What happens on a Birthright trip?

Birthright trips are known for their packed 10-day itinerary that includes visits to landmarks like Jerusalem’s Western Wall, “a Zionist heritage site,” and the Dead Sea. Each day involves around 15 hours of programming—often outdoor activities like hiking, climbing, swimming, and riding camels.

Why is Israel birthright?

Birthright Israel seeks to ensure the future of the Jewish people by strengthening Jewish identity, Jewish communities, and connection with Israel via a trip to Israel for the majority of Jewish young adults from around the world.

What is a Birthright Israel fellow?

The Birthright Israel Fellows program develops an elite cadre of North American experiential Jewish educators to enhance Birthright Israel experiences and the broader field of Israel education and Jewish education.

What is Birthright Excel?

Birthright Israel Excel is an elite lifelong business fellowship for young Jewish adults that begins with a 10-week professional experience in Israel. In addition, Birthright Israel Excel Fellows travel to Israeli sites and projects designed to encourage a deeper understanding of the State of Israel and its history.

Is Birthright Excel paid?

During the all-expense paid program, each Birthright Israel Excel Fellow will intern at a prominent Israeli company with global reach from a wide selection of industries, including finance, venture capital, consulting, hi-tech, marketing, bio-tech and social media.

What is onward Israel?

ABOUT ONWARD ISRAEL When you grow, so do your opportunities. It operates in Israel as Onward Israel Internships and Opportunities Ltd. It is a partnership between lead philanthropists and foundations, Jewish communities and organizations from around the world, and continues its collaboration with the Jewish Agency.

How to prepare for your Birthright Israel trip?

Keep an OPEN mind,no matter what! And,learn about the conflict before you go to Israel.

Go with a completely open mind,meaning leave all of your worries and judgements behind for those 10 days.

Go with open mind. Embrace the unknown.

Be open-minded,ask your tour guide lots of questions,and try to journal what you do because it all goes SO FAST.

Who is eligible for Birthright Israel?

The trip is available to Jewish young adults ages 18-26 all over the world. For Birthright Israel eligibility requirements, you are Jewish if you have at least one Jewish parent (mother or father) and consider yourself to be Jewish, or if you have completed a conversion course (certification will be required).

What is Birthright Israel like, really?

Birthright Israel is committed to the State of Israel as a sovereign, Jewish, and democratic state, and upholds its standing as the historic and eternal homeland of the Jewish people. Within that framework, Birthright Israel refrains from any political or ideological partisanship.

Is Birthright Israel an intermarriage panacea?

There’s a new intermarriage panacea in town, and its name is Birthright Israel. A just-released study from a research team at Brandeis University led by Leonard Saxe found that 72\% of married, non-Orthodox Birthright Israel participants have wedded fellow Jews, compared to just 46\% of their peers who did not go on the trip.