Free Trip to Israel

paying3tuitions
Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:21:32 +0000

At some point they ask applicants to sign off on being truthful in all responses on the application, so as not to “steal from the Jewish people.” Think about that.

While it’s “free” to those accepted, nothing is truly free. Each plane ticket, meal, museum entrance fee and domestic bus ride is paid for, either by private charitable donations or subsidized by the Israeli government.

This is a roots/bonding/discovery program for Jewish young adults to strengthen their ties to, and appreciation of, the modern State of Israel.

Would you like some guidance here on other ways to visit Israel someday? Here’s one: look up “Green Apprenticeship” at Kibbutz Lotan, or the “Lotan Center for Creative Ecology.” Here’s another: google “volunteer on a kibbutz” or “volunteer kibbutz ulpan.” Ulpan is a language immersion program offered on some kibbutzim (plural form). You do not have to be Jewish to engage in many of these programs.

You can also volunteer to participate in an archaeological dig, although this can be costly depending on the dig’s location and housing (tent v. hotel room). For that, start by googling the BIblical Archaelogical Review; I think the list of digs may be up for 2012 by now. Most are in summer, but not all.