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Taglit-Birthright Israel participants help rehabilitate JNF Forest after Major Fires
A burnt forest is not a pleasant sight to see, but that is exactly what greeted a Taglit-Birthright Israel: Shorashim/JNF group from the U.S. on Tuesday, July 6, when they went to work in a forest near Beit Shemesh in the Lower Judean Plain where a major forest fire broke out during the last week of June, destroying 300,000 trees in over 3,000 dunams (750 acres) of man-planted forests and natural woodlands.
National news service features Shorashim
Shorashim's Taglit-Birthright Israel trip for participants with Aspergers Syndrome was highlighted in an article this week in the JTA. JTA is considered the "news wire" for the Jewish world.
Click here to read the article.
Why Travel?
You know how every job has its busy times and slow times? After Labor Day, one of Shorashim’s two busiest times of the year begins. Our phones ring off the hook and our necks stiffen as we answer them. We swim through our inboxes racing to answer emails. Our fingers sprint to chat with 18 to 26 year olds across the country (and their parents).
Alternative Spring Break Available for Alumni
Now for the 4th Spring in a row, Shorashim is proud to offer - in partnership with Jewish National Fund (JNF) - an opportunity to return to Israel.
Alternative Spring Break is an incredible seven day opportunity to volunteer and do something you would not do on an ordinary trip to Israel. Join JNF and 180 other young adults in working in communities in the Negev and one day in and around Jerusalem.
