Guide to Guides – Itai Amir

Israel Outdoors is proud to have some of the best Israeli tour guides that Israel has to offer. We asked tour guide Itai Amir to tell us a little more about himself.  See below for more information about Itai and don’t forget to check out the rest of our fantastic tour guides and our Israel…

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Update from Israel #Bus942

Thanks to the group leaders of Israel Outdoors bus TL-32-942 for sharing the following update! We spent a relaxing Shabbat in a beautiful hotel overlooking the Jerusalem hills. We ate, napped, enjoyed some programs, and then ate some more. It was the perfect way to rest and prepare for a busy week. This morning we…

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Reverse Mifgash

By far one of the most meaningful and popular elements of the Birthright program with Israel Outdoors is the Mifgash (encounter). Participants get a chance to experience Israel with real Israelis. There is truly no better way to experience Israel than with Israeli friends at your side. Following a visit to the city of Netanya…

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Love at First Israel Trip

Congrats to former Israel Outdoors participant Natalie and her fiance Elad who she met when he was an Israeli student on a trip on their engagement! Thanks for sharing your story. Elad and I met around August 20th, 2012. It was a few days into my Taglit trip. Funnily enough, both of us had experiences…

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Medical Students and Medical Practitioners Trip

Every summer, Israel Outdoors partners with American Healthcare Professionals & Friends for Medicine in Israel (APF) to run a free Birthright trip to Israel for Medical students and practitioners. Below is an excerpt that trip leader Dr. Jeffrey Devries wrote for the Detroit Jewish New. See More Our Birthright adventure included many of the typical…

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Not Without My Selfie Stick!

Thanks to Mitchell Z. for sharing this video he put together from his free Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors this past summer!

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Ten Days of Registration- Day 10

In honor of Birthright registration for the Winter/Spring 2015-16 season (sign up now!) we are posting daily blog posts from the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas trip with Israel Outdoors this past June. Thanks for sharing! And now Day 10… Waking up this morning in Tiberius I knew it was going to be an extremely…

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Ten Days of Registration – Day 9

In honor of Birthright registration for the Winter/Spring 2015-16 season (sign up now!) we are posting daily blog posts from the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas trip with Israel Outdoors this past June. Thanks for sharing! And now Day 9… So I began my day at a lovely 3 am in the morning in at…

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Ten Days of Registration – Day 8

In honor of Birthright registration for the Winter/Spring 2015-16 season (sign up now!) we are posting daily blog posts from the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas trip with Israel Outdoors this past June. Thanks for sharing! And now Day 8… My personal experience at Vad Hashem Holocaust Memorial: My grandfather Israel, in blessed memory, was…

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Ten Days of Registration – Day 7

In honor of Birthright registration for the Winter/Spring 2015-16 season (sign up now!) we are posting daily blog posts from the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas trip with Israel Outdoors this past June. Thanks for sharing! And now Day 7… Cobblestones Walking through the old city of Jerusalem, I became fixated on the cobblestones. We…

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