Spotlight on Alumni – Showtime!
Here at Israel Outdoors we love to hear about our alumni’s talents. Benjamin T. participated in a Taglit-Birthright trip with Israel Outdoors one year ago in December of 2013. Ben is an accomplished clarinetist who is studying music and business. Where are you from? Katonah, New York, which is a suburb north of New…
Read MoreMegan Makes Moves – Tel Aviv Street Art
Megan M. participated in a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors this past September on group TL-30-447. Megan kept a great travelblog while on her trip. One of our favorite parts of her blog is her compilation of Tel Aviv street art. Some of our favorites are posted below. For other great shots of…
Read MoreFun in the Sun – #Bus294
Israel Outdoors group TL-31-294 is currently enjoying the last few days of their Taglit-Birthright Israel trip before heading back to the US. Check out the update below! On Monday, the group awoke before dawn to go on their much anticipated sunrise hike up Masada. They hiked the mountain using the Roman Ramp and learned about…
Read MoreLearning That I Belong
Kristina Harris participated in a free Taglit-Birthright Israel Trip with Israel Outdoors in the summer of 2013 on group TL-28-184. In December of 2013, the following article written by Kristina was published on JUF News. In this article, Kristina talks about her experience traveling as a Jew by Choice on the Israel Outdoors trip, including…
Read MoreUpdate From Israel: #Bus284
Thank you to group TL-31-284’s staffers, Adam and Shoshana, for sending the following update on their first day in Israel: “After a long day of flying, we finally made it to Israel! We meet our wonderful Israeli staff(our guide Libbi, our medic Aryeh and our driver Gadir) and went straight to the Golan Heights in…
Read MoreGuide to Guides – Elaun Rave
Israel Outdoors is proud to have some of the best Israeli tour guides that Israel has to offer. We asked tour guide Elaun Rave to tell us a little more about himself. See below for more information about Elaun and don’t forget to check out the rest of our fantastic tour guides and our Israel…
Read MoreUpdate From Israel #Bus236
Check out the following update from Group TL-31-236. On Sunday, the group toured Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum, followed by Mt. Herzl, the national cemetery for military and dignitaries. This day is always a very emotional day for the participants. Yad Vashem is located at the bottom of a mountain in Jerusalem, representing that the…
Read MoreTell Me a Story
The same Taglit Birthright Israel staffer with Israel Outdoors who brought you the video viral poem I am Jewish, worked with the United Jewish Israel Appeal to bring you a new poem called Tell Me a Story. It is a moving piece about those who worked so hard to create and protect the State of Israel and a…
Read MoreTime to Head Home – Update From Israel #Bus234
Thank you to Group TL-31-234 trip leaders, Leora and Ari for their update from Israel! Participant, Matthew Newman, also provides a beautiful reflection on his Birthright experience. Yesterday we visited the beautiful city of Tzfat, the center of Jewish mysticism and spirituality. We explored the artist galleries and synagogues, learned a little bit about Kabbalah…
Read MoreSpotlight on an Israel Outdoors Alumn – Staying on Balance
Here at Israel Outdoors we love to hear about what our alumni are up to. Julie O. participated in a Taglit-Birthright trip with Israel Outdoors one year ago in December of 2013. Julie volunteers for an amazing organization called Balance 180. Where are you from? I’m from Coral Springs, FL. Where do you live currently?…
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