Enjoy adventurous touring and exciting
activities together with young Israelis. Discover ancient
Israel while experiencing contemporary Israeli culture
with passionate and knowledgeable Israeli tour guides.
This Taglit-Birthright Israel trip is free, and is available to Jewish young
adults—regardless of background, affiliation, or practice—ages 18
through 26 years old who have never been to Israel on a organized peer educational
tour. Even if you have visited Israel with family, you are still eligible!
There are over 20 different trip options, and Mayanot is the most popular trip
provider in the St. Louis region. Students from the following colleges have participated
in Mayanot's program: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis University,
University of Missouri St. Louis, Webster University, St. Louis Community College,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, other area colleges, and the community
at large.
To contact local students who have gone on the Taglit-Birthright
Israel: MAYANOT program visit these Facebook groups. And these. And these too. |
WHAT TO DO NEXT?
Registration for
summer 2009 trips will begin on this site on Thursday,
February 19, 2009 at 9:00 AM EST. (Pre-registration
for those who signed up in the past but did not travel
will open on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 12:00 Noon
EST.)
REGISTER AS EARLY AS YOU CAN TO HELP ENSURE
THAT YOU CAN GET A SPACE.
As the trips are very popular, you must register
as early as possible to ensure that you don't get
put on a waiting list. There is no obligation to
go when you register. Specific trip dates will be
determined based on participant demand and the academic
calendar and will be released prior to the Deposit
Refund Deadline deadline. (The Deposit Refund
Deadline for May trips is Wednesday, March 18, 2009
at 9:00 AM EST; the Deposit Refund Deadline for June
trips is Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 9:00 AM EST.)
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