The basics are pretty straightforward. Birthright Israel Excel is a fellowship program founded in 2010 that begins with a business internship in Israel. Wanting to integrate Israeli innovation into...
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Birthright Tel Aviv: A Simple Solution
There was a big hullabaloo over at EJewish Philanthropy that began with an otherwise innocuous and well meaning article by my dear friend, educator, comedian and hummus enthusiast Benji Lovitt. In...
Birthright Israel, Snow in Jerusalem and Giving Back
Those of you who followed my twitter feed, or had any friends visiting or living in Israel last week, were in all likelihood inundated with photo after photo of Jerusalem buried in three-days worth...
Get Off Your Butt! It’s Birthright Registration Time. Again.
I was totally caught off guard by the fact that it’s Birthright Israel registration season. I mean between feeling sad about the 12th anniversary of 9/11 and recovering from a Rosh Hashana...
Want to go back to Israel? Dig up your old Birthright pics!
Birthright Israel has just announced a photo contest that will culminate in two winners being sent to Israel for free! Just visit the contest Facebook page or the Web site before August 14, 2013 at...
Jewlicious Festival 9 is Now just a Memory
We were 34 staff and volunteers, 27 partners and 12 co-sponsors who put together 66 individual programs over the course of three days to the benefit of hundreds of Jewish students and young adults...
From Birthright Israel to the Jewlicious Festival: SHI 360 in the House!
Anyone who has been to a Birthright Israel Mega Event in the last few years knows who Shai 360 is. A veteran of pretty much every Mega Event I have ever been to, Shai 360 is not just a Birthright...
From 10-Days to 6 Years (and counting): A Love Story
Guest Post by Meredith Ross Every oleh has a story. My story is particularly unique because I never even wanted to come to Israel in the first place. As a Jewish girl, I attended many Christian...