400 young Jewish Canadians completed this week what they called a highly successful ten-day Birthright journey to Israel, sponsored in part by UJA-Federation of Greater Toronto. Whatever safety-issue reservations some of them may have had were quickly dissipated, they recounted.
Over 40 out of almost 60 seniors from Yeshiva University\'s Samuel H. Wang High School for Girls plan to attend schools in Israel this coming year.
Over 200 Bnei Akiva teenagers will be arriving in July for the Mach-Hach (Preparatory Camp) Israel summer program. The six-week program includes Torah study, touring, camping, and volunteering.