Megan Makes Moves – Tel Aviv Street Art

Megan M. participated in a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors this past September on group TL-30-447.  Megan kept a great travelblog while on her trip.  One of our favorite parts of her blog is her compilation of Tel Aviv street art.  Some of our favorites are posted below.  For other great shots of…

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Tell Me a Story

The same Taglit Birthright Israel staffer with Israel Outdoors who brought you the video viral poem I am Jewish, worked with the United Jewish Israel Appeal to bring you a new poem called Tell Me a Story. It is a moving piece about those who worked so hard to create and protect the State of Israel and a…

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Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

Our first Israel Outdoors trip with Taglit Birthright Israel is leaving in exactly 5 days!  We’re excited to be hosting almost 2500 participants in Israel this winter!  Want to see if anyone is coming from your area?  Check out this interactive map:

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Through the Lens

Did you know that Taglit Birthright Israel ran an alumni photography contest with submissions of photos from people’s Birthright trips?  Did you know that the contest received over 350,000 submissions from participants in 64 countries?  Did you know that 36 winners were chosen including several photos taken by Israel Outdoors alumni? We’ll if you didn’t…

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Israel Outdoors Staffer’s Poem Goes Viral

Andrew Lustig, an Israel Outdoors staff veteran who staffed a trip in February of 2013, has gained a lot of publicity after his poem I am Jewish went viral with nearly 300,000 views on youtube.  Two weeks ago, Andrew wowed the audience at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly held in Maryland.  See…

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Biking Through Israel

  Israel Outdoors participant alumn Jeffrey Donenfeld, recently came back from his first time staffing an Israel Outdoors Bike trip. Oh how we love keeping it in the Israel Outdoors family! When he is not staffing trips to Israel, Jeffrey is a professional expedition photographer.  While on the trip he took over 1400 amazing photos. …

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Tired of Being Cold?

  Take a trip to warm and wonderful Israel this summer!  Registration for a free Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with Israel Outdoors opens on February 19th at israeloutdoors.com.  Below are some sunny pictures to keep you going until then…

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Year in Review

  As the year 2013 comes to a close we would like to share all of the videos of trips that staff an participants shared with us.  Thank you Aaron H, Aviva K, Em K, Erik H, Jered W, Keeve G, Lisa D, and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, for sharing!

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