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Taglit-Birthright Israel ((ヘブライ語:תגלית)), also known as Birthright Israel or simply Birthright, is a not-for-profit educational organization that sponsors free ten-day heritage trips to Israel for Jewish young adults, aged 18–26.〔(New Israeli plan could effectively double number of Birthright participants )〕 ''Taglit'' is the Hebrew word for ''discovery.'' During their trip, participants, most of whom are visiting Israel for the first time, are encouraged to discover new meaning in their personal Jewish identity and connection to Jewish history and culture.〔(The Birthright Challenge )〕 Since trips began in the winter of 1999, more than 500,000 young people from 64 countries have participated in the program.〔(Taglit's official website )〕 About 80% of participants are from the United States and Canada. The number of participants has not grown beyond 40,000 a year due to budgetary constraints.〔 == History == The Birthright Israel program was initiated in 1994 and founded in cooperation with Charles Bronfman and Michael Steinhardt, as well as the Israeli government, private donors, the Jewish Agency for Israel, and Jewish communities around the world.〔(Saxe, L. & Chazan, B. (2008). ''Ten Days of Birthright Israel: A Journey in Young Adult Identity''. Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England )〕 Top educators, historians and tourism professionals were recruited to plan the program, for which demand is very high. Tours are held in the winter and summer. Registration is conducted online and each round there are usually thousands more applicants than spaces available.〔 In 2007, annual capacity was increased to 20,000 participants a year.〔(Richest US Jew pledges USD 25 million to Taglit - birthright israel - Israel News, Ynetnews )〕 That year, Sheldon Adelson pledged $25 million to Birthright Israel to take applicants off waiting lists and to increase annual capacity from 25,000 to 37,000 in 2007 and 2008.〔 The Adelson Family Foundation has contributed many millions of US $s annually to Birthright Israel since 2007.〔(Adelson Foundation Gives Taglit An Extra $5 Million Boost ), by Elad Benari, Israel National News, December 1, 2011〕 In 2011, he pledged an additional $5 million toward the effort. In 2013, Adelson doubled his past annual commitment to Birthright Israel, announcing a $20 million challenge grant that will match new and increased gifts or pledges through 2015. This raises Adelson's total support of the program to over $250 million as of February 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Birthright Israel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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