Alumni in the News
Turning 10 Days of Travel into Lifelong Friendships
Check out Detroit’s amazing post trip mifgash program in this article written by Israel Outdoors staffer Becky Hurvitz. It sure does pay to be from Detroit. Good food, good music. Drive an hour and a half up north and instant vacation. But these perks pale in comparison to the benefits of being a young Jewish…
Read MoreDr. Birthright
Check out the following particle in JNS.org about Israel Outdoors very own free Birthright Israel trip for medical students. Inviting tomorrow’s doctors to fall in love with Israel today. That’s the whole idea behind the American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine (APF), a specialized track within the Taglit-Birthright Israel program offering free trips to Israel for…
Read MoreStaff Training
Former Israel Outdoors staffer Yaniv Havusha writes about his experience at the exclusive Birthright Fellows program. Read More Birthright Israel – mention this to anyone who has participated and you’ll instantly hear. “OMG, I loved my trip.” Or, “My so and so went on Birthright and loved it.” Or, “I wish I could go.” So…
Read MoreThe Birthright Monologes
Recently, Haaretz Newpaper published an article of 6 Birthright participants recanting their experiences in Israel and reflecting on the effects the trip had on their lives. Two of these six are Israel Outdoors alum! Check out the full article. Name: Benjamin Rossi Age: 27 From: Chicago, Illinois Resides now: Notre Dame, Indiana Occupation: PhD Student…
Read MoreDon’t Drop Your Cookies!
Loren is the Founder & CEO of Sweet Loren’s and an Israel Outdoors alum. Sweet Loren’s is an award-winning all natural cookie and cookie dough company. She overcame cancer at a young age, which was the ultimate impetus for creating recipes that were based on wholesome, real, healthier ingredients with the goal of changing the…
Read MoreLetter from an Israel Outdoors Staffer to Her Alumni
Aviva Klompas is a 12 time veteran staffer with Israel Outdoors! Today, the following letter written by Aviva to her trip alumni, was published in the Jerusalem Post. Dear Birthright alum, I recently returned from staffing my twelfth Birthright trip. I know, I know, I always say that your trip is the last trip, but…
Read MoreOlympic Medalist Sasha Cohen visits Israel with Israel Outdoors
Alexandra “Sasha” Cohen visited Israel on Taglit-Birthright Israel with Israel Outdoors, where she was known to her Taglit friends as Alex. They never suspected that she is an accomplished figure skater and Olympic silver medalist who was cheered on the ice by thousands. “I have always wanted to come to Israel,” Cohen said about her Israel…
Read MoreHow Israel Outdoors Changed His Life
Nathan Colbert participated in an Israel by Foot trip with Israel Outdoors this past summer and was recently published in the online newspaper Times of Israel. On the site, he talks about how his Israel Outdoors trip was incredibly meaningful. During July of 2014, I went on my once in a lifetime trip to Israel…
Read MoreIsrael Outdoors Staffer’s Poem Goes Viral
Andrew Lustig, an Israel Outdoors staff veteran who staffed a trip in February of 2013, has gained a lot of publicity after his poem I am Jewish went viral with nearly 300,000 views on youtube. Two weeks ago, Andrew wowed the audience at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly held in Maryland. See…
Read MoreProfile of an Israel Outdoors Alumnus – Celebrity Charity Style
Here at Israel Outdoors we are always interested in finding out more about our participants and learning about the interesting things that they do. David Silberstein was just on a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors this past December, and tells us about a non-profit organization that he and a few friends created…
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