Spotlight on Alumni
How 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 MoreThrough the Lens
Did you know that Taglit Birthright Israel ran an alumni photography contest with submissions of photos from people’s Birthright trips? Did you know that the contest received over 350,000 submissions from participants in 64 countries? Did you know that 36 winners were chosen including several photos taken by Israel Outdoors alumni? We’ll if you didn’t…
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 MoreFollow My Footprints
Rachel Cerrotti is a 4 time veteran staff with Israel Outdoors who has been working on a year long project called Follow My Footprints. Follow My Footprints is a long-term project that documents the cultural landscape of Rachel’s grandmother’s displacement as a result of the Holocaust. In 1939, at the age of 14, Hana Dubova…
Read MoreBiking Through Israel
Israel Outdoors participant alumn Jeffrey Donenfeld, recently came back from his first time staffing an Israel Outdoors Bike trip. Oh how we love keeping it in the Israel Outdoors family! When he is not staffing trips to Israel, Jeffrey is a professional expedition photographer. While on the trip he took over 1400 amazing photos. …
Read MoreFriday Night in Jerusalem
Avram Mlotek recently staffed an Israel Outdoors trip in partnership with City University of New York (CUNY) Hillel. The following excerpt, reflecting on Avram’s group’s experience in a Moishe House in Jerusalem was published in the Jewish Week. It’s Friday evening. The sun has set and the streets are empty. “We’re not in Kansas anymore,”…
Read MoreSchwarma Drama: One Participant’s Travel Blog
Rachel B. recently returned from a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors. Below she shares with us the blog she kept while traveling. Thanks for sharing Rachel! Our trip was abounding with hikes, heat, and history (wonderfully brought to life for us by our brilliant and patient tour guide Veronika Lacktman). The very first…
Read MoreDay 4: Camels, and Coffee, and Goats Oh My!
Alumna Rachel Lehrman attended a trip to Israel with Israel Outdoors this past January. While on the trip she kept a blog recording her thoughts about the trip. Below we share day 4 of her trip. To see other posts from her trip check out Rachel’s blog. January 13, 2014 – Day 4 This…
Read MoreProfile of an Israel Outdoors Alumn – Entrepreneur 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 Naimi. was just on a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors this past December, and shares with us his experiences as a small business owner. Thanks for sharing…
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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