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    • Eligibility
  • About
    • FAQ
    • Parent FAQ
    • Contact Us
  • TRIPS
    • Campus
    • Discover Israel
    • By Date
  • Ready to Go
    • Travel Documents
    • Packing List
    • Sample Itinerary
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  • Go Back
    • MASA Israel
    • Onward Israel
    • PostGrad
  • Hillel
  • APPLY NOW
    • APPLY NOW
    • How To Apply
    • Eligibility
  • About
    • FAQ
    • Parent FAQ
    • Contact Us
  • TRIPS
    • Campus
    • Discover Israel
    • By Date
  • Ready to Go
    • Travel Documents
    • Packing List
    • Sample Itinerary
    • Safety & Security
    • Extend
  • Go Back
    • MASA Israel
    • Onward Israel
    • PostGrad
  • Hillel

Get Ready to go

If you are confirmed as a participant, you can find the following information in Application Part: travel information including your bus number, flight code, flight numbers, and a link to extend your stay in Israel through Gil Travel. Additionally you will be able to make meal and roommate requests. ​

In case of an AFTER HOURS (after 530 pm EST)  emergency on a Birthright Israel trip, please call (202) 656-6153.
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make your to-do list

  • Gather your  Travel Documents   including your passport (that is valid for 6 months after your return date) and any appropriate visas
  • View a Sample Itinerary 
  • Read our Safety and Security Guide.
  • Start to pack!  Packing List.
  • Visit Gil Travel's website for details on how to extend your trip.

insurance

  • All participants on Birthright Israel trips are required to have their own health insurance.
  • Birthright Israel: Hillel takes out a standard policy for all participants that covers them for any non-pre-existing condition that may arise in Israel (dehydration, flu, cold, etc.). Participants do not have to pay out of pocket for a doctor's visit, but if the participant needs medication then they would likely need to cover these costs in Israel (for both mental or physical visits.)  We recommend buying CTAS insurance.
  • Please consider signing up for supplemental insurance for the duration of the trip. This is over and above the basic insurance that we provide for you on the trip.You are of course free to take out any travel plan but the plan we recommend is CTAS, which is a reasonably priced and comprehensive plan.
  • *For an additional $10 you can receive coverage for your domestic flight connection.
  • Click to sign up ​​www.ctas.co.il/hillel.asp

stay connected

Click here to rent a phone or SIM card!

You can rent a sim card and an unlocked smart phone if needed.  You can pick from a variety of packages that all include texts and calls to the US, an Israeli number, and data usage.


extend your trip

You can extend your return flight for up to 90 days! All you have to do is pay the flight change fee.

To extend your trip, click here.

For an overview of the extension process, you can see more here.

Check out these new Birthright Israel extension programs through Birthright Israel Plus!
This trip is a gift from
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Birthright Israel
Birthright Israel is an innovative partnership between the people of Israel through the Government of Israel, private philanthropists through the Birthright Israel Foundation and Jewish communities around the world (North American Jewish Federations, Keren Hayesod, and The Jewish Agency for Israel).
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Contact Us:
If you  questions about free Birthright Israel: Hillel Trips, please contact us:
israel@hillel.org | (202) 449-6695

Hillel International
Charles and Lynn Schusterman International Center
Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building
800 Eighth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
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