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The escalating security situation between Israel and Gaza and the Jewish-Arab wave of violence have hit the Israeli tourism industry at a fragile point of cautious recovery. Only two weeks ago, the Israeli Tourism and Health Ministries published a preliminary outline, which is set to begin on May 23, for tourist groups to enter Israel.  However, one exception to the outline is Birthright, which is expected to bring dozens of groups of young Jews from the U.S. to Israel starting May 24 within a separate outline, coordinated with the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).   A Birthright...

Birthright Israel Announces Resumption of Trips in May By JLNJ Staff | April 29, 2021 World’s largest educational tourism organization restarting 10-day programs in Israel for vaccinated U.S. participants. (Courtesy of Birthright Israel) Birthright Israel, the largest educational tourism organization in the world, announced that the first trips to Israel following a COVID-19 pause will resume in May 2021. The last trip prior to the COVID shutdown concluded on March 13, 2020. Birthright Israel will resume providing the gift of educational trips to Israel for el...

13 shares Taglit Birthright participants visit at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on August 18, 2014 (Flash90) After a yearlong hiatus, Birthright Israel will resume its trips to the Holy Land, the organization announced Tuesday. Starting in May, vaccinated or recovered participants from the United States will be able to travel to Israel to participate in a 10-day tour. Birthright discontinued its trips in March 2020 due to COVID-19. The free 10-day trip takes participants throughout the country — from the stone streets of Jerusalem and the beaches of Tel Aviv to the an...

Birthright Israel announced Tuesday it will resume its educational tourism trips starting in May. The organization had paused its programming last March due to the pandemic, marking the only significant hiatus in the group’s two-decade history. Birthright, which provides free-of-charge 10-day trips in Israel for young diaspora Jews partially funded by the Israeli government, will be restarting with limited eligibility for those in the United States ages 18-32 who have either been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19. Dozens of trips are expected for May and June, the organization’s ...

Birthright Israel to resume trips for vaccinated Americans in May Participants will be required to provide a negative PCR test before boarding a flight to Israel, as well as take an antibody test upon their arrival at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport. Birthright Israel participants hike up Masada, Israeli flag in hand. Credit: Courtesy. 573 WORDS (April 26, 2021 / JNS) Birthright Israel announced on Monday that it will resume trips to Israel beginning in May for all eligible adults from the United States who are vaccinated or fully recovered from the coronavirus. According to Birth...