Taglit-Birthright Israel provides a gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26 from around the world. Taglit-Birthright Israel is a unique partnership between the people of Israel through their government, leading Jewish philanthropists, and local Jewish communities and Jewish Federations (through the United Jewish Communities, Keren Hayesod and The Jewish Agency for Israel).
Registration Information
Registration for Winter 2009-2010 Trips is closed.
Registration for Winter 2009-2010 trips is now closed for new applicants. If you have already started an application for a Winter 2009-2010 trip, click here to update or change it.
Registration for Spring/Summer 2010 trips is set to begin on February 17th 2010 at 12:00 noon EST. Pre-registration will open on February 16th at noon for individuals who applied in the past and were waitlisted.
Trip Organizers
Taglit-Birthright Israel is an umbrella organization that provides the gift of the trip, accredits individual Trip Organizers to run Taglit-Birthright Israel-approved programs and sets down the basic guidelines, standards and security policies by which Trip Organizers must operate. There are usually nearly 20 Taglit-Birthright Israel-accredited Trip Organizers (North America, other countries) running trips each session (2 sessions each year- Summer and Winter) and you are encouraged to choose the program which best suits the type of experience you're looking for.
Community Trips
If you would like to travel on a community based Taglit-Birthright Israel trip, find out which communities are participating and how to sign up with the correct Trip Organizer.
Choosing a Trip Organizer
Need some help figuring out how to choose a Trip Organizer? Click here.
Parent Information
Our Information for Parents page contains information to help parents understand the organization and the experience.
If you have started a registration form but not completed all the steps, need to enter your passport number, or change your contact information you may do so by clicking 'Update Application' below.
