Ten Days of Registration – Day One

In honor of Birthright registration for the Winter/Spring 2015-16 season (sign up now!) we are posting daily blog posts from the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas trip with Israel Outdoors this past June. Thanks for sharing! And now Day 1…. After 17 hours of travel the participants of the Nevada Community Birthright Delegation (TL-32-250) have…

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Results are in: Top 5 Sites to See

We surveyed our Israel Outdoors winter participants and asked them what was their favorite site on their free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip.  Below are the top 5: 5. Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Participants found this moving tribute to those we lost in the Holocaust to be one of the more meaningful moments on their trip. The…

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“The Best Day of my Life”

Today many of us woke up to watch the sun rise above Aqaba, Jordan. It was a clear morning, so we could see all the way to Saudi Arabia and Egypt! We then embarked on a hike (a segment of the Israel Trail), where we could see the Egyptian border in the distance. We ate…

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From Masada to Eilat

We woke up at 4am to hike up Masada. We climbed up the Roman Ramp and waited for the sun to rise. The sky looked ominous and cloudy, and unfortunately, it began to rain. Luckily, the many ancient structures on top provided some shelter, and we were still able to learn the courageous story of…

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A Relaxing Shabbat in Jerusalem

Shabbat was such a beautiful and relaxing experience for Israel Outdoors’ Bus 288. We woke up and went for a walk to enjoy the cool weather. Our guide, Maxi, taught us about the edible plants along the way (wild asparagus, oak, etc.) and we stopped at a few lookout points. After lunch, we had a…

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Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem!

We started our day at the Harel Overlook in Har Adar. As it was the first sighting of Jerusalem, we said Shehechianu and a l’chaim. Then we headed to the Old City. We walked down the Cardo (the heart of the city) and toured the Jewish Quarter. We left notes in the Kotel and had…

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Exploring “ultra-modern” Tel Aviv

TL-31-288 woke up to a gorgeous view of the Mediterranean Sea from their hotel in Netanya (25km north of Tel Aviv). They were all really excited to explore Tel Aviv. After getting a taste of Rothschild Blvd at an outdoor cafe called Polly last night, they couldn’t wait to see more. They began their day at Rabin…

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From the Hula Valley to Tzfat to Tel Aviv!

After a few great days in the north, Israel Outdoors’ TL-31-288 left Kibbutz Gonen and the Golan Heights. On their drive to Tzfat, they stopped at the Agamon Hula lookout. The Golan Heights was to the left, the Hula Valley straight ahead, and the upper galilee on the right. This valley was formerly filled with water (plus malaria…

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Day 2 of #IsraelOutdoors #Bus288’s Israel Adventures

Today’s TL-31-288 update is written by trip staff Dana Sabghir:  Today really put the “outdoors” in Israel Outdoors. We started our day at Gadot, a memorial overlooking Lebanon. We learned about Israel’s northern borders with Syria and Lebanon. Then we drove to Yehudia Park, where we hiked the Zavitan Stream, which runs to the Kinneret…

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