{"id":2634,"date":"2015-08-28T11:57:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T15:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/?page_id=2634"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:15:00","slug":"bri","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/student-life\/bri\/","title":{"rendered":"BU Birthright"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"#discover\">Discover<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"#media\">Media<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"#contact\">Contact<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"#faq\">FAQs<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; color: black;\"><span>Birthright registration is open and we are accepting applications! Our summer trip dates are May 10-20, 2026. <\/span><span>If you&#8217;re ready to sign up head to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bu2israel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/bu2israel.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1738866016555000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2h6TNE3xibe3cb_OjTiuIo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bu2israel.com<\/a><span> to start your application today. With questions email Jacob (<a href=\"jheisle1@bu.edu\">jheisle1@bu.edu<\/a><\/span><span>) or fill out this <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/9UjkNUBF1nA1dhhw9\">interest form<\/a>!<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/robKkCeGG9s?si=TTdt29OWYt17-ZT4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This video was made by Josh Sultanik.<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 350%;\"><strong>View Media from our trips!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2634 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/student-life\/bri\/dsc00207\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"424\" src=\"\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC00207-636x424.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC00207-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC00207-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC00207-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC00207.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/student-life\/bri\/dsc09552\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"424\" src=\"\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC09552-636x424.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC09552-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC09552-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC09552-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC09552.jpg 1101w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/student-life\/bri\/dsc09784\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"424\" src=\"\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC09784-636x424.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC09784-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC09784-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC09784-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC09784.jpg 1101w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/student-life\/bri\/dsc00493\/'><img width=\"636\" height=\"424\" src=\"\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC00493-636x424.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC00493-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC00493-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2023\/01\/DSC00493.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9288'>\n\t\t\t\tAbove photos by Skylar Piltch &#8217;24\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2634 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1057-2.jpg'><img width=\"636\" height=\"424\" src=\"\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1057-2-636x424.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1057-2-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1057-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1057-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1057-2.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A2262-2.jpg'><img width=\"636\" height=\"424\" src=\"\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A2262-2-636x424.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A2262-2-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A2262-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A2262-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A2262-2.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1476-2.jpg'><img width=\"636\" height=\"424\" src=\"\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1476-2-636x424.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1476-2-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1476-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1476-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/8I4A1476-2.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180101_161937-1.jpg'><img width=\"636\" height=\"477\" src=\"\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180101_161937-1-636x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180101_161937-1-636x477.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180101_161937-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180101_161937-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180101_161937-1.jpg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: black; font-size: 150%;\"><em>&#8220;Despite this year&#8217;s trip being rather unorthodox due to recent events, I still had a great and meaningful experience. Having gained new Jewish friends in a time of isolation is something that I will thank Birthright for. I believe that every person with a Jewish soul should partake in such a beautiful part of our heritage.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: black; font-size: 150%;\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211; Ben Slepoy (&#8217;25)<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 350%;\">Contact<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hillel\/files\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2025-05-15-at-10.51.13-AM-473x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"253\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2025-05-15-at-10.51.13-AM-473x636.png 473w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2025-05-15-at-10.51.13-AM-761x1024.png 761w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2025-05-15-at-10.51.13-AM-768x1033.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hillel\/files\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2025-05-15-at-10.51.13-AM.png 794w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Jacob Heisler, BU IACT\/Birthright Coordinator<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 120%; color: black;\"> Email: <a href=\"jheisle1@bu.edu\">jheisle1@bu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 350%;\">FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: black;\"><strong>Who organizes the trip?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Boston University Hillel has teamed up with Israel Outdoors to provide an amazing trip to Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: black;\"><strong>Can I bring non-BU friends?<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><\/strong>Absolutely! If there is space on the trip we&#8217;d love you to bring them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: black;\"><strong>Are there other opportunities to travel to Israel after Birthright?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Yes! There are many options from interning through <a href=\"https:\/\/onwardisrael.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Onward Israel<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masaisrael.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Masa Israel<\/a> to applying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> The David Project.<\/a> Let us know what you&#8217;re interested in and we&#8217;ll help find the best opportunity for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: black;\"><strong>What do I have to pay?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">The trip is absolutely free! Birthright covers two meals a day, transportation, lodging, and all of the activities. Be prepared to pay for lunch every day and souvenirs (if you want them). A tip is also suggested (for our awesome drivers and tour educators).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: black;\"><strong>Whats the application like?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: black;\">You can find out more about the<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israeloutdoors.com\/applying\/how-to-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">application process and eligibility requirements<\/a> here. You can also meet with Jacob (<a href=\"jheisle1@bu.edu\">jheisle1@bu.edu<\/a>) to go over it together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: black;\"><strong>Do I have to be religious?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Nope! Birthright is for anyone and everyone regardless of how &#8220;Jewish&#8221; you are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: black;\"><strong>What does a birthright trip look like?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\">Click here to see a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.israeloutdoors.com\/the-trips\/israel-quest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sample itinerary<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Media\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contact\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0FAQs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Birthright registration is open and we are accepting applications! Our summer trip dates are May 10-20, 2026. If you&#8217;re ready to sign up head to\u00a0bu2israel.com to start your application today. With questions email Jacob (jheisle1@bu.edu) or fill out this interest form! 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