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.