Updates from Israel
TL-44-620 Update 1
Wow what an amazing day with Israel Outdoors Bus 620 in Tzfat! We started the day by getting clearance from our COVID tests to start the day! Well, all of us except for 2 who unfortunately had to stay in Tel Aviv today with Yosh, our madrich (counselor) while they did another serological covid test because…
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Hi Israel Outdoors! We have landed safely in Israel, have completed and passed all of our Covid tests, and are already beginning our first day in the north! Participants have engaged in our opening icebreakers and program guidelines with our Israeli tour guide, Michael, including preparing them for our meeting with our Mifgashim in Tzfat.…
Read MoreTL-44-632 Update 1
After a long journey to Israel, we have arrived and are loving the start of our Northeastern Taglit-Birthright Israel trip!! Today we explored Tzfat where we wandered around the beautiful city, met a local artist, visited a historic synagogue, and listened to Kabbalah music. We also met the three amazing Israeli soldiers (peers) joining us!!…
Read MoreTL-44-982 Update 1
Birthright group TL-44-982 is off to an incredible start! After a long flight from Miami, they were greeted with the finest PCR and Serological tests in all of Israel. They had some lunch before heading to the hotel in Tiberias. Upon arrival to the hotel, you could hear the participants shouting with glee about how…
Read MoreTL44-1175 Update 1
– Landed yesterday, and got to the hotel in Tiberius around 1:30 where we did ice breakers and activities, spoke about birthright and covered rules , received our text results and ate dinner before retiring for an early night – Today we visited Zefat, where we learned a bit about Kabal and the mysticism behind…
Read MoreTL-44-262 Update 1
Bus 262 has started out strong with a successful flight, negative covid tests and a wonderful day in Tzfat. The photo is from when we did challah making preparation of the relaxing shabbat we had. Looking forward to the rest of the trip!
Read MoreTL-44-209/1710 Update 1
Tuesday, August 3rd – Hi there, My name is Julia Mattis and I am the staff member traveling with group 1710. We landed safely in Israel this morning around 6:30 am local time. After going through Covid protocols, we made our way to the hotel and enjoyed an afternoon of relaxation and pool time. We…
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Here are some picture updates from our day in Tzvat!
Read MoreTL-44-1705/1706 Update 1
Today bus 1705/1706 went to Tzfat and had our first day of touring in Israel. We were all happy to not be in isolation for very long. Everyone loved seeing Tzfat and it was made all the better when our 3 Israeli soldiers joined us this afternoon for the remainder of the trip. Everyone is…
Read MoreTL-44-377/564 Update 1
Here’s our blog post, written by participant Devin Menker – Day 1: ArrivalOur Taglit Birthright Israel journey began on Monday, July 26th when members of our group arrived at both JFK and LAX International Airports. We boarded El Al Airlines and arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport at 11:30am. After a short introduction meeting, our…
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