Groups pledge $2 million toward strengthening young adults’ Jewish identity The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress focused on Russian-speakers attending Taglit-Birthright, and the Olami organization zoomed in on innovative projects.
Some 28,000 young Jewish adults to visit Israel this summer on Birthright Also during the summer, the 15-year-old program, which provides a free, 10-day trip to Israel for Jewish adults between the ages of 18 to 26. will welcome its 500,000th participant.
Become Israel advocates, Netanyahu urges Birthright participants Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on participants in the Birthright Israel program to become advocates for Israel when they return home.