TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL
Spending 10 days in Israel for free is incredible.
Experiencing it with other Jewish students from your area, and making lasting connections, is what makes it truly special.
Experiencing it with other Jewish students from your area, and making lasting connections, is what makes it truly special.
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Extend your Birthright Trip with
Volunteer Jerusalem 5-day Programs
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Volunteer Jerusalem offers a 5-day volunteer and social experience that brings together a diverse group of young adults with one common goal: experiencing Jerusalem.
Participants will spend half their time engaging in meaningful volunteer projects in different neighborhoods and communities throughout the city. The other half will be spent participating in the many social and cultural activities the city has to offer. The whole program is based on converging social activism with Jewish ideals in a fun setting. |
Go Eco After Birthright!
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Volunteer in Israel and discover up-close the amazing cultural and natural diversity that has followed this land since biblical times. With GoEco you can fulfill an eco-tourism internship in the ancient city of Nazareth or rehabilitate animals in the vast Arava desert. Dreamt of volunteering on a kibbutz? Then why not join our eco-volunteer kibbutz programs. Based on years of development and in-depth field reports, GoEco presents you a careful selection of excellent yet affordable social and wildlife volunteer projects in Israel. Projects start off with an exciting GoEco orientation in Jerusalem. |
Stay in Israel for an Extra Week
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Taglit-Birthright participants and alumni! Extend your Israel trip or return to Tzfat with Livnot from $100/week, including room/board. Join Livnot's four-week Galilee Fellowship or one-week Northern Exposure programs for hiking (2-3 hikes EVERY week!), meaningful volunteering, learning through nature and spirituality workshops. Get off the bus and experience the Galilee with all of your senses. Dig into excavations from the 16th century, lunch with local families on Shabbat, connect to a unique community. Take a break from the daily grind or living out of your suitcase and make yourself at home in the Artists' Colony of the mystical Old City of Tzfat. |
See for Yourself - Birthright for Parents
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Has a friend or family member been raving about their experience on Taglit-Birthright Israel?
Now is your chance to experience this spectacular journey and "See for Yourself." Join IsraelExperts and travelers from all over North America on a 10-day trip exploring the best of Israel. This trip is geared for participants of all ages and is the perfect way to experience the beauty, history and complexity of modern Israel. Visit all the major destinations as well seeing some of Israel’s ‘hidden gems.’ |
My Birthright: Going Home to Israel
by Dominique Hendelman
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IT WAS LIKE I WOKE UP, from the moment I got off the plane, over-tired and jetlagged, I was more awake than I’ve ever been. Momo, the head of Oranim, greeted us by saying, “Welcome home!” And I was, for the first time, I was home. The land that I was first told about in Hebrew School; the stories of the old testament used to conjure up images in my head of endlessly expansive deserts and the dusty, ever-trodding feet of my ancestors, who walked and walked for 40 years until finally they reached the Promised Land. I have been a wanderer too; in the vast desert of all that stretches out before me, I have been a nomad lost within myself. Like Moses, I was born into exile, and saved by the drifting waters. Unlike Moses, I was able to see Israel with my own eyes and walk the land like a prodigal daughter returned.
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