Its 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!
Read MoreWish You Were Here!
Maxi Photo Caption Results Are In!
Congrats to our three finalists! Help us figure out who should win the top prize of a $25 giftcard to Amazon.com. Voting will close at 12noon EST on Friday, July 5th so get your vote in before it is too late! Who should win the Israel Outdoors photo caption contest? Update: Congrats to…
Read MoreTime for Another Photo Caption Contest
All of that Maxi lovin’ yesterday inspired us to hold our second ever photo caption contest. THE RULES Submit your photo caption either by leaving a comment below or by e-mailing [email protected]. Make sure to include your full name as well as the date and year of your trip. You must submit this caption by…
Read MoreFive Ways to Keep in Touch
Wow, more then half our our expected 5,000 participants of the summer season have already left on their Israel Outdoors trips and it is not yet July! For those of you who have already gone on trips, below are some suggestions from Group TL-27-537 alumna Tara Witt on how to keep in touch with all…
Read MoreWe are the Champions!
On June 6th, several Israel Outdoors groups participated in Taglit-Birthright Israel’s first ever Sports Mega Event. Below is an account from Yaniv Havusha, staffer of Israel Outdoors group TL-28-447, the gold winners of the event. Anyone who has ever gone on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors will tell you what an amazing experience…
Read MoreTake Me to a Better Place
Israel’s technology industry has been getting a lot of attention in the past few days due to Google’s recent purchase of Israeli navigation company Waze. Another media darling of the Israeli tech industry is electric car company Better Place. Better Place is a revolutionary electric car company business that pioneered the idea of switching out…
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