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After 23 years & sending more than 40,000 Jewish young adults across more than 1,000 groups on Birthright Israel programs, beginning on November 1, 2022, Shorashim - Israel with Israelis will no longer be offering Birthright Israel trips, as we move our focus to other passion projects within our Tailor Made trips to Israel department . 

We are grateful for all that we have gained from being a part of the Birthright Israel project & proud to have been a part of this important organization. If you are 18-26 &  eligible , don't miss your chance to experience Birthright Israel &  apply with another Birthright Israel organizer  today!

With our passion for immersive experiences and expertise in Israel educational programming, we are taking an exciting leap to expand our involvement in other projects.

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Jewish students and young alums between the ages of 18-26 years old are eligible for a 10-day trip to Israel. Through Hillel: Birthright Israel, they’ll explore their Jewish identity in the Jewish homeland.

Applications are now open for Hillel: Birthright Israel trips for Summer 2024. Scroll down to browse all trip dates for campus and national trips. If you have any questions, please submit a help request or call  202-449-6695 .

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Float in the salty waters of the Dead Sea. Embark on a sunrise hike through the desert. Pray at the ancient Western Wall. Go Jeeping in the Golan Heights. Long lasting memories…you don’t want to miss out.

Through Hillel: Birthright Israel, Jewish college students and young adults can explore different facets of their heritage.

If you have any questions about the Hillel: Birthright Israel trip,  submit a help request or call  202-449-6695 .

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Birthright is resuming its free trips to Israel for the first time since Oct. 7

By Deborah Danan December 18, 2023

( JTA ) — Birthright Israel on Monday announced that it would resume its free, 10-day educational trips to Israel in January after suspending them amid the ongoing war with Hamas.

Around 350 participants, students and young adults primarily from the United States, are expected to travel to Israel beginning the week of Jan. 5, 2024, the organization said in a statement.

The 350 participants are a small fraction of the 23,000 Birthright had planned to send to Israel this year. Still, the resumption of the programs is a powerful symbol of a potential return to normalcy for Israel, which has been in war mode since Hamas’ attack on Oct. 7. Even as Israeli leaders say they are unwilling to put an end date on their military operations in Gaza, universities are gearing up to reopen Dec. 31 and on Monday, the government raised limits on gathering sizes , citing reduced concerns about rocket attacks.

The decision to resume Birthright trips was made after “careful consideration and conversations” with the group’s local partners in Israel, the group’s statement said, and will “operate under strict safety and security standards” set by the Israel Defense Forces’ Homefront Command.

Birthright CEO Gidi Mark said that while the trips will continue to prioritize the organization’s goals of “positive Jewish identity building,” they will also incorporate a focus on the Hamas attack and its impact on Israeli society and Jewish communities around the world.

“Everything is different post-Oct. 7 from an educational perspective. The people of Israel are different and the young adults arriving to Israel are different,” Mark told JTA. “We are preparing the educational teams to deal with broad discussions and an open dialogue. We believe that participants will come to explore and learn about what happened and what is occurring now, and also share about the reality back home and the rise of antisemitism.”

Travel to and from Israel has been limited to Israeli carriers since Oct. 7, and the war has taken a steep toll on tourism .

Last month, Birthright announced the launch of volunteer programs in Israel after it canceled its regular scheduled trips for December amid security concerns. More than 3,300 of its alumni had applied to volunteer in kibbutzes and other Israeli communities “to harvest crops in the absence of the thousands of foreign field workers,” the organization said in a statement at the time.

Even with the resumption of its regular programs, the two-week volunteer trips – which are exclusively for Birthright alumni – would continue in tandem, Mark told JTA.

“Naturally, alumni of January classic trips will be able to extend their stay in Israel, for an additional two-week volunteering experience,” he added.

Birthright Israel has brought some 850,000 young Jewish adults to Israel on a free tour of Israel since its launch in 1999. The organization had previously canceled trips only once before, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Facing financial woes, it has scaled in the years since.

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Cornell Hillel provides the platform for Israel education, engagement, and advocacy on campus.  We bring Israel to our students by hosting prominent Israeli thought-leaders, and celebrating Israeli culture. We bring over 100 Cornellians to Israel each year through Birthright Israel and by placing students in cutting-edge internships. 

Each year, Cornell Hillel sends over 100 students across the ocean on Birthright Israel, traveling from Cayuga Lake to the Mediterranean Sea.  Birthright Israel  is an international non-profit, that provides the gift of a 10-day trip to Israel for Jewish young adults.

In addition to all the top tourist sites and historical areas, Big Red Birthright participants engage with IDF soldiers, float in the Dead Sea, ride camels near Bedouin tents, fill up on falafel - all with our dedicated staff and an experienced Israeli tour educator.

Cornell Hillel is running a Birthright Israel trip from May 27th to June 6th! 

Application closes the week of March 10th.

Click here to apply.

Contact Yosh Hooper to learn more.

Kol Yisrael- Israel Learning Fellowship

Join a cohort of students as we delve into Israel's rich social, cultural, and political landscape. 

Our next  Israel Learning Fellowship will be in Partnership with Hillel of Israel:

Explore diverse perspectives and views from within the Israeli landscape regarding pluralism in Israel in this 6-week learning cohort. This Fellowship will meet in person with Israeli students from Hebrew University in Jerusalem joining via Zoom.

Engage in conversation with Israeli students and explore what it means for Israel to be both a Jewish and democratic state. Participants that complete the fellowship will receive a $200 stipend. For more information, including fellowship days and times,  click here .

Intern in Israel

Cornell Hillel Onward Israel is an immersive internship program offering competitive internships in the greater Tel Aviv area. Develop your professional future through a high-level internship in the field of your choice.

This program provides a community of peers from Cornell and connects you to a workplace based on your skills, interests and future goals. In addition, the program includes days devoted to learning about Israeli society, food, technology and more, plus two immersive weekends with Onward Israel participants from other campuses, all while allowing ample time to explore Israel.

Study Abroad

Studying abroad is an amazing way to fully immerse yourself in Israeli culture, all while earning Cornell academic credits. The university offers eight study abroad programs in Israel:  

Avra Institute for Environmental Studies (AIES): Israel

BU: Tel Aviv Engineering Program

Ben-Gurion University (BGU)

University of Haifa

Technion University

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Tel Aviv University

Masa Israel Journey

Contact  Cornell Abroad  to learn more about these programs.

Curious about Israel? Us too!

We love Israel. It is an exciting and complicated country. Hillel has three team members dedicated to helping students write their Israel story. Whether it's chatting about Israel's film industry or having a candid conversation about the conflict, we're not here to provide answers or one-sided opinions, we're here to explore together.