Eligibility
Taglit-Birthright Israel: MAYANOT trips are coed and our participants come from a variety of Jewish backgrounds. To be eligible for the Taglit-Birthright Israel: MAYANOT gift you must:
- Be Jewish;
- Taglit-Birthright Israel identifies an individual as Jewish if:
- a) They are recognized as Jewish by the Jewish community or recognized as Jewish by one of the recognized denominations of Judaism;
- b) They have at least one Jewish birth parent or have completed Jewish conversion through a recognized Jewish denomination, and the applicant does not actively practice another religion;
- c) They are from the Former Soviet Union States, and they are eligible according to the Israeli Law of Return;
- Be 18 through 26 years old;
- If you are applying at age 17, you are not eligible for a trip unless you turn 18 before your trip departure date.
- If you are turning 27 after May 1 for summer trips, or December 1 for winter trips, you are may still be eligible to participate on a trip. Please contact our office to determine your eligibility.
- Have not been on a peer educational trip to Israel for seven-days or longer (including travel), since age 12;
- Please note that:
- 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;
- c) Applicants who have been to Israel on family trips or with tours that were not peer educational are eligible for Taglit-Birthright Israel;
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- Must have graduated high school;
- Have not studied in Israel since the age of 12;
- Have not lived or been on an organized extended residential program in Israel since the age of 12;
- Have not served in the Israeli Army of volunteered on an Israeli Army base;
- Not currently 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.;
- Must have a current US address (be a resident/citizen/full time student in the US)
If you have any questions about your eligibility please contact our office at info@mayanotisrael.com or 1-888-MAYANOT.
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