The Prime Minister of Israel has urged the world to set a goal that within five years every young Jewish person who has the desire will be able to visit Israel.
Post high school trips have been helped out with government funding in the past with Birthright and MASA trips.
The new thought here is that the government has recently began to consider funding high-school aged programs as well.
From the JPost.com:
“The government has invested tens of millions of dollars in recent years in programs such as Taglit-Birthright Israel and Masa in order to help finance short- and long-term stays in Israel for Diaspora youth. Over 200,000 college-age Jews have come on Birthright trips, while Masa brings some 8,000 each year to Israel for months-long volunteer projects and programs throughout the country.”
“A lot of people were skeptical that these things would grow and develop,†he said of programs such as Birthright and Masa, “but I think they have, and I think they’ve made a profound difference. They’ve connected an entire generation of young Jews to Israel at time when there are so many forces that are working to disconnect them from Israel.†He promised to “participate with you†in expanding these programs.”
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