Updates from Israel #Bus162
After a long day of traveling, the group was happy to arrive safely at Kibbutz Afik in the Golan Heights yesterday evening. We woke up early this morning for breakfast at the Kibbutz and headed right to the Sea of Galilee, where our guide Maxi gave us an overview of what makes the area so special.…
Read MoreDon’t Drop Your Cookies!
Loren is the Founder & CEO of Sweet Loren’s and an Israel Outdoors alum. Sweet Loren’s is an award-winning all natural cookie and cookie dough company. She overcame cancer at a young age, which was the ultimate impetus for creating recipes that were based on wholesome, real, healthier ingredients with the goal of changing the…
Read MoreGuide 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…
Read MoreUpdate 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…
Read MoreReverse 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…
Read MoreLove 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…
Read MoreMedical 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…
Read MoreNot 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!
Read MoreTen 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…
Read MoreTen 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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