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Birthright’s current trips include all the typical highlights of the organization’s tours, including this jeep tour, but also offer opportunities to volunteer and bear witness after Oct. 7 // Photo Credit: Oded Antman/JTA
February 14, 2024, 10:11 am
Birthright Students Experience Israel at War
Many participants traveling to Israel on Birthright Israel trips these days say the experience is unique and affirming at a time when many Jews feel at a loss for how to respond to the atrocities of Oct. 7.
By By Elana Sztokman/JTA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu carved out close to an hour to meet with Gov. Brian Kemp.
December 27, 2023, 10:33 am
YIR: Kemp Tours Israel and Meets Top Leadership
Gov. Brian Kemp led a delegation to tour Israel and meet with high level government officials.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Dave Schechter
October 10, 2023, 2:41 pm
Bystanders to a Family Tragedy
Dave finds a connection between a gathering many years ago in Israel and the Hamas terror attacks.
By Dave Schechter
Dr. Art Seiden
June 14, 2023, 1:33 pm
Atlanta’s 2023 Community Journey to Israel: Dr. Art Seiden
Dr. Art Seiden shares his recollections of the Federation's 2023 Community Journey to Israel.
By Dr. Art Seiden
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu carved out close to an hour to meet with Gov. Brian Kemp.
June 14, 2023, 11:59 am
Kemp Tours Israel and Meets Top Leadership
Local Atlantans Emanuel Fialkow and Greg Bluestein provide “up close and personal” feedback about Gov. Brian Kemp’s late May trip to Israel.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
The Italian-themed pavilion will feature a pantheon, a grotto and Tuscan-inspired scenery // Photo Courtesy of Passport Springs & Spa
December 22, 2022, 11:43 am
2022 YIR: Passport Springs Set to Open in 2023
The luxurious spa retreat, first reported on in April, is nearing completion, and preparing to open to the public next year.
By Sasha Heller
Now a senior at Auburn University, Lior Berman has established himself as a reliable bench player for Bruce Pearl’s team // Photo Credit: Auburn Athletics
December 15, 2022, 10:23 am
Lior Berman Finds His Comfort Zone at Auburn
The Jewish walk-on student-athlete has found his place on the Auburn men’s basketball team.
By David Ostrowsky
The expanded resort complex being built at the Dead Sea, September 2022 (Courtesy: Moshe Safdie Architects)
October 17, 2022, 3:47 pm
New Hotel Plan set to Transform Dead Sea Tourism
Projects in the works includes guest villas on stilts à la Maldives, spits of land reaching into the sea with a large expo dome, plus rooms along artificial inlets.
By Danielle Nagler and Joshua Davidovich
Dave Schechter
September 29, 2022, 10:56 am
A Memorable Week for Siblings in Israel
After years of hearing about their parents' experiences, Dave's children visit Israel together.
By Dave Schechter
Owen Ross had emerged as one of the top high school goalies in the country and is primed to be a key contributor to the U18 boy’s soccer team at this summer’s Maccabiah Games.
July 6, 2022, 12:51 pm
For Ross Siblings, Maccabiah Games are Family Affair
Three of the four Ross siblings of Sandy Springs will be representing Maccabi USA in this summer’s World Maccabiah Games in Israel
By David Ostrowsky
Tefillah atop Masada on Yom HaShoah.
June 2, 2022, 11:38 am
Epstein Class Trip was a Lifetime in the Making
The eighth-grade class at Epstein recently returned from a trip to Israel, having immersed themselves in the local culture and history.
By Sasha Heller
The Japan pavilion will feature giant origami sculptures, moon gates and dragon fountains in a lantern-lit space inspired by Japanese onsens.
April 28, 2022, 3:50 pm
A Spa Oasis in Forsyth County
Designed by Voelker Gray, the 10-acre Passport Springs site is set to open in fall 2023 and will feature four themed pavilions: Costa Rica, Rome, Israel and Japan.
By Daniel Elkind
December 8, 2020, 10:50 am
This Collector Does Not Take Feathers Lightly
Tal Moran’s curiosity about a feather she found in Israel led her to Bedouins, her knowledge about feathers grew as she learned their powers and symbolism from Native Americans.
By Chana Shapiro
Jaron Pearson said his family couldn’t have afforded the URJ Camp Coleman Israel trip without the RootOne subsidy.
October 16, 2020, 2:13 pm
Helping Fund Pre-College Israel Trips
A $20 million gift from The Marcus Foundation will help lower the cost for young adults to visit Israel before college.
By Roni Robbins
Get full coverage of the Tzafit River disaster from our partners at The Times of Israel at www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tzafit-river-disaster. (Screen grab from The Times of Israel)
April 30, 2018, 5:27 am
Horrific Deaths of 10 Outstanding Israeli Teens
The same societal tendencies that make Israel a tech and military power contribute to a deadly disaster.
By Rabbi David Geffen
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