Israel Outdoors (TL-17-219) alumnus Max ZT has been called the “Jimi Hendrix of the Hammered Dulcimer” by NPR. He is the 2005 National Hammered Dulcimer Champion. He and his band House of Waters have shared the stage with multiple world renown musicians including Ravi Shankar and Jimmy Cliff. Max ZT has recorded with Victor Wooten, [...]
Shyella Mayk and Amit Shuker are both several time veteran staffers. We were shocked, thrilled and honored when Shyella called our office to tell us that Amit had proposed on New Year’s Eve while staffing an Israel Outdoors trip. Shyella shares her story with us below. In December of 2008, Amit and I staffed a [...]
In honor of Israel’s 65th birthday, Israel Outdoors will be posting photos of Israeli flags taken by Israel Outdoors alumni while on their trips, right here on our blog. We will be posting a new picture every hour so make sure to check back in throughout the day. Happy birthday Israel and many, many happy [...]
And we have several! Alumnus Maxwell Kruger (Group TL-26-498) is a professional photographer. He photographs everything from sports to portraits to landscapes. Maxwell has been published in dozens of publications including USA Today, ESPN Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. Maxwell has generously shared some of the amazing photos that he took while traveling to Israel with [...]
Israel Outdoors Group TL-27-537 got back from their trip to Israel in mid March. Clearly they could not wait to see each other again and gathered just one week later for a Mock Passover Seder. Thanks to alumn Helaina Roman for sharing. Happy Passover! Participants from the Taglit Israel Outdoors / Winter 2012-13 / TL-27-537 [...]
If you’ve ever participated in a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors, you know that Departure Day can bring a mix of emotions – excitement, anxiety, nervousness – the list goes on. It’s like the first day of school combined with the beginning of an experience of a lifetime. But unless you’re a professional [...]
We love highlighting our rockstar North American peer staff members whenever possible. In the case of Amit Shuker, one of our “veteran” staffers who has led over six Israel Outdoors Birthright trips, Rutgers University Business School took care of that for us when they put his smiling face on a billboard in NYC recently. Mazel [...]
Roberta “RC” Saint-Amour, who survived (and enjoyed!) her Summer 2010 Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors, is about to make her television debut as a contestant on the CBS hit reality series “Survivor”. The show, entering its 25th season, will take place in the Philippines, and premieres on Wednesday, September 19th on CBS. Best of [...]
H/T to TL-26-524 participant Arielle Zuckerberg (where have I heard that name before?) who met with Israeli President Shimon Peres while on her Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors this summer. As if meeting the beloved President (and former Prime Minister) wasn’t cool enough, Arielle learned on her trip that her social media marketing company [...]
