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more about #jews more comments → If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Oy vey. 10 Jews, 50 opinions. My people, my people. #birthrighttrips more » PetiteGal: I feel very badly for non-white Jews (especially Chinese adoptees) who already face issues with their Hebrew school classes and synagogue. What happe... more » HidingInCanada: Couldn't there be a little bit of confusion of cause and effect here? Those who go take the Birthright trips generally tend to already be more religi... more » winner: Can someone explain something to me? If a woman is Jewish, converts to Catholicism, and raises her daughter as a Catholic - does the daughter have to... more » roxythekiller: It's no secret that Birthright Israel encourages people to "marry Jewish"--- being shocked at this is like being shocked that Christians who go to Chr... more » Pantani: I went on Birthright a few years ago and am surprised to hear about the lottery. The reason I ended up going was because I was walking down my campus ... more » Jorie Slodki: No joke, on my birthright trip they told us that if you meet your spouse on a trip they would pay for your honeymoon in Eilat. Later I actually went ... more » bigapplemama: It is not an issue of keeping bloodlines "pure." It is the very real threat of being assimilated out of existence which would be a tragedy for any cu... more » HereComesMyBaby: Eh, marrying Jews is boring. I will now share my favorite graffiti that I see around Tel Aviv: "Make beautiful babies; marry an Arab!" #birthrighttrips more » rachellavery: I went on birthright 10 years ago - as a child of an interfaith marriage i was probably one of their top "targets." The trip really did create in me ... more » LadySublue: Isn't this kind of sad? I mean, being proud of your culture is okay, but to deliberately shut out most of the world as potential mates just doesn't s... more » Superrrdupa: This past summer, one of my best friends was dumped after her boyfriend of almost five years came back from his Birthright trip. Although he says he ... more » TransFat: This is absolutely, one hundred percent true. I went on Birth Right, and left calling it, Birth Rate (clever I know). There is a function during the t... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: Anyone been on Birthright? One of my friends who did it felt that everyone put blinders on when it came to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, something... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: I had no idea people were changing their views in between riding camels, dressing like douchebags and videotaping every fucking thing. #birthrighttrips more » -
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"A new study found that rates of marriage outside the faith were sharply curbed among young Jews who have taken "birthright" trips to Israel, a development that could hearten Jewish leaders worried about assimilation." [WSJ] -
