Letter from an Israel Outdoors Staffer to Her Alumni
Aviva Klompas is a 12 time veteran staffer with Israel Outdoors! Today, the following letter written by Aviva to her trip alumni, was published in the Jerusalem Post. Dear Birthright alum, I recently returned from staffing my twelfth Birthright trip. I know, I know, I always say that your trip is the last trip, but…
Read MoreProfile of an Israel Outdoors Alum – Comedy 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. Jackson B. was just on a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors in December, and tells us about raising money for the Alzheimer’s Association with Hilarity for Charity. Thanks for…
Read MoreProfile 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…
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