Birthright

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

“My worry was, how could I get there as fast as possible?” said Deluca, 39, who arrived in Israel on March 9, just eight days after the war with Iran began.

MARCH 30, 2026|ByPETER EPHROSS/JTA

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

Participants on a Birthright Israel program.

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

“Many of the applicants live in communities where they hear frequent criticism of Israel,” a Brandeis University researcher said. "Their perspective on the conflict lacks context.”

MARCH 23, 2026|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

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

When rain shut down Dead Sea plans, the Hebrew Music Museum turned a Birthright setback into an unforgettable Jerusalem experience.

FEBRUARY 21, 2026|ByHOWARD BLAS

(L-R) Silver medalist Ethan Cepuran, Casey Dawson and Emery Lehman of Team United States celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Speed Skating Men's Team Pursuit on day eleven of the Milano Cortina 2026, February 17, 2026.

Jewish-American speedskater, four-time Olympian Emery Lehman wins silver in Winter Olympics

Lehman has said he plans to retire from speedskating after the 2026 Olympics.

FEBRUARY 18, 2026|ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA

Young diaspora Jews drop their lives to come volunteer in Israel

More than 3300 Birthright alumni have applied to come and volunteer in Israel after Hamas's October 7 attack.

DECEMBER 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

'Thank you for a historic event' - Jerusalem Post front page celebrates March for Israel in DC

Taglit-Birthright Israel ran the newspaper's front page to honor the 290,000 people who attended the event.

NOVEMBER 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Birthright cancels Israel trips for December, citing security concerns during Gaza war

Last month the organization had denied rumors of the December trips’ cancellations to JTA, saying that they were still on schedule.

NOVEMBER 14, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

BIRTHRIGHT PARTICIPANTS visit the Western Wall. ‘When Judaism isn’t important, the Jewish state has no significance.’

Birthright calls on alumni to volunteer in Israel to aid war effort

The initiative will connect applicants from among Birthright's 850,000 alumni to kibbutzim and moshavim to harvest crops in the absence of thousands of foreign field workers.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Birthright Israel provides relief for victims of missile attacks

This initiative took place in the wake of the missile attacks affecting the southern and northern regions of Israel.

OCTOBER 23, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

Miriam Adelson's business empire comes back to life post-COVID

Miriam Adelson slashed her philanthropy as casinos closed due to COVID. Now, her business empire is recuperating.

JULY 26, 2023ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA

Miriam Adelson at the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem, May 14, 2018

Nurturing a new generation of Israel advocates - opinion

By empowering non-Jewish individuals to advocate for Israel based on their personal experiences, we challenge the notion that support for Israel is solely rooted in religious or ethnic identity.

JULY 19, 2023ByNAOMI ALTMAN

TAMID FELLOWS spend a Shabbat together in Jerusalem.

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.

JULY 13, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN