Eligibility

Taglit-Birthright Israel: MAYANOT trips are coed and our participants come from all Jewish backgrounds. To be eligible for the Taglit-Birthright Israel: MAYANOT gift you must:

  • Be Jewish.
    1. For the Taglit-Birthright Israel trip, Jewish is defined as:
    2. a) Recognized as Jewish by the Jewish community or recognized as Jewish by one of the recognized denominations of Judaism;
    3. b) Where either parent is Jewish and the applicant does not actively practice another religion;
    4. c) From Former Soviet Union States, the applicant must be eligible by the Israeli Law of Return;
  • Be 18 through 26 years old by the date of the trip’s departure
    1. Depending when your 27th birthday is you may be eligible. Please contact our office to determine your eligibility.
  • Have not been on a seven-day or longer (including travel) peer educational trip to Israel since you were 12 yrs old
    1. Please note that:
    2. a) Applicants who have been on a March of the Living trip are eligible for Taglit-Birthright Israel as long as they are 22 years of age or older (through 26) by the date of their Taglit-Birthright Israel trip’s departure;
    3. b) Applicants who have participated in the Maccabiah Games in Israel are eligible for Taglit-Birthright Israel;
    4. c) Applicants who have been to Israel on family trips or with tours that were not peer educational are eligible for Taglit-Birthright Israel;
  • Have not studied in Israel since the age of 12;
  • Have not lived in Israel since the age of 12;
  • Not currently be in high school;
  • Not be registered in a Jewish Studies program in any institute of higher learning such as Jewish Teacher Training program, Jewish Studies program, Rabbinic program, Yeshiva/Seminary, Jewish Communal Service program, etc.;
  • Have a current US address (be a resident/citizen/full time student in the US)

Not eligible? Click here for your free trip to Israel!

If you have any questions about your eligibility
please contact our office at info@mayanotisrael.com or 1-888-MAYANOT.

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