Summer 2017 trips leave on June 4th-14th for the 18-22 year old trip and June 14th-25th for the 22-26 year old.

The gift of a trip to Israel from Birthright Israel is designed to offer an educational peer experience. As such, while the trip is available to young Jews all over the world and from various backgrounds, there are guidelines for eligibility

All participants must be between 18 and 26 and have finished high school by the time their trip departs. If you are turning 27 prior to May 1 for summer trips, or December 1 for winter trips, you are not eligible to participate in the upcoming round of trips.

Eligible individuals are those who identify as Jewish and are recognized as such by their local community or by one of the recognized denominations of Judaism. Applicants must also have at least one Jewish birth parent, or have completed Jewish conversion through a recognized Jewish denomination.

If you have been to Israel before but only with your family or on other personal business, you are still eligible. You are not eligible if you have been to Israel for more than three months since the age of 12. You are also not eligible if you were in Israel as part of a touring group, educational program, study program or an organized extended residential program since you were 18 years of age or older. There are a few programs such as volunteering for Magen David Adom, participating in the Maccabiah games and Federation missions that do not affect your eligibility.If you were born in Israel or are an Israeli citizen you are only eligible if you left Israel before the age of 12. If you have served in the Israeli Army or volunteered on an Israel Army base after the age of 18, you are not eligible.

If you were born in Israel or have ever held Israeli citizenship or have held an Israeli passport you are not eligible unless you prove by official documentation that you left Israel before the age of 12. If you are accepted to the program you will need to obtain army exemption papers from your local Israeli consulate.

When you register, you are required to pay a deposit to be considered for admission. If you decide you cannot go, you can withdraw and receive your deposit back if you do so before the withdrawal deadline. If you withdraw after this deadline, you will lose the deposit. The deadline will be communicated to all participants who register, so that there is no confusion.

Going to Israel with Jewish Nevada allows you the opportunity to build relationships with peers from the Jewish community in Nevada who you can continue to see on a regular basis once you return to the states. Additionally, our trips have a special VIP tour of our sister city Ramat HaNegev.

Registration i s a bit of a numbers game, because w ecannot predict how many participants will register; however, we truly work very hard to accommodate everyone who registers. If we have more registrants than spots, a waiting list will be created. We will do our best to accommodate people from that list.

Participants will receive their deposit back upon completion of the trip. Participants are responsible for transportation to and from the point of embarkation (usually Los Angeles) and for the cost of an average of one meal a day on their own. Participants are also asked to bring $70 in tip money for tour providers in Israel. Any shopping or additional spending money is at your discretion.

None at all. We are offering you this gift because we believe that a Jewish journey to Israel is your birthright.