Happy Birthday Israel!
In honor of Israel’s 65th birthday, Israel Outdoors will be posting photos of Israeli flags taken by Israel Outdoors alumni while on their trips, right here on our blog. We will be posting a new picture every hour so make sure to check back in throughout the day. Happy birthday Israel and many, many happy…
Read MoreYom Hazikaron – Israel’s Memorial Day
Israel has just marked the solemn occasion of Yom Hazikaron, the Day of Remembrance for fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terrorism. Yizkor (or “to remember”) is a prayer recited in the memory of the 25,578 fallen soldiers and terror victims. Twice during the holiday a siren is sounded throughout the country: once at 8…
Read MoreSend Your Family to Israel
Excited for your upcoming trip? Did you know the people who organize Israel Outdoors also organize experiences in Israel for adults, families, teens, grandparents, and 20-somethings. Encourage everyone in your family to do something extraordinary in Israel this year! For Adults & Family Join an 8-12-day experience in Israel this summer designed for adults and…
Read MoreA Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
And we have several! Alumnus Maxwell Kruger (Group TL-26-498) is a professional photographer. He photographs everything from sports to portraits to landscapes. Maxwell has been published in dozens of publications including USA Today, ESPN Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. Maxwell has generously shared some of the amazing photos that he took while traveling to Israel with…
Read MoreReporting Live From the Western Wall
Alumnus Nathan Serota filmed the following news segment about the Western Wall while in Israel with Israel Outdoors group TL-26-527 in the summer of 2012. Nathan made sure to share the limelight by including several interviews with his co-participants in this segment. Nathan is the former Associate Producer and current Assignment and Web Editor at…
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Israel Outdoors Group TL-27-537 got back from their trip to Israel in mid March. Clearly they could not wait to see each other again and gathered just one week later for a Mock Passover Seder. Thanks to alumn Helaina Roman for sharing. Happy Passover! Participants from the Taglit Israel Outdoors / Winter 2012-13 / TL-27-537…
Read MoreHappy Passover from Israel Outdoors!
From all of us at Israel Outdoors we wish you and your families a Happy Passover. Please enjoy the following song to be sung to the tune of Chad Gadya: One Birthright trip one Birthright trip. My father paid the refundable deposit, for one Birthright trip one Birthright trip I filled out the online application,…
Read MoreSix Degrees of … Israel Outdoors
Israel Outdoors has proudly held the title of largest and most popular Taglit-Birthright Israel trip organizer for the past five years. With thousands of diverse young adults having participated on our trips, we feel that we can connect any celebrity to the Israel Outdoors community. Don’t believe us? Let’s play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon…with…
Read MoreStudent Perspective on Israel Outdoors With CUNY Hillels
We’re in the news! Alumna Em Riveles shared her experiences on Israel Outdoors trip TL-27-59 with Queens College Hillel’s Tribe Magazine. While Em attended an Israel Outdoors trip with the City University of New York (CUNY) Hillels, the description of her experiences could be that of any participant in California, Missouri or Indiana. Read more!…
Read MoreMember of Israel Outdoors Team Joins Knesset
Israel Outdoors would like to congratulate General Elazar Stern on his recent election to the Knesset – Israel’s parliament. Elazar Stern is a member of our Board of Directors and is actively involved in program education for Israel Outdoors. Elazar began his IDF career as a paratrooper, rising to the rank of General in charge…
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