Jewish National Fund-USA to help bring congregations home to Israel for a visit
New program in partnership with Kenes Tours and a $1.6 M grant from JNF-USA’s Boruchin Center offers $500 per person subsidy, other benefits.
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New program in partnership with Kenes Tours and a $1.6 M grant from JNF-USA’s Boruchin Center offers $500 per person subsidy, other benefits.
Jewish National Fund-USA is spearheading the return of tourists through a $1.6 million initiative that provides synagogue and temple congregations with a $500 subsidy per participant to visit Israel.
Several tour operators active in Israel expressed support for the actions, and company executives believe that measures the country is taking can be replicated in destinations that will further ease travel curbs.
New restrictions stymie hopes for resurgence of tourism.
Atlantans Need Patience to Travel to Israel Tourists still need special permission from local consulate. By Jan Jaben-Eilon June 29, 2021, 7:44 pm Edit Cheri Scheff Levitan visited Makhtesh Ramon with her tour group. Cheri Scheff Levitan is among the first Atlantans to travel recently to Israel after more than 15 months in which the country essentially shut its borders to non-citizens due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, even Israeli citizens struggled to get permission to fly to their country. But while the doors are beginning to crack open, there...