birthright Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/birthright/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:41:54 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.jwire.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Jwirelogocleangoog.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 birthright Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/birthright/ 32 32 6446428 First Birthright Israel group since Iran war began arrives from Australia https://www.jwire.com.au/first-birthright-israel-group-since-iran-war-began-arrives-from-australia/ https://www.jwire.com.au/first-birthright-israel-group-since-iran-war-began-arrives-from-australia/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:29:31 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=180088 A group of 120 young Australian Jews has landed in Israel, becoming the first organised tourist group to enter the country since the outbreak of war with Iran. The participants, aged 18 to 22, arrived at Ben Gurion Airport on April 21, marking the start of Birthright Israel’s summer season on the eve of Israel’s […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/first-birthright-israel-group-since-iran-war-began-arrives-from-australia/feed/ 0 180088 UIA, ZFA and Taglit plan amazing Israel trip for young Australians https://www.jwire.com.au/uia-zfa-and-taglit-plan-amazing-israel-trip-for-young-australians/ https://www.jwire.com.au/uia-zfa-and-taglit-plan-amazing-israel-trip-for-young-australians/#respond Sun, 10 Sep 2023 04:19:43 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=150670 UIA, in partnership with the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) and Taglit, will send 40 young adults on a Birthright trip of a lifetime. Participants from across Australia will embark on a journey to experience Israel in a way that others probably never will – from its culture, history and innovation to its creativity, cuisine […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/uia-zfa-and-taglit-plan-amazing-israel-trip-for-young-australians/feed/ 0 150670 Onward Israel merges with Birthright as part of effort to appeal to new audiences https://www.jwire.com.au/onward-israel-merges-with-birthright-as-part-of-effort-to-appeal-to-new-audiences/ https://www.jwire.com.au/onward-israel-merges-with-birthright-as-part-of-effort-to-appeal-to-new-audiences/#respond Thu, 06 Jan 2022 05:17:51 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=132838 Two organizations that provide Israel experiences for Jewish young adults, Birthright Israel and Onward Israel, are announcing their merger this week with the goal of strengthening the relationship between Diaspora Jews worldwide and the Jewish state. “Since its inception, Birthright has evolved from solely the traditional 10-day trip to cater to the growing needs and […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/onward-israel-merges-with-birthright-as-part-of-effort-to-appeal-to-new-audiences/feed/ 0 132838 With travel largely on hold due to COVID-19, Birthright Israel disseminates content in new ways https://www.jwire.com.au/with-travel-largely-on-hold-due-to-covid-19-birthright-israel-disseminates-content-in-new-ways/ https://www.jwire.com.au/with-travel-largely-on-hold-due-to-covid-19-birthright-israel-disseminates-content-in-new-ways/#respond Thu, 06 Jan 2022 04:17:18 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=132834 Taglit-Birthright Israel is well-known around the world for its free Israel trips for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 32…writes Howard Blas. Since 1999 through Birthright Israel, 750,000 people from 68 countries including Australia and New Zealand, the 50 U.S states and nearly 1,000 colleges and universities in North America have had the opportunity to […]

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