Registration & Trip Dates

Thank you for your interest in Taglit-Birthright Israel with Young Judaea. We love our trips, and we are thrilled to share this once-in-a-lifetime experience with you Learn about how registration works below, and get on the official registration update list.

How Registration Works...

Trips are offered in two separate seasons -- winter/spring trips and summer trips. For summer trips, registration typically opens in mid-February. For winter/spring trips, registration typically opens in mid-September. Registration only stays open for about a week each season. Registrations do not carry over from season to season, but returning applicants do receive priority status for future rounds.

When Trips are Offered...

Winter/Spring trips are offered throughout December, January, February, and March. Summer trips  are offered throughout May, June, July, and August. According to Taglit-Birthright Israel rules, we can not post trip dates in advance of registration. We can tell you that Young Judaea offers a wide selection of trip date choices with flights departing from New York City and occassionally from Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

Below is a short summary of the registration process. We also posted more detailed registration instructions so that you can be fully prepared once registration opens.

STEP #1: Primary Application & Deposit

Once registration opens, complete the online Primary Application (link is active during the registration period only). Be sure to choose Young Judaea as your official Taglit-Birthright Israel trip organizer (Why Young Judaea?). As part of the Primary Application, you will only be able to select your preferred trip type and travel month. Finally, you will be asked to submit a $250 refundable trip deposit. Your application will only be complete once you have submitted the deposit (Trip Deposit?).

Complete the Primary Application on the first registration day to improve your chances of being selected for a trip.

STEP #2: Secondary Application & Dates

Within 10-14 days of registration closing, you will receive an email invitation from Young Judaea to complete our Secondary Application. There you will be able to view our actual dates, and you will be asked to submit your top-10 trip choices. You can also let us know if you wish to travel with a companion.

STEP #3: Phone-Based Interview

Before we can offer any trip spots, we will conduct a telephone-based interview. The purpose of the interview is to make sure that you are eligible and to answer any and all of your questions. Typically we make these calls within 2-3 weeks of the start of registration. Do not panic if you do not hear from us right away. The order that we contact you for your phone-based interview has no relationship to the trip assignment process.

STEP #4: Accept Your Trip Spot

Within 3-5 weeks of the start of registration we will begin to send out actual trip confirmations via email. To make your spot on the trip official, you will need to respond to our trip offer message and formally accept your trip assignment or request to make a switch to a different one. For much more about how registration works: Detailed Registration Instructions.

Who Gets on What Trips?

Young Judaea assigns applicants to trips according to when you complete your application. We consider your application complete after you have fully finished the Primary Application, including submitting the refundable trip deposit (Trip Deposit?). We recommend completing the Primary Application with Young Judaea on the first day of registration to give yourself the best chance of getting on the trip you want. All first-day applications will be treated the same no matter what time of day they are received. Additionally, priority trip selection status is granted to applicants who have applied in the past as well as applicants who are age 26 and about to age out of the program.