Thanks to a recent supplemental fundraising effort by the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston and generous Houston donors, we have raised $70,000 which was matched by The Sheldon Adelson Foundation and totaled $210,000 for
Taglit-Birthright Israel.
This effort has secured
40 spaces for Houston's young adults ages 22-26 who wish to travel to Israel for FREE
but... We need your help!
If you are, or know a Jewish young adult currently living in Houston or originally from Houston but away at school... and want to travel to Israel on a FREE 10-day trip please forward us their names and contact info ASAP!
Please share this e-mail with your
friends, family, colleagues here in Houston
and across the country!
Registration for Birthright opens
February 17, 2010 at 12 p.m. EST
We will be traveling to Israel
Thursday, June 24 - Tuesday, July 6, 2010
With over 11,000 applicants already on the waitlist we need to ensure Houstonians have every opportunity possible to go on this
life-changing journey.
For questions or to refer a Jewish young adult please contact: Rene Cartagena Kariel
Young Adult Associate - Young Adult Division (YAD)
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
rkariel@houstonjewish.org
713-729-7000 x319
Additional requirements of Taglit-Birthright Houston Community:
- Applicant may have traveled to Israel as long as it was not an organized trip i.e. Pilgrimage
- Must not be practicing any religion other than Judaism
- Ages 22-26
- Houston Resident
www.houstonjewish.org
