Happy 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…
Read MoreSome Tasty Hamantaschen For Purim
There are some AMAZING variations of everyone’s favorite Purim treat – Hamantaschen. Here’s a list of some of the top 32 craziest kinds: http://www.buzzfeed.com/marcelle/crazy-hamantaschen-flavors-for-purim/ Below are my top 5…what are yours? 1. Peanut Butter and Chocolate Hamantaschen2. Baklava Hamantaschen3. Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Savory Pizza Hamantaschen4. Fruit Hamantartlets5. PB & J Hamantaschen
Read MoreTop 10 Tips for Registration Day
Registration Day can be a little stressful. Here are some tips to help you through the process! 1) Look for the orange button on our homepage that says “PRIMARY APPLICATION“. It will be live as of 10am EST on February 13th and link you to the official Primary Application on Taglit-Birthright Israel’s website. 2)…
Read MoreTraded While Traveling: One Pro Ballplayer’s Experience in Israel
If you’ve ever participated in a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors, you know that Departure Day can bring a mix of emotions – excitement, anxiety, nervousness – the list goes on. It’s like the first day of school combined with the beginning of an experience of a lifetime. But unless you’re a professional…
Read MoreBill’s Baller Birthright Blog
Bill Sacks, a participant on TL-27-52 (an Israel By Foot trip which returned this past Friday) sent us the link to his awesome blog. Thanks for sharing, Bill. Looks like you had an awesome trip!
Read MoreStunning Photos from a Winter Israel Outdoors Trip
No clever caption is needed here, as the following album speaks for itself with its amazing photos that capture the people and places of an Israel Outdoors Birthright experience in a very special way. Our sincere thanks to the very talented Josh Corn, a participant on TL-27-420, who returned from Israel a couple weeks ago.…
Read MoreNew York City…Meet Amit
We love highlighting our rockstar North American peer staff members whenever possible. In the case of Amit Shuker, one of our “veteran” staffers who has led over six Israel Outdoors Birthright trips, Rutgers University Business School took care of that for us when they put his smiling face on a billboard in NYC recently. Mazel…
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