Taglit-Birthright Israel: The Gift

Taglit-Birthright Israel provides the gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26. Taglit-Birthright Israel's founders created this program to send thousands of young Jewish adults from all over the world to Israel as a gift in order to diminish the growing division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world; to strengthen the sense of solidarity among world Jewry; and to strengthen participants' personal Jewish identity and connection to the Jewish people.

The gift of the 10-day trip is being provided by our partners: the people of Israel through the Government of Israel, Jewish communities around the world ( North American Jewish Federations through the United Jewish Communities (UJC), Keren Hayesod and the Jewish Agency for Israel) and private philanthropists through the Birthright Israel Foundation.

The Birthright Israel Foundation is generously supported by the following Jewish philanthropic partners: S. Daniel Abraham, The Abramson Family Foundation, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson, The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, Edgar M. Bronfman, Circle of Service Foundation, Susie and Michael Gelman, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Foundation, David and Ruth Gottesman, The Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Hadassah - The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Susan and Roger Hertog, Ronald S. Lauder, The Marcus Foundation- Bernie Marcus, Jane and Daniel Och, The Samberg Family Foundation, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, Judy and Michael Steinhardt, The Wasserman Foundation, Leslie and Abigail Wexner and The Wexner Foundation, Karen and Gary Winnick in North America; Marc Rich in Europe.

The Birthright Israel Foundation Board Members include Daniel Och, Chair, Madlyn Abramson, Laurie Blitzer, Charles R. Bronfman, Edgar M. Bronfman, Mark Charendoff, Sender Cohen, Cheryl Einhorn, Rabbi David Ellenson, Nancy Falchuk, Susie Gelman, Harold Grinspoon, Joseph Gutman, Jon Jacobson, Michael Jesselson, Arlene Kaufman, Ivan Kaufman, Al Levitt, Sander Levy, David Mamet, Lauren Merkin, Josh Nash, Marc Platt, Marlene Post, Ron Rubin, Michael J. Sacks, Lynne G. Schusterman, Michael H. Steinhardt, Jeffrey Swartz, Dorothy Tananbaum, Bonnie Tisch, Debbie Kimel, Ex-Officio, and Dr. Leonard Cole, Ex-Officio.