Member 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…
Read MoreA Match Made in the Holy Land
Here at Israel Outdoors, we love hearing our trips described as “life changing.” For many of us, the experience of traveling to Israel for the first time ever (or perhaps just for the first time with our peers) on Taglit-Birthright Israel is an opportunity to make lots of new friends. In some cases, the magic…
Read MoreThanks for an Amazing Summer!
Here at Israel Outdoors, we’re busy gearing up for the Winter/Spring 2012-13 season. We would be remiss, however, if we didn’t pause to take a breath after one of our biggest seasons on record. One week ago today marked the official end of the Summer 2012 season, when our final group of the season touched…
Read MoreMy Birthright Blog – Dan from New Jersey
A special thanks to Daniel Fey of Randolph, NJ, who shared with us his personal trip blog highlighting his Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors last Winter/Spring 2011-12 (TL-25-512). We wanted to pick and choose a couple posts to highlight, but quickly realized that the whole thing is fantastic! Click here to check out Dan’s…
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