Alternative Winter Break

Join this unique service-based experience, where college students (ages 18-24) raise $2,000 to spend their summer break volunteering in Israel, making a direct impact on local communities, while building lifelong friendships. Sign up to get your flight secured and start fundraising!

Overview of the Trip:

Each day of the trip is comprised of volunteering, touring, education, and independent time in the evenings and on Shabbat. 

Volunteering Highlights:

• Meet with Israelis, soldiers, survivors, and influential figures to hear their stories, firsthand.
• Work together with HaShomer HaChadash in farms to prevent a massive shortage in the Israeli market, ensuring that no farmer is left alone.
• Cook & pack meals for Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers.
• Rebuild Israel’s southern and northern communities affected by October 7 by planting, cleaning, painting, and repairing.
• And more!

Registration Fee

All students will pay a non-refundable $360 registration fee. This $360 registration fee will automatically be applied to your $2,000 fundraising goal.

Travel

Jewish National Fund-USA will be covering your flight to Israel from New York.

Fundraising:

Each participant is responsible for raising a minimum of $2,000 from at least 5 unique donors for JNF-USA's Israel Resilience Campaign which is dedicated to rehabilitating the North and South of Israel. Your fundraising page is created upon registration.

Registration Coming Soon

For more information, contact Dana Klein at dklein@jnf.org.