Posts by Batya
#IsraelOutdoors #Bus288 has arrived in Israel!
For Israel Outdoors, the winter Birthright Israel season has begun! TL-31-288 landed in Tel Aviv today. Please see an update written by trip staff Dana Sabghir: “Everyone was excited to meet our guide, Maxi, our medic/security guard, Yosef, and our bus driver, Lazar. We drove 3.5 hours north to a beautiful kibbutz in the Golan.…
Read MoreLive Trip Updates – August 19, 2014
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group… TL-30-423 and Tl-30-426: Today the group spent their final full day in Tel Aviv. The started with a visit to Rabin Square, a memorial site for former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Then, they toured…
Read MoreLive Trip Updates – August 18, 2014
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group…
TL-30-423 and TL-30-426: Today the groups had a big day in the Negev, or Israeli Desert! They started the day before dawn to take their much awaited hike up Masada to view the beautiful sunrise over the desert. Afterward, they enjoyed a delicious breakfast and some much needed coffee at the bottom. Then, they traveled to the Ein Bokek Beach for their first float in the Dead Sea. The groups will spend tonight in the Bedouin tents, enjoying Bedouin hospitality. They received a lesson on Bedouin culture and music and a delicious Bedouin dinner… [Read More]
Read MoreLive Trip Updates – August 17, 2014
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group… TL-30-421: This group enjoyed their last day in Israel before departing for the U.S. We’ll miss you! TL-30-423 and TL-30-426: These groups visited Har Herzl, Israel’s national cemetery, and Yad Vashem, the national Holocaust Museum and Memorial. They then…
Read MoreLive Trip Updates – August 16, 2014
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group… TL-30-421: This group had a relaxing morning enjoying Shabbat. In the afternoon, they had a political seminar with Neil Lazarus, who spoke about the past and present situation in the Middle East. After Havdallah, they…
Read MoreLive Trip Updates- August 15, 2014
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group… TL-30-420 and TL-30-422: These groups left Israel late last night/early this morning. Lehitraot! TL-30-421: This group began the day exploring the Old City of Jerusalem. They visited the Kotel, where they had time for personal…
Read MoreLive Trip Updates- August 14, 2013
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group… TL-30-419 and TL-30-791: The final day in Israel for these groups began in Sataf, a beautiful wilderness area in the Jerusalem hills. Then they headed to Yokneam to enjoy a leisure afternoon sipping on the…
Read MoreLive Trip Updates- August 13, 2014
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group… TL-30-416: This Federation of Atlanta Community group woke up in Haifa and headed to the beautiful Bahai Gardens. Then they went on a hike in the Carmel Mountains before stopping for lunch and shopping in…
Read MoreLive Trip Updates- August 12, 2014
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group… TL-30-416: Today, the Atlanta Community Group woke up after spending the night in a Bedouin tent. After breakfast, they headed toward a giant crater for their morning hike. This was probably the most beautiful and most…
Read MoreLive Trip Updates- August 11, 2014
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group… TL-30-413: Safe travels back to the US! Lehitraot! TL-30-416: This Atlanta community group began the day very early to hike Masada in time for the sunrise. There they heard the epic story of King Herod…
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