opinion

Birthright may not be magic, but it’s a magnet that pulls the sparks inside the next generation toward Israel and the Jewish people. 

 BIRTHRIGHT PARTICIPANTS visit the Western Wall for the first time as part of their free tour (Illustrative).

Amichai Chikli must help Israelis understand Diaspora Jews - opinion

Israel needs to send people to get to know Diaspora Jews all over the world, and to learn about the challenges they face.

 DIASPORA AFFAIRS Minister Amichai Chikli will have to fight in the government on behalf of Jewish communities all over the world, says the writer.

Taglit Birthright: Coming to terms with my Jewish identity in 10 days

I realized, finally, maybe for the first time in my life, that, yes, I want to continue the Jewish family; and, no, I am not practicing Judaism because it’s all I’ve ever known but because I want to.

 Members of the Taglit Birthright delegation in 2019.

Adelson, Bronfman call on Jews to invest in Birthright Israel - exclusive

Dr. Miriam Adelson: "We will continue to be the largest donors of Birthright Israel."

Jewish youth from around the world take part in Birthright Israel's Mega Event

What does the future hold for cash-strapped Birthright Israel?

JEWISH WORLD: Israeli government officials who know Birthright explained that the issue was, first of all, the rising costs of tourism in Israel, mainly hotels.

 BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL participants at a mega-gathering in Jerusalem

Birthright Israel to cut up to a third of participants in 2023

Birthright Israel is on a mission to seek contributions from the wider American-Jewish community to maintain the organization’s provision of the critical program.

Jewish youth from around the world take part in Birthright Israel's Mega Event

Birthright participants feel closer to Israel, Judaism after trip - Pew

The new Pew survey is the first true indicator of the Birthright program, which offers American Jewish youth all-expense paid trips to Israel.

First birthright trip to Israel in over a year.

Bruce Pearl, Auburn follow up ‘Birthright for College Basketball’ trip, host 150 Jewish students

Auburn’s Israel trip, which was likely the first of its kind for a full Division I college or professional team, featured stops at some of the country’s most famous historical and tourist sites.

 The Auburn University men's basketball team celebrating Shabbat in Israel, July 31, 2022.

'Need to create Jewish retreats in a Birthright Israel format,' says US Jewish leader

89-year-old Greenberg, an American scholar and author, is known as a strong supporter of Israel and a promoter of greater understanding between Judaism and Christianity. 

Rabbi Yitz Greenberg