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Read MoreThe 5 Best Sites in Israel
We surveyed over 700 Israel Outdoors participants who attended trips in May through July and asked them what their favorite sites were on their trip. See below for the top 5: 1. Masada Every year, thousands of Taglit-Birthright Israel participants with Israel Outdoors ascend this ancient desert fortress in the Judaean Desert to watch the…
Read MorePortrait of an Israel Outdoors Group
All-star veteran staffer Ali Spechler has staffed a number of free Taglit-Birthright Israel trips with Israel Outdoors. When she is not leading groups of 40 people down the Snake Path at Masada she paints about her experiences. Below are some of her fantastic paintings that are based on participants on the trip she led this…
Read MorePart of the Israel Outdoors Community
In addition to our national 18-22 year old trips and 22-26 year old trips, each year Israel Outdoors partners with a number of local Hillel organizations and community Federations to provide private Taglit-Birthright Israel experiences for specific campuses. Whether traveling alone or with a group of friends, campus trips are the perfect way for undergrads,…
Read MoreWe Wish You Were Here
Some of our recent participants and the new friends they’ve made took some time to make a video postcard for everyone back home: Do you wish you could be there too? Here is a list of trips with immediate availability. If you can’t make it this summer, returning applicants can reapply for the winter session…
Read MoreIts All in the Cloud Part II
As part of the Taglit-Birthright Israel application, all applicants must submit a short essay explaining why they want to go to Israel. We took the responses from all Israel Outdoors Summer 2013 applicants (over 9000!) and created the following wordle (word cloud). Check out the expressions and themes that come up the most when participants…
Read MoreSing Us a Song of Birthright
Singer/songwriter and Israel By Foot participant Bonnie Gleicher was so moved by her experience on her Israel Outdoors trip this past June that almost immediately after she returned she wrote the following song about her love of Israel. Bonnie is looking for other New York based musicians to help her record this song. If you…
Read MoreIsrael Outdoors Goes International
This past June, 20 North Americans and 20 Argentinians participated in the first ever international Taglit-Birthright experience with Israel Outdoors. The idea to have Argentinians and North Americans explore Israel together was first conceived by Shira Kaiserman. Shira worked with the JCC Manhattan, Birthright NEXT and Israel Outdoors to create this unique experience. The trip…
Read More3 Minutes and 51 Seconds of Fame
Thank you Em Kless and Group TL-28-506 for sharing your experiences with us is this incredible video. It looks like you had a wonderful trip!
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