Taglit-birthright israel provides the gift of first time, peer group, educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26. Taglit-birthright israel's founders created this program to send thousands of young Jewish adults from all over the world to Israel as a gift in order to diminish the growing division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world; to strengthen the sense of solidarity among world Jewry; and to strengthen participants' personal Jewish identity and connection to the Jewish people.

Taglit-birthright israel operates on a belief that it is every Jewish person's birthright to visit Israel. To date, over 147,000 young adults from 52 countries have traveled to Israel on Taglit-Birthright Israel trips.

So, Why Israel? It's a central part of Jewish history, culture and religion. It's part of our family. It's part of the general culture in which we live. It's a beacon of Jewish pride and creativity. These ten days are about your own very personal conversation with this most ancient land and most modern state.

ECJS will be running two Birthright trips: one in the summer and one in the winter.