Its All in the Cloud Part II

As part of the Taglit-Birthright Israel application, all applicants must submit a short essay explaining why they want to go to Israel.  We took the responses from all Israel Outdoors Summer 2013 applicants (over 9000!) and created the following wordle (word cloud).  Check out the expressions and themes that come up the most when participants…

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Time for Another Photo Caption Contest

All of that Maxi lovin’ yesterday inspired us to hold our second ever photo caption contest.  THE RULES Submit your photo caption either by leaving a comment below or by e-mailing [email protected].  Make sure to include your full name as well as the date and year of your trip. You must submit this caption by…

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Photo Caption Contest

Announcing Israel Outdoors’ first ever photo caption contest!  Enter the contest to win an Amazon gift card.  THE RULES Submit your photo caption either by leaving a comment below or by e-mailing [email protected].  Make sure to include your full name as well as the date and year of your trip. You must submit this caption…

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Happy Birthday Israel!

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…

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

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…

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Stunning Photos from a Winter Israel Outdoors Trip

No clever caption is needed here, as the following album speaks for itself with its amazing photos that capture the people and places of an Israel Outdoors Birthright experience in a very special way. Our sincere thanks to the very talented Josh Corn, a participant on TL-27-420, who returned from Israel a couple weeks ago.…

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Memorable Moments – Zumba!

One of the most memorable moments of our trip was doing Zumba overlooking the Holy City! We were dancing, and felt so alive, and so in touch with thousands of year of our people’s history. – Molly Weiner

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