A lot of the Birthright applicants I spoke to talked a lot about “Jewish Identity”. “I love being Jewish, this is who I am…” Kind of what I was brought up with as a conservative Jew. Its almost like I’m talking to a reflection of myself and where I was once. I’m now frum.
But many who I spoke to over the phone were mostly reform, conservative, or completely unaffiliated, and many not even halachically Jewish. Applicants don’t even have to be halachically Jewish to go on Birthright. Many who I spoke to grow up with 2 religions and were told they could pick whatever they want.