Travel : Birthright Trips
About the Program
Join your NYU classmates over Winter Break for a trip of a lifetime. If you're Jewish, age 18-22, and have never been on a peer-group trip to Israel, our trip, through our partnership with trip provider Hillel, offers the best way for you to have the time of your life in Israel - for free! Read more about Taglit-Birthright Israel: Hillel trips here. This ten-day trip is a gift from Taglit-Birthright Israel.
Please contact israel.trip@nyu.edu for more information or if you have questions about your application.
How to Apply
Pre-register for our trip by visiting www.freeisraeltrip.org and signing up on the email notification list. You will receive an email with all the information you need to apply as soon as the application period begins.
Applications for our trip over Winter Break open on September 13th at 12pm EDT for Returning Applicants and September 14th at 10am EDT for New Applicants. Applications will close shortly thereafter, so it is very important to register right away. The application period often closes right after it begins, so make sure you apply quickly!
FAQ
Am I eligible?
An eligible applicant for a Taglit-Birthright Israel: Hillel trip with the Bronfman Center is: between the ages of 18 and 26, self-identified as Jewish with at least one Jewish parent, and a currently enrolled student at NYU or one of the other schools that the Bronfman Center serve (Cooper Union, New School, FIT).
How many spots are there? What are my chances of being accepted?
The number of spots available vary from trip to trip, and there is always a long waitlist. That said, the application process for all Taglit-Birthright Israel trips are very competitive; because it's difficult to "play the odds", your best bet is to apply for the trip provider which suits you the most.
What is Taglit-Birthright Israel?
Taglit-Birthright Israel provides the gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26.Taglit-Birthright Israel's founders created this program to send thousands of young Jewish adults from all over the world to Israel as a gift in order to diminish the growing division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world; to strengthen the sense of solidarity among world Jewry; and to strengthen participants' personal Jewish identity and connection to the Jewish people.
How much does it cost?
The trip is free! Okay, what does that mean, right? The flight, the accomodations, the activities, and two meals a day--all covered. You would be responsible to pay for about one meal a day, and of course for any shopping or souvenirs. We also highly encourage trip participants to bring some money that goes towards tips as well as snacks for the bus.
But yes, the trip is pretty much completely free!
This is what it looks like:
