Registration for the summer seasons usually opens in mid-February and remains open for approximately 1 week. Registration for the winter typically begins mid-September and is open for a similar time period. Keep your eyes on our homepage for specific registration dates for the upcoming season!

In order to be considered for a trip the following simple steps must be taken as soon as possible after registration begins for a respective session:

Step 1: Apply online here and complete the 8 part application.
Step 2: Submit a fully refundable $250 USD deposit.
Step 3: After receiving your login information, follow the link to Mayanot’s secondary application and submit the required forms.

This gift is available to those who are Jewish, ages 18 through 26, who have not been on a peer educational Israel trip before. For complete eligibility guidelines please visit our eligibility page.

No. The gift is available to Jewish young adults ages 18 through 26.

Yes, you are still eligible! However, you will only be eligible for a Taglit-Birthright Israel experience after your 22^nd birthday

Sure! As of 2012, Taglit-Birthright Israel changed their policy as such that any applicant who previously participated on a middle school trip to Israel is still eligible for a Taglit-Birthright Israel experience.

See our specialty trips page for a list of all trips.

Be sure to complete your application, including uploading an image of your passport and paying your security deposit, to better your chances of being accepted. Additionally, the more dates you are available to travel, the higher your chances are of being selected for a trip.

Mayanot will contact you via email as to whether or not you are accepted to the program. Please be sure to check your email periodically. If your email address that you put on your application has changed please contact us at information@birthrightisrael.com and let us know your new address. Since we will communicate with you primarily by email, please add information@birthrightisrael.com to your e-mail address book, spam software whitelist, or mail system whitelist to ensure that you receive important updates from us.

Please see the dates page.

Although it varies by session, in the past we have had trips depart from New York, New Jersey, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and Toronto.

The exact departures cities will be posted on the dates page during the applicable session.

Participants are responsible for getting to the gateway city on their own. Taglit-Birthright Israel: MAYANOT does not pay for any expenses related to this.

Then borrow it. We are unable to accept any applications that are not accompanied by a deposit. Remember, deposits are fully refundable and will be returned very shortly after the trip is over.

The $250 deposit is to ensure that your seat is filled on the airplane and that you participate fully in the program. If these conditions are satisfied, your deposit will be returned shortly after your return home. If you should need to cancel your trip please be sure to do so before the cancellation deadline to avoid forfeiture of your deposit.

Your deposit can be submitted in section 7 of the Taglit-Birthright Israel online application (only after sections 1 through 6 have been completed). Taglit-Birthright Israel requires that all participants pay their deposit through Payoneer.

If you are accepted to the program and assigned to a flight, you will receive an email from Taglit-Birthright within a week of your return, with a link to receive your deposit. If you cancel in writing prior to the deadline, or are not accepted to a program in the current season, then your refund will be issued directly back to your original method of payment.

Should you be accepted on a trip and choose to cancel, you will need to to so formally, and in writing, by the given deadlines to avoid forfeiting your deposit. The exact deadlines can be found here.

Get one fast! All participants must have valid travel documents (passport, Green Card, visa, etc.) in order to participate on a Taglit-Birthright Israel: MAYANOT program. Passports must be valid for a minimum of 6 months from the last day of your trip. We need to have a copy of your VALID passport at least 45 days before your scheduled departure date or you may be removed from the trip and forfeit your deposit. For more information please visit our passport and travel documents page.

Please note that you can complete the Taglit-Birthright Israel application without passport information and fill it in at a later time.

Sure! Refer your friends to sign up and submit a deposit as soon as possible and we will try and keep you in the same group. You can refer your friends here.

Yes. Please visit our testimonial page for alumni comments and contact information.

Please notify our office at 1-888-MAYANOT or 212-980-3414 or info@mayanotisrael.com immediately. Refunds of your $250 deposit can not be guaranteed.

MAYANOT makes every effort to place participants with friends and/or family that they wish to be with. You will be asked who you wish to travel with on the Date Request Form, and we will do our best to try to accomodate.

MAYANOT makes every effort to get applicants on to trips. There are a number of variables that determine how and when applicants get assigned including flight availability, groups and the amount of applicants. You can increase your chances of getting on a trip significantly by completing the entire application process (including submitting the fully-refundable deposit and all forms) as soon as possible after registration opens. In addition, the more flexibility you have in terms of departure dates, the easier it makes it for us to get you on a trip.

MAYANOT makes every effort to confirm applicants as soon as possible. Most applicants will receive confirmation approximately 6-8 weeks after registration begins.

Deposits are refunded as soon as possible and no longer than 90 days after trips return.

NO. But by the end of your trip you may be able to carry short conversations in Hebrew!