Mazal Tov Jamie Lynn Sigler!
Congratulations are in order to Israel Outdoors alumna Jamie Lynn Sigler and her fiance, former minor league baseball player Cutter Dykstra (yup, Lenny’s son), on the birth of baby boy Beau. Jamie took part in a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors in January of 2008 and we look forward to her son following…
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Where in the US is Israel Outdoors
Want to know where our applicants are coming from? Check out this map of participants who traveled with Israel Outdoors on their free Taglit-Birthright Israel trips in the summer of 2013. You can click on the image to see the numbers in greater detail. Our highest represented state was California with over…
Read MoreSome Israel Outdoors Love
Our participants keep sharing their wonderful experiences with us. From all of us at Israel Outdoors, thank you for your kind words.
Read MoreTop 5 Items on Your To Do List When You Get Back from Your Trip
Our final trip of the summer season leaves today! Most of our 5,000 Israel Outdoors participants are back from their trips. The question on everyone’s mind is “what do we do now?” Israel Outdoors alumna Tara Witt shares the following 5 suggestions: 1. SLEEP!!! Israel is a whirlwind! The ten days will fly by and…
Read MoreYou’re Welcome!
We received this beautiful thank you note from alumna Perri Fine. Thanks for sharing!
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…
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