Israel Outdoors International Style

For those of you who don’t know, twice a year Israel Outdoors runs a special Birthright Israel trip where half the bus is comprised of American participants and half the bus is comprised of Argentinian participants. This is one of our amazing specialty trips. Check out the following video made by a participant of the…

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Update from Israel #Bus113

Dear Friends and Family, It’s Eli and Ilana – we wanted to send you a second update about our trip. We are writing to you from the beautiful resort town of Eilat, after quite the day. We woke up early enough to catch the sunrise on top of Mount Masada. We then descended into the…

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Update from Israel #Bus113

Thanks to the excellent group leaders from Israel Outdoors Bus 113 for sharing this update! After hopping off the red eye flight, when we all normally would be falling asleep, Israel Outdoors bus 113 immediately jumped on a bus heading to Israel’s beautiful North. We stopped along the way to get out first taste of…

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Update from Israel #Bus247

Thank you to the group leaders of Israel Outdoors Bus 247 for sharing! Our Birthright trip continues to be a blast! Friday gave us the opportunity to explore the Old City of Jerusalem. We toured the Jewish Quarter, had a great view overlooking the Western Wall Plaza from the porch of a staff member’s friend, went to…

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Reflections on a Trip

Nechama H. participated in a free Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors and Rutgers Hillel this past winter. Thanks for sharing Nechama and Rutgers Hillel! When the plane began the descent into Israel, the sun was rising over Tel Aviv, and it was the most incredible sunset I had ever seen. The clouds were smoky…

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In the Spotlight!

Here at Israel Outdoors we love to hear about what our alumni are up to. Zak R. participated in a free Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors this past October. He also is a professional actor. Where are you from? Originally upstate New York, but I grew up in Richmond, Virginia. Where do you live…

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Update from Israel #Bus265

Thank you to group leaders of Israel Outdoors Bus #265 for this update! Boker tov from the Golan Heights! Since we last checked in we’ve covered a lot of ground: slept in the Bedouin tents, rode camels, welcomed Israelis to our group in Tel Aviv, visited Independence Hall, traversed the Old City of Jerusalem, prayed…

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Spotlight on Israel Outdoors Alum – Water Polo Style

Here at Israel Outdoors we love to hear about what our alumni are up to. Blake N. participated in a free Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors earlier this year. He also is a former competitive water polo player. Where are you from? I am from Westlake Village, CA (right on the boarder of Ventura…

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Let’s Get Together, Yeah Yeah Yeah

Bus 226 gathered in NYC for a Shabbat potluck hosted by Abby! Good friends, great times and new experiences together in the big apple! Our Birthright community has extended to NYC and it’s awesome.

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Why I Went on Birthright

Alana Taub recently returned from a free Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors and Rutgers Hillel. She shared her experience with Rutgers Hillel. Thanks Rutgers Hillel for sharing! Recently I returned from a 10 day experience that was in simple words… life-changing-ly awesome. Israelis call the Birthright experience Taglit, which is Hebrew for “discover”. This…

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