Guide to Guides – Shimon Edrey
Israel Outdoors is proud to have some of the best Israeli tour guides that Israel has to offer. We asked tour guide Shimon Edrey to tell us a little more about himself. See below for more information about Shimi and don’t forget to check out the rest of our fantastic tour guides and our Israel…
Read MoreThe True Impact of the Birthright Israel Mifgash
On every Israel Outdoors trip, five out of the ten days is spent experiencing Israel alongside Israeli peers on leave from their army service and university studies. This component of the trip is known as the Mifgash (encounter). There is truly no better way to experience Israel than with Israeli friends at your side. This…
Read MoreImages of Israel
Nathan Durlester recently returned from a free Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors. While on the trip he took these amazing photos. Thanks for sharing Nathan! See more of of Nathan’s pictures on Instagram.
Read MoreFrom Sea to Shining Lake
Zack Velcoff recently completed a free Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors. He participated in one of our specialty trips, Israel By Foot: Sea to Sea Trek. The Sea to Sea Trek program is an additional 4 days hiking from the Mediterranean Sea all the way to the Sea of Galilee. Zack wrote blogged about…
Read MoreMy Personal Taglit
Jackson T. recently returned from a free Birthright Israel, LA Way trip with Israel Outdoors. The following post, written by Jackson, was originally published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Thank you to the Federation for allowing us to repost! Ten days after graduation I moved out of my college house, said goodbye…
Read MoreThank You #Bus127
Ally Meyerowitz recently returned from her free Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors on Bus127 and shares her reflections on the trip in the blog post below, origionally posted on www.theodysseyonline.com. Thanks for sharing Ally! Truthfully, when I had signed up to go on Birthright, I wasn’t really that excited. I guess I was too…
Read MoreProfile of an Israel Outdoors Alum – Aviator Style
Here at Israel Outdoors we are always interested in finding out more about our participants and learning about the interesting things that they do. Zachary Bluestein participated in a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors earlier this summer and tells us about his aviation hobby. Thanks for sharing Zachary! Where are you from? I…
Read MoreReflections from a Trip Leader
Thank you to Israel Outdoors leader Jonah Weisel for sharing his reflections from his trip. Looking back, the defining moment for me occurred on the second to last day of the trip, during our visit to the Kotel. A student, who had the least connection to Judaism, began the trip by making fun of certain…
Read MoreUpdate from Israel #Bus57
Below is an update from Israel Outdoors Bus TL-32-57. Thanks to the group leaders for sharing! Santa Barbra Hillel’s Bus 57 arrived in Israel after a long day of travel and immediately hit the ground running. Following our arrival, we headed directly to the Bar Kochba caves and explored a heritage site that directly links…
Read MoreUpdate from Israel #Bus250
Want to read more about Israel Outdoors Bus 250 with the Las Vegas Federation? Check out their trip blog. With the promise of coffee and a nap, we began our journey to Masada to climb the mountain and see the ruins. Once climbing the Roman ramp, we found a nice lookout and waited for sunrise.…
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