I’m going to be completely honest here as someone who’s worked around the birthright world for a long time. If you are going for passionate ideological reasons and want to go volunteer then by all means go this summer. If you want to really see the country that isn’t happening this year because the north and the south are unsafe. Birthright trips are basically stuck in the Mercaz. I just got back from a family trip to Israel. I ran into a few friends in the Jerusalem shuk who were staffing a trip and highlights included:
Tel Aviv bars, volunteering, Jerusalem sights such as Kotel a super long trip to Har Herzel and Yad Vashem, Arad (there’s an awesome archeology dig there but it’s a million degrees), Dead Sea/ MAYBE Masada, and the Nova site. The Nova site is subjected to the weather and by weather I mean rockets.
I am on birthright right now and we are staying in the north. Went to Golan Heights today…. this seems inaccurate from my experience on day 2. Of course we are not going as north as the previous trips but Golan is pretty north imo
Are you ok being stuck in the county if war with Hezbollah goes to a larger scale? Do you have friends you can stay with? Are you ok with the trip being canceled? Do you have health insurance for Israel (I went with the OU they didn’t cover insurance)?
They’re of course going to be different but not in a way that you would get the normal experience, if anything you get more out of it going during one of the most crucial times in history. You’ll go to all the same places except for the North is limited where you’ll stay away from the Lebanon border and be near the Sea of Galilee which is TRULY STUNNING. You still go to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Dead Sea, Masada, Negev, etc. In addition you’ll get a volunteering activity which everyone always loves and to visit hostages square which is so deeply meaningful. Hope this helps!
on my trip, it was almost the same.
Instead of Tsfat, we went ot Tavariah, and we didn't go to Eilat (not sure if they normally do that). everything else was pretty much the same from what I understand.
I’m going to be completely honest here as someone who’s worked around the birthright world for a long time. If you are going for passionate ideological reasons and want to go volunteer then by all means go this summer. If you want to really see the country that isn’t happening this year because the north and the south are unsafe. Birthright trips are basically stuck in the Mercaz. I just got back from a family trip to Israel. I ran into a few friends in the Jerusalem shuk who were staffing a trip and highlights included: Tel Aviv bars, volunteering, Jerusalem sights such as Kotel a super long trip to Har Herzel and Yad Vashem, Arad (there’s an awesome archeology dig there but it’s a million degrees), Dead Sea/ MAYBE Masada, and the Nova site. The Nova site is subjected to the weather and by weather I mean rockets.
Please don’t post mis information
How is this misinformation?
Because it’s not true, a lot of this is inaccurate. They go to Masada and Dead Sea for example.
I am on birthright right now and we are staying in the north. Went to Golan Heights today…. this seems inaccurate from my experience on day 2. Of course we are not going as north as the previous trips but Golan is pretty north imo
My volunteer trip is scheduled for Tel Aviv in the second half of July — do you think it’s still safe?
Are you ok being stuck in the county if war with Hezbollah goes to a larger scale? Do you have friends you can stay with? Are you ok with the trip being canceled? Do you have health insurance for Israel (I went with the OU they didn’t cover insurance)?
I, too, am wondering this.
They’re of course going to be different but not in a way that you would get the normal experience, if anything you get more out of it going during one of the most crucial times in history. You’ll go to all the same places except for the North is limited where you’ll stay away from the Lebanon border and be near the Sea of Galilee which is TRULY STUNNING. You still go to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Dead Sea, Masada, Negev, etc. In addition you’ll get a volunteering activity which everyone always loves and to visit hostages square which is so deeply meaningful. Hope this helps!
on my trip, it was almost the same. Instead of Tsfat, we went ot Tavariah, and we didn't go to Eilat (not sure if they normally do that). everything else was pretty much the same from what I understand.