Hillel's Summer Trip Options:

Please note that you will select your trip option during the online application, so please choose an option beforehand. See each option for eligibility restrictions.

Campus Explore Israel Trip - May/June OR August (check with your local Hillel for month selection)
The Campus Explore Israel Trip is a Hillel’s premier campus-based experience. Traveling with other students from your campus and community, you will explore the major sites of Israel and amazing places you didn’t even know existed. You’ll meet your Israeli peers and get to know the real Israel - hiking Masada, exploring the tunnels under the Western Wall, drumming with the Bedouin in their desert tents, and dancing in an Israeli nightclub will show you an Israel not seen on the nightly news. 

Greeks Rush Israel- June
Experience Israel for the first time with your closest friends and other Greek students from around the country! You’ll get to tour the most famous and best-hidden sites in Israel, explore your Jewish roots and meet Israeli students, all while traveling together on buses with your fraternity and sorority peers. In addition to touring the country from top to bottom, you will have access to exclusive Greek-only events ranging from private house parties to top-level leadership meetings. Come get to know your homeland, Greek style!

American Sign Language/Spoken English-June
This trip is open to people who use American Sign Language, spoken English, or both as their primary language. Traveling with your peers, you will explore the major sites of Israel and amazing places you didn’t even know existed. You’ll meet your Israeli peers and get to know the real Israel - hiking Masada, exploring the tunnels under the Western Wall, drumming with the Bedouin in their desert tents, and dancing in an Israeli nightclub will show you an Israel not seen on the nightly news. Knowledge of American Sign Language is not required for this trip. ASL interpretation will be available to make all educational content accessible and facilitate communication among participants

Seattle/JCONNECT- June
A program designed specifically for graduate students and young professionals from the Pacific Northwest. This special program will allow you to explore the major sites in Israel with other participants from your region. You’ll meet your Israeli peers and get to know the real Israel - hiking Masada, exploring the tunnels under the Western Wall, drumming with the Bedouin in their desert tents, and dancing in an Israeli nightclub will show you an Israel not seen on the nightly news.

Jewish Journalism and Literature- August
This trip is for anyone interested in Jewish Literature or Journalism. This trip will accept those students and journalists who want to experience Israel and learn specifically from and with top Israeli and foreign writers and journalists in Israel. This special trip will also put Israeli journalists and writers on the trip for the full 10-days as full participants in the Taglit experience. You will explore the major sites of Israel and amazing places you didn’t even know existed. You’ll meet your Israeli peers and get to know the real Israel - hiking Masada, exploring the tunnels under the Western Wall, drumming with the Bedouin in their desert tents, and dancing in an Israeli nightclub will show you an Israel not seen on the nightly news.  This trip will be run in partnership with the National Jewish Book Council.