Profile of an Israel Outdoors Alum – Mountain Climbing Edition
Here at Israel Outdoors we are always interested in finding out more about our participants and learning about the interesting things that they do. Katie F. was just on a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors in December, and tells us about climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro with her father and brother. Thanks for sharing Katie!…
Read MoreBeyond ‘Jappy’: Reconsidering Jewish on Birthright
Stephanie Zidel participated in a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors in August of 2014. Below she describes her experience on the trip, and the assumptions she made: I almost didn’t take my Birthright trip. For many years, I did not want to. However, last February, when they were accepting applications for the coming…
Read MoreProfile of an Israel Outdoors Alum – Ping Pong 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. Joe Solomon was just on a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors last November, and tells us about an annual ping pong tournament he created to raise money for City…
Read MoreAll in the Cloud
As part of the Taglit-Birthright Israel application, all applicants must submit a short essay answering one of three questions. We took the responses from all applicants for the Summer 2015 season so far and created the following wordle (word cloud). Check out the expressions and themes that come up the most. The bigger the word…
Read MoreSpotlight on Israel Outdoors Alumni – Everything’s Going Swimmingly
Here at Israel Outdoors we love to hear about what our alumni are up to. Zac T. participated in a Taglit-Birthright trip with Israel Outdoors one year ago in December of 2013. He’s a former competitive swimmer who trained at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Where are you from? Arroyo Grande, CA…
Read MoreResults are in: Top 5 Sites to See
We surveyed our Israel Outdoors winter participants and asked them what was their favorite site on their free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip. Below are the top 5: 5. Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Participants found this moving tribute to those we lost in the Holocaust to be one of the more meaningful moments on their trip. The…
Read MoreTop 10 Tips for Successful Registration
Registration for a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip opens tomorrow, February 3rd at 10am EST. Registering for Birthright Israel on time (and correctly) will help you get on the trip you want with Israel Outdoors. Below are some key tips to get you registered successfully. Are you a returning applicant? You can register one day earlier…
Read More6 Degrees of Israel Outdoors Vol. 2
Following our original 6 Degrees of Israel Outdoors Post, we received great feedback from our readers. We thought we’d give good old fashioned Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon with an Israel Outdoors twist another shot. As is our custom, let’s begin once again with Kevin Bacon (1) Kevin Bacon starred in the documentary The…
Read MoreIsrael Outdoors – It’s Always a Good Time
Registration for a free 10 day Taglit-Birthright Israel trip to Israel with Israel Outdoors opens THIS Tuesday, February 3rd! Why should you choose Israel Outdoors? Cause it’s always a good time! Thank you to the staff from group TL-26-532 for sharing!
Read MoreShabbat Recap – #Bus247
Thank you to group TL-31-247 staffer Henry for sharing this update from his Taglit-Birthright Israel, Israel Outdoors group Shabbat experience! With Shabbat starting around 4:30pm, we woke up and were out of the Gold Hotel by 8AM. We went to a lookout point called the Haas Promenade where we said a blessing called the Shehechiyanu, said when experiencing…
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