Preparing for your Birthright Israel Trip with the best clothes, toiletries and supplies is a huge part of ensuring an outstanding trip experience. Here at Mayanot Israel, we’re delighted to help you with this comprehensive packing list cheat sheet to …

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  Mayanot Israel is delighted to be able to offer a brand new Birthright Israel Trip Option with our partners at friendship Circle in Detroit. This special trip designed for individuals with special needs is one of our favorite offerings …

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At Mayanot we go out of our way to make sure our free 10-day Birthright Israel adventures are as good as they can be: luxury air conditioned buses, clean comfortable hotels, good food, amazing staff and a mind blowing unforgettable …

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We get asked this a lot and it’s an impossible question to answer because the itinerary is the same, we stay in the same hotels, eat the same food, and maintain the same incredible high standard of adventure and comfort. …

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we think that there are some good reasons why the Summer of 2021 may well be the very best season in Birthright’s history and here’s why:

עיר אזור פרטים סוג כשרות צפת צפת הלחוח   קרית שמונה קניון נחמיה פיצריית נאפולי 04-6905104 (בקומה העליונה) מהדרין רבנות קריית שמונה קרית שמונה קניון נחמיה קפה לנדוור, משגיח- יוסף בצלאל 054-474-9893 כשרות מהדרין רבנות קריית שמונה קרית שמונה קניון …

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  We have had many participants who follow a gluten-free diet attend our program over the years, and they fully enjoyed their trip. However, experience has also raised our awareness of the challenges you may face with the food in …

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  As your selected trip organizer, Mayanot will do all in its power to ensure a safe and healthy environment that will accommodate your specific needs. However, neither Mayanot nor Birthright can make any promises or assurances regarding the food that is …

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  Your E-ticket: The Birthright gift begins with your flight to Israel. You must fly with your group and may not join the group in Israel unless you have already received already explicit permission in writing. You are required to check …

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    In 2018,  Birthright Israel extended it’s eligibility age from 26 to 32 yrs, allowing a wider demographic to come and experience a free 10 day adventure in Israel.   According to Birthright, the maximum eligible age reflects changing …

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    For the first time since it’s founding in 1999, Taglit: Birthright Israel has extended it’s eligibility age to 32 yrs, allowing a wider demographic to come and experience Israel for free.   According to Birthright, the maximum eligible …

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  Just around the corner from Jerusalem’s bustling Mahane Yehuda market (otherwise known as the Shuk) lies a small family business using their grandmother’s recipe to feed hundreds of hungry people each week.      Ishtabach – a hebrew word meaning both …

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  Just around the corner from Jerusalem’s bustling Mahane Yehuda market (otherwise known as the Shuk) lies a small family business using their grandmother’s recipe to feed hundreds of hungry people each week.      Ishtabach – a hebrew word meaning both …

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JUNE 2018 An unexpected Flashmob showed up at the airport welcoming Birthright Israel participants to their home land, singing and dancing bringing smiles on all faces present.

  May 2018 Birthright participants throughout Israel joined together for Taglit Birthright Israel’s Tel Aviv Week, celebrating it’s 18th birthday. Birthright Israel was founded in the winter of 1999. It has brought over 600,000 young adults from 67 countries! Mayanot …

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  Jun 25, 2018   Mayanot has been one of Gift of Life’s supporters for many years.  Gift of Life is an international public bone marrow and blood stem cell registry. Through its life-saving work, Gift of Life is a …

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  “I have been to Israel before three times but coming back with Birthright allowed me to experience Israel from an entirely different perspective. Mayanot gave me the opportunity to not just learn about but also enjoy Israel and the …

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My Israel By: Samantha Burnstein     I signed up for birthright expecting to see and tour the country of Israel. Little did I know, I would end my trip to Israel with a family, new experiences, connection to my Jewish …

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My Mayanot trip Spring 2018 By: Lara Kimmel       They say, “There’s something in the water that makes you love Israel.” Before I traveled to Israel on Mayanot, I didn’t believe it. I thought you had to be …

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PSA: Get ready for all the flashbacks…. As soon as you walked off the plane, you felt like you were home. Achim, achim, achim, achim, achim! Simcha, simcha, simcha, simcha, simcha! 2. You learned very quickly that your name tags were …

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There is no way we can ever really manage to sum up a Taglit-Birthright trip in a single list. Oh well. At least we tried. Photo by: Aaron Mehrban 1)We’re finally there. I must stretch #NoLegRoom 2) MMMM the air even …

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Shakshuka A dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, chili peppers, and onions, often spiced with cumin. In its present egg and vegetable-based form it is of Tunisian origin, and is now popular among many ethnic groups of the Middle East and North-Africa. …

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Winter 2018-19Watch while your friends/relatives experience their gift of a #mayanot #birthright trip!  You can experience this gift as well and sign up for our next season!                            …

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From an article on www.chabad.org   When Hurricane Irma bashed the island of St. Martin around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, Rabbi Moishe and Sara Chanowitz, co-directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of St. Maarten/St.Martin, and their five children, were hunkering down in their partially built Chabad center, located on the …

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#EatingForTheInsta has never looked better. *All photos were taken by Mayanot participants/staff.   1. Home is where the hummus is 🙂   2. We’d be smiling, too, if we got to eat authentic shawarma in Tel Aviv!   3. Strawberry …

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400 million Snapchats are sent every day! Here are the best snaps from the past Taglit-Birthright Israel: Mayanot season. 1. Perry Bindelglass   2. 3. Perry Bindelglass   4. Perry Bindelglass   5. Perry Bindelglass   6. 7. Perry Bindelglass …

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I literally cannot even. I can’t even. I am unable to even. I have lost my ability to even. I am so unable to even.   1) The Girl Who Saw Her First Israeli Soldier In Uniform.   2) And …

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Let me tell all of you the hard truths about the security situation in Israel. Parents and applicants have asked us again and again about the safety on Taglit-Birthright Israel. I’m here to clear everything up. Let me reassure you …

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Ahh, Machaneh Yehuda, Jerusalem’s amazing outdoor market. The Shuk (as it is more commonly referred to) is a Jerusalem institution. It is a place to be seen, a place to go to hear the sounds of Jerusalem, a place to …

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Touring the hip town of Florentin! Almost like Brooklyn 🙂 #mayanot #birthright #tlvyourway                      Under Mary’s umbrella-ella-ella.                            Brail Graffiti! This is …

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