From Sandbars in Eilat to Brewla Bars in New Jersey

  We recently caught up with Israel Outdoors alumna and business owner Rebecca Dengrove at the annual Israel Outdoors / Birthright Alumni association end of summer party.  Rebecca was there promoting her Brewla bars and we couldn’t get enough of them! Israel Outdoors: When did you attend Israel Outdoors?Rebecca Dengrove: August 2007 IO: What was…

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Israel Outdoors, as Told by Israelis

Every Israel Outdoors trip is joined by five to eight Israelis who travel with the group for 5 days.  This program is known as the mifgash program and is by far, hands down, without question, the best part of the trip.  Veteran staffer Aaron Herman interviewed the Israelis who joined his group and asked them…

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Israel Outdoors For Life

When Lauren Kennedy first went on her free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors in the summer of 2012 she knew no one.  Now she has 39 close friends including her roommate.  Read more about how she made friends for life below.   When we met for the first time in LAX I could instantly…

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Who are the People in Your Neighborhood?

Registration for the Winter/Spring 2013-14 season of free Taglit-Birthright Israel trips is now open at israeloutdoors.com.  Want to see if people are coming from your state?  Check out the map below.  You can click on the image to explore the numbers in greater detail.  We are pleased to have applicants from all 50 states with…

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Tips for Winter/Spring 2013-14 Registration

  Where will you be next Tuesday? Set aside ten minutes to complete your trip registration with Israel Outdoors. Here are 7 tips to get ready… 1) It does not matter what time you register Registration opens at 10am EDT, but it doesn’t matter whether you register in the morning, afternoon, or evening. Everyone applying…

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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…

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