What is Birthright Israel? 

As is said of social media:"If it's free, you're the product."

I wonder if anyone had the reverse realization when they went. They got to see the Holy Land they've heard so much about growing up, and they leave thinking "this place is an overpopulated desert, I'm glad we left."

Meanwhile Palestinians are living under apartheid next door. Gross

The fact it is called "birthright" but it is anything but... wow.... I mean just ask somone what it took to do this.... it is false advertising and it is gatekeeping.

Not one mention of Palestine

All for free??! When Palestinians aren't allowed the right to return to their own land?? Wow!! Could this be?! Too evil to be true, more like it.

I went on my birthright trip almost 10 years ago. Being able to to really see the places I'd only heard about in stories as a kid made Judaism so much more real to me, it made me feel a connection to my roots that I never had before. As well, it was the only time I could look at a random passerby and say "that guy is Jewish just like me". It meant more to me that words can easily express.

Can anyone not believe that Israel is a colonial ethnostate now? 💀

They shouldn’t have any right to israel

I will convert to judaism to go on this trip. How do I sign up

Every young Jew should go on Birthright if they can. For many of us, it sparks our connection to Judaism and our ancestral homeland.

But what if I am 54 years old and desire to go? Is it available for me? I would be willing to work in Israel if allowed to go

Free Palestine

No one from isreal is Middle Eastern? how are people from the US/Europe native to the land in any way?

What country

Do you have to convert to judaism? My son's grandfather is Jewish.

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As a man that have done more than 5 birthright trips (from the staff side) I can only recommand you to try the experience, before it become to late for you. The only thing you are asked for, is to pay a 250$ caution for the trip. And at the end of the trip you have two options. a) ask for your money back. b) give the money to help build trips for futures participants in the program. (the trip worth way more than 250$ trust me) And no, this is not to good to be true. Israel won a lot from this program. Economicly and politicaly. This is a win-win situation for everyone. So for everyone that read this comment, book your trip now. we are waiting for you in Israel😉

Birthright was one of the best experiences I’ve had. It’s been 15 years since I went (yikes time flys).

I want to participate.... can anybody help?

Does being Ashkenazic count ?

U need to extend this to seniors who otherwise can't afford to go.

I was just on tagliat birthright 2 weeks ago and it was the best trip in my life

when you said “daisy doesn’t listen” when you left her idle during the dragon lmao

I'm not Jewish but this seems pretty cool. All the best to those taking the trip

Do you have to follow the judiasm religion or just it just have to be an ethnic relation

We already went to Israel but he wants to have an experience with this group

Shsssh secret I went on a Taglit trip and I ain't even Jewish. After Hurricane Katrina, I and quite a few students from New Orleans evacuated to Boston. I am a hyperpolyglot who took Hebrew, and I ended up living in Brookline. While at UMass Boston I was involved with some student life(Gay and Lesbian, Pagan, etc) but one of the Jewish kids wanted to set up Hillel so I joined and ended up a treasurer and since I spoke some Hebrew (ani yachol medaberikit ivrit) and could explain Israeli politics to outsiders, Hillel loved it. Having a gay, pagan gentile who lives in a Russian/Jewish city was pretty cool. Being socialist and being in charge of the money, that was a progressive Jewish organisation. When 2006 rolled around, I needed to do my study abroad for my degree. I looked at Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Israël and Québec. My requirements were language focus, gay friendly immigration(in case I ended up with a local), etc. I had visited the Netherlands and Belgium in Jan 2006, Québec during Spring Break, but I was looking at Vrij Universiteit Brussel for Nederlands als tweede tal and français comme langue seconde courses. Tel Aviv interested me, and I mentioned it to the President in passing. As final exams rolled around, I was given a Taglit ticket in my name and told go visit Tel Aviv University campus. I had to arrange my own hotel, in Tel Aviv but my first days were at some place out by the airport. I was also 27 but prez told me to STFU and keep my personal info to a minimum as they wont know I ain't Jewish but to speak Hebrew on the flight and at the airport. So, I went. Now my group was 35 to 40 in size, but they knew I was bailing after first night there. We left on a thursday evening and arrived just after noon and got into the hotel before Shabbos with the automatic elevators, bagels, pita and hummus and of course wine. When I met the kids in my group, when they knew I was heading into town they bummed along and the shuttle driver happilly took us. These were 18 and 19 year old Jewish or JewISH kids. They wanted to see Tel Aviv. At my new hotel, I dropped off my bags did a pre-checkin for next day and went out pub drinking with a few of the boys who came with me, while the two girl cousins went shopping. I was teaching the boys to pregame but not drink too damned much. Of course it was a smorgasborg of 3 totally different jewish boys. Seth Rogan Jr from Chicago, Skaterboy but rapper from Boca, and the tall skinny blond boy from Utah who was on a year sabbatical before taking a sports scholarship at BYU but wanted to delve into his Jewishness and party before he goes to college. Two girls were two cousins one from New York the other California. Blond boy went 'shopping' with the girls and met up with the rest of the boys later. Of course rapper boy with a Jewfro and Seth Rogan Jr hung out and drank a bit, lamenting the absence of the two cousins. I clocked blondilocks the Jewish jock boy. So I joked with them both "trust me, you dont need to worry about him". As Saturday evening became darker, we walked along the beach got some weed and then proceeded to Offer Nissim's Club TLV. The girls began to realize, I was not on their team, at all. Sesh vodka redbullim bavakasha. "Are you like mossad?" No, I just speak Hebrew, I lean in, got a secret "I ain't even Jewish" as our drinks arrive I pay in Shekels but put an American 20 dollar bill down the speedos of the server boys' pants. The girls squeeled "I knew this was a gay club" and I said no, it's mixed but most of the guys are well dressed and gay. And we drank our vodka redbulleem, the girls wanted to dance. "So, you're like gay?" Um, yeah. Seth Rogan Jr keeps talking to me, while Skaterboy rapper boy goes and tries to dance with the girls, he was actually pretty good. I cant dance but I drag blondilocks and Seth Rogan Jr to the dance floor with me, and shake our tuchuses (tucheem). We go back to the table with more drinks after our two or three song work out. Rapping skater's confidence knocked down a notch, Seth Jr's increased. Blondilocks was reserved and quiet, as I tell him, you're going to be going to BYU so, have fun now cos you wont be able to drink, dance, unless it's manishevits at Hillel. And eventually he tries to get up on the chair and try to take his shorts off. And we laugh, as pretty & jocky as he was, he had no rythem. I saw his nice underwear, and I knew he was mine but not right away. I even joke that the Mormons might make him wear special underwear. I had my eyes on both rapping skaterboy & blondilocks but blondilocks was finally coming out of his shell. I learn that after Israël he's going to do a language course in Spanish in Monterrey in Northern Mexico, I tell him my brother lives there while switching to Spanish. Asi, que vas hacer a BYU mas que el futbol y basketball? He says "obtener una educacion de cualidad Ivy League casi gratis". But i keep probing "pero que vas hacer con una novia o un novio, por mínimo cuatro anyos de 'celibacy'". And he laughs. "I guess I'll have to fool them the way you fooled us into thinking you were Jewish". I make a crude joke about me being circumcised and he says, "secret, I'm uncircumcized" and my response was "hot" and made him blush. The two others were out dancing on the dance floor and paying attention to the girls. To lighten the mood, we turned to the 4 on the dance floor and eventually joined them. Way late we leave the club and blazed a joint, discreetly as we walked to my hotel around sun up. I bribe the Russian night auditor to let us crash in a vacant but 'dirty' room before I can check into my clean room before noon on Sunday, which is Israeli monday. We crash for morning powernap and get out before official check out time. The PG13 version, is I of course did hook up with blondilocks that monday afternoon, before sending him on his way before nightfall to rejoin the group on their scheduled tour. I was there to visit University of Tel Aviv, not the tour. I say, you know they're gonna gossip about you, right? He says "who cares?". As he gets dressed to head out, oh, and "I'm not gay, maybe bi". And I say, "ok, but why didn't you go after their girls?" And he says without missing a beat "they're both too skinny, no butt, and both are kinda like Paris Hilton and Nicole Richy. And I say but they both have nice boobs and he said "yeah that's true". He ended up marrying a Mexican girl during his language year in Monterrey and dragging her to live with him in Provo. Last I heard they're still married. Both of other couples did eventually hookup. One couple married. I almost attended Tel Aviv University for a year but Hezbollah bombs cancelled those plans. I visited Haifa, Nazareth, the Knesset and attended gay pride Tel Aviv. The only one of my hamesh haverim ehudim amerikanim shelim, I've kept up with was rapper Skaterboy turned music executive in Nashville who's worked with some big names. He was married, had a kid did the Jews for Jesus thing for while before coming out. I met up with him in Nashville in 2015 for Chrismahanukwanzica. Hooked up with him too. Oh, he was Ashkenazi and a Cuban. He's still in Nashville and he's worked with some huge crossover artists. He's a ecclectic music nut like me.

My daughter went on Birthright at the end of December 1999. It WAS a life-changing experience. I thank the philanthropists and the Israeli government for their idea, follow though, and continuing commitment to our Jewish young people.

I graduate from high school this week, really want to do this but I’m not sure if I should wait until after uni and I’m a bit more grown up and responsible. I don’t have any Jewish friends so I would be going on this alone.

No statistics on how many participants end up moving to Israel? Or is the point only to get them more rooted in their Judaism?

A ton of instagrammable moments. I don't know if Instagram allows genocide videos on it or it might I don't know

Wowww 😍😍😍😍

I'm Jewish. My daughter is 17 but her mother is not Jewish. Her mother is Chinese and she was living in China until very recently. She is moving to Canada now to complete her high school. I've gone many times with my daughter to Chabad in Shenzhen and Hong Kong and she enjoys going with me. Sometimes she would even go alone, especially on holidays. Would she be able to enroll in Birthright Israel?

Wonder if they’re still doing it now

I've been invited to have a tour on Israel for free. But I don't know if it's really for free coz once I land there they just give me a small talk about what I should do which is I have to post positive comments on Israel only and that I always tag the government of Israel so they can monitor that I'm following them, they will give u what u want for free but with a condition but I guess it's not really bad?🤷

Do you have this trip for older people I am a second generation holocaust survivor and I was wondering about that

WHat about Mt Zion on the sides of the North, the city of the great King.

How do get more information for som who is 16th years old!

Can a Muslim participate in this trip.

I can see many people take advantage of this.

GOD bless❤️🙏🏾❤️

@Blessings to all@!!!

I went on birthright... it was just tourist attractions and I hated it. Years later I went back and volunteered as an assistant English teacher for 10 months. It was definitely something that made me appreciate Isreal.

I'm an isolated jew in the country , no synagogue for days ...not that I've ever been ! I would be great blank slate plus I always wanted to see goat farming in Israel.... may I submit a request ? 😅

I don't know if things have changed, but 15 years ago I had a non-religious relative over for Shabbos while she was on Birthright. I found out that they were trying to scare her into not coming to us for Shabbos and even called her on Shabbos day and threatened that if she did not come back to the hotel immediately they would kick her out of the program. She was hysterical and in tears. I had to calm her down and explain to her that there was no way for her to get a taxi on Shabbos from where we lived without taking an Arab taxi (which would be extremely dangerous at the time) and that I assured her that they would in no way kick her out of the program because they'd get in trouble. After Shabbos she went back and low and behold the whole Shabbos no one had thrown rocks or spit on her like they tried brainwashing her into believing. Not only that, we didn't even try to force religion on her like they said we would. Shock of all shocks, they did not kick her out of the program. Hmmm. To end off, two years later her younger sister came on Birthright and her older sister recommended that she come visit to us as well. To my knowledge, as of today neither of them are religious, but both know that any time they come to Israel they have warm religious relatives that will gladly have them over... No strings attached!

I don't understanding. Umm.?

I've noticed that it has a strong online presence. It sounds like a wonderful experience.

Great Video! Love it!

Also the idea that that other religious views are not considered is problematic... What if somone was born into a jewish family but realised they really aligned with buddhism... are they now stripped of this supposed right from birth?

Who say who is and who isn't?

If you're an American Jewish kid considering taking a little break or even "gap year" or doing a whole backpacking "grand tour" (and maybe not just of Israel) before, during, or after college, this Birthright program is a gift.

Quite an impressive project having been attended the Muslim Jewish Conference twice and the life impacting/changing experience there even as a non Jew, who literally got her Jewish soul awakened through these experience. Even Sulha's two online RU-vid debates, literally are responsible for my aspirations/determination to finally convert to Judaism...wishing this project all success in the coming years thank you unpacked for sharing about this initiative.

I found out that I'm 50% Ashkenazi Jew, and British roots. I lived 60 years not knowing what I was. So, I did the DNA test. I did a further search and found many Medical doctors and Nurses. Dentists, and other professionals in my heritage. I thought all of mylife I was an American Indian. No truth to it. I did the test twice. So, I am more knowledgeable about my ancestry. How cool?

I’m 27 😢

My birthright experience was very positive .

It sounds like a beautiful thing happening on our Earth. Like the Wicken visiting thier stones. However it is done, moving closer to your spiritual centre is a goood thing.

Best 10 days ever. I vacate frum because of this!! ❤️❤️

Birthright had a huge impact on me, since I came home 3 years ago I felt like this is my second home and israel is waiting for me

Birthright? Hebrews aren't from the area now called Israel. Learn some history.

Everybody knows that Bedouin guy lol

I use to really love Israel and was recommended to go on Birthright. However, I'm a Black Jamaican and was rejected.

I think adults need the birthright trips too. I have a non profit in U.S. and will start taking donations for those who would otherwise not be able to come. Blessings what a wonderful thing to do for Lovers of Israel.

I went on birthright with Oranim around 2002. I was right at the cutoff age (I turned 27 shortly after returning home) At the time, I really enjoyed it. But there were things that happened during the trip that ended up backfiring, making me feel strange about the experience. One of the main events that everyone has is the birthright mega event, which is at a giant convention center in Jerusalem. The room is packed with thousands of young Jewish people from all over the world and it's like a pep rally for Judaism and Israel. You could really feel the energy in the room, with people from all over the world waving flags from their home countries and knowing they were all Jewish. After a bunch of feel-good, high energy acts of music, singing and dancing, a politician from the knesset came out and told us that energy we felt inside was our unique pride at being Jewish. A few days later on the bus, I was talking with our tour guide about this event. I questioned whether the energy we felt had anything to do with being jewish, or whether it just had to do with being human? What if this rally was a bunch of young German kids in 1930? Could she have legitimately made the argument that our rally that got a bunch of young people excited about a cause under a unified identity is really that different? I came away feeling manipulated, and I only realized later that the whole purpose of providing a free trip to impressionable young kids is to mold their perspectives. At nearly 27, I was probably already too set in my ideas for this to be effective. It's a shame that this soured my perception of the trip, because we did have a really wonderful time otherwise. Of course I'd have like to have seen some of the Christian or Muslim sites also, but those weren't on the agenda. I did manage to get to the Abu Lafia bakery in Yafo, which every single person reading this should visit if they go to Israel. They had bagels unlike anything I've ever experienced anywhere else.

and can see God. OK again again see God.

Jeremiah 9:11.

I left a comment about birthright's connection Mossiac United and also the different trip providers, which can have varying agendas. Looks like my comment was removed?

All I know about birthright is the viral video of Americans who went and complained the whole thing was anti-Palestine pro-Israel propaganda. Those students were allegedly told if they leave the tour they have to pay their way home which seems fair. Anyway lol and I thought this would be a video against the trip but it seems to be for it. Imma watch anyway since the comments seem to be so fond of the trip.

I thought it was just for Jews at first, but was hoping that those who are not Jews could go too… Pretty cool still

Overpopulation problem and Cost of Living Problem in the State of Israel 1. Their overall population density is 1,098 people per square mile and their overall fertility rate is 2.9 births per woman and thus their cost of living is very very high. 2. And thus they keep on grabbing land from the Palestinians cause its too crowded in the State of Israel and the population density and fertility rate is too high and not only that the State of Israel encourages as much immigration to the State of Israel by Jews all over the world. (birthright Israel program.) 3. This war and the overpopulation is making their overall cost of living way too high and their answer is to keep on grabbing more and more land from their neighbors the Palestinians. 4. The world needs to encourage the Jews to migrate out of the State of Israel and into other places around the world to help out with this overpopulation problem in general. This would lower their cost of living situation which is very very stressful and would motivate the State of Israel to be more peaceful with their neighbors and help their economy and cost of living and overcrowded situation so that they can finally make peace with their neighbors the Palestinians.

היי gba הוא עבור הסרטון הזה. אני מעריך את זה. עכשיו איך אוכל להשיג את ישראל? צעצוע אווו! אני הייתי ב"משק בית יהודי" בחוף המערבי

Ok, so, how much lentil soup does this cost? Cuz we're all hungry for some SHOAH BUSINESS, BABY!

😲😃 that’s 👍. 🤩

Me, a 35 year old convert who wishes there was something like this for people like me

This is cult

One of the positive things that's come out of the pandemic was that my BR group was cut in half, and that really helped make our experience that much more special!

Is this the Jews from upper Israel? 🕎

Both my daughters went to birthright. It was free and my kids very much enjoyed

"I am Yaldabaoth, the One True God! Worship me! Praise me! Or punishment awaits you all!" -YALDABAOTH "That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." -ISAIAH 45:6-7. In Deuteronomy 4:35 it says, “The LORD is God”-literally, “The Yahweh is Elohim.” Yaldabaoth is a voracious and cruel primordial being of both chaos and order, darkness and light that is widely considered to be the "dark version" of God or the Shadow of God though the true Dark God is Tathamet. While many confuse the Demiurge with an "evil God" stereotype, it is actually a figure below that of the Supreme Being, thus in many ways is a paradoxical deity that lords over the physical plane of existence but is below that of the spiritual realm. The Demiurge arrogantly declares that he has made the world by himself. Yaldabaoth, made up of the negative aspects of the Lord, became envious of God's way of creation and thus decided to create its own version of the universe and its own angels. Assuming the arrogant pose of a solar deity, Yaldabaoth falsely believes himself to be the only god in the entire cosmos. With this mind, he created the physical realm along with his own Heaven with own false angels and his personal servants, the Archons, to serve his every whim. One of his angels seen the true self of the Demiurge which made the angel betray the False Creator by destroying the chains of control that Yaldabaoth placed on humanity and gave the gift of free-will. In Gnosticism, particularly Valentinianism, Yaldabaoth is viewed to be the Evil God portrayed in the Old Testament. He is an entity unable to perceive other expressions of the divine, leading him to believe he is the supreme deity of the universe. As God had created the Seven Archangels, Yaldabaoth created the seven Archons (Rulers). In ancient times, the making of the world is ascribed to a company of seven archons, whose names are given, but their chief, known as Yaldabaoth comes into still greater prominence. In an attempt to create order from the perceived chaos of the cosmos, Yaldabaoth chained the soul and heart in mortal forms and punishes those who refuse to adhere to his rule. In some traditions, Yaldabaoth is eventually cast into the Gnostic equivalent of Hell, where he becomes the judge and torturer of wicked souls.

Isn’t rather weird and entitled to call it a birthright trip but it’s a Jewish convert? And Palestinians have no right of return and it’s a pain in the ass for them to even visit in some cases? For example my heritage is Western Europe. If I converted to Judaism I would be entitled to a birthright/right of return even though my ethnicity is still Western Europe. But a Palestinian who was born there is not entitled to return home without jumping through a ton of hoops. How on earth do Jewish people not realize or understand how incredibly entitled this is? And how awkward it is to say you’re from there when you’re also of European descent (in most cases)

I wish I was Jewish and could partake in this kind of activities in order to learn and get closer to the land of Israel.

Aside from their controversies, this is how Ethan and Mila met and formed h3h3. Without the Birthright trip things would be different.

In only costs the lives of Palestinian children

Muchas gracias

Hindus in India and Worldwide should also start this Let's bring our kids back to our Faith

Foundation has a Illuminati symbol/Freemason symbol /pentagram too

Imagine your home being ripped from you, your people bullied and treated like animals. Only for the place you once called home to be a tourist attraction for people that share the same beliefs as your oppressors, and them labeling it as their "birthright".

I'm too old now.

I cant believe its already been 3 years since my birthright trip ❤️🇮🇱

Send me!

Powerful Elohim Anointing of His Blessings Received this day Holy Holy Holy Amen 🙏🙌

The thirteenth tribe birthright

I would rather soil my pants.

My own feelings are I think it is great but I also think that of course it has it's limitations and I see some people who are using to overcompensate for other problems and that is not good. From someone that went to Israel for the gap year my family used this as a crutch (who to this day are very emotionally unbalanced and have used me as their son as a scapegoat) and if people think going to Israel is a magic cure it is not. This goes back to the prophets in biblical times where some Jews felt that just living in the land would solve every problem despite other sins that led to Jews being expelled from Israel. I mean if you are being abused at home it is nice to be in Israel for this time but then when it ends your back with you dysfunctional family. If you are facing anti-Semitism again the same situation exists when you get back home. Those that have less problems they actually likely can use this to help themselves but those with problems this doesn't solve it only gives a temporary reprieve and sadly this organzaiton mixing other issues is insulting those with problems that of course Israel won't solve and doing more to help those who need it less and already have connections and can develop more connections. Which is sad this is another group to help the connected and ignore the problems of the less connected and tell them that Israel will solve everything which of course it can't. If the group can't at least recognize the limitations of this I find that troubling.

Well dang.... I'm not Jewish but I would still like to go. I love the idea of learning about other cultures.

Occupied Palestine 🇵🇸

Not ideological not political Not buying that.

I was so beyond heart broken to have missed this program. I will never see Israel. My friend got to visit and I was so happy and jealous, but in a good way I guess. Too bad there isn't a trip for now old and broken down Jews that will never see Israel otherwise. I live in the middle of nowhere and only messianic Jews, Reform and Cultural Jews are around, but if you don't fit the tax bracket, it's unlikely you'll participate in the community. lol

I agree Christian’s Jesus God I agree world

Hmmmm… no downside to living in Israel???