Please see below for frequently asked questions about the Venture Israel Fellowship Mission. To return to the main Venture Israel Fellowship Mission page, click here.
The trip is from Feb. 4-12, 2025
Please understand that once you submit the registration form, we will be purchasing your non-refundable plane ticket for the following flights.
Flight Information:
Newark, NJ to Tel Aviv, Israel (economy seating)
El Al # 28
Departing: Newark, NJ, Feb. 4, 1:15 p.m.
Arriving: Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 5, 6:25 a.m.
Tel Aviv, Israel to Newark, NJ (economy seating)
El Al # 25
Departing: Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 12, 12:05 a.m.
Arriving: Newark, NJ, Feb. 12, 5:05 a.m.
Passports must be valid at least six months beyond your return date.
TBA
Cost:
- Venture Israel Fellowship will cover the cost of round-trip travel for each participant who travels according to he dates/times/seating class described in the flight information section.
- Fellows will be responsible for any additional cost which may result from traveling separately from the group-arranged flights (as listed above) or if making any upgrades to their ticket reservation (e.g. changing seating class).
This includes:
- Full educational program
- Luxury bus
- All meals with the exception of Saturday night dinner (Fellows will have free time in Jerusalem on Saturday evening after Shabbat concludes)
- Speaker fees
- All entrance and processing fees
- Gratuities
- Transportation to and from the airport for the group flights listed in the flight information section
Please understand that once you submit the registration form, Jewish Learning Venture will be purchasing your non-refundable plane ticket. You will be directed to contact our travel agent, Luis Sole, to make your own flight arrangements. Any costs incurred beyond the cost of group flight are the responsibility of the participant.
Should you change your mind about participating in Venture Israel Fellowship and/or are unable to attend the trip after your airline tickets are purchased by Jewish Learning Venture, you are responsible for reimbursing Jewish Learning Venture in whole for the cost of these airline tickets.
You can register for the mission by clicking here.
We strongly recommend that participants review their insurance coverages to ensure that there is no war exclusion.
Trip insurance is not required, but we strongly encourage mission participants to purchase the level of travel insurance they feel comfortable will provide them with travel peace of mind.
Here are some trip insurance companies that we are aware of:
Allianz Travel Insurance: www.allianztravelinsurance.com
Travelex Insurance: www.travelexinsurance.com
Arch RoamRight: www.roamright.com
SquareMouth: www.squaremouth.com
You will receive an email from Doreen Bason (dbason@jewishphilly.org) with a Virtru link, which we require you to use to protect your sensitive and confidential personally identifiable information (PII). The Virtru link will take you to a secure portal for you to provide the following required sensitive information for this mission:
- date of birth
- passport number
- passport issue date
- passport expiration date
- passport photo
You can also provide your global entry or trusted traveler number, if you have one.
Once you open the Virtru link, you will validate your email address. Please ensure that any sensitive information you input and upload are in the “encrypted message” and “files” section that is located beneath the text that says “all text and files below this line will be encrypted.”
There is an unencrypted section, located at the top of the form, where you can add a message to Doreen Bason, explaining that your mission documents are included in the secure section.
We ask that you do not customize any of the security settings. Once you have included all of the necessary information, click “share” to send the information to Doreen Bason.
If you have any questions, please contact Doreen Bason at dbason@jewishphilly.org.
Please see below for an example:
To see the Jewish Federation’s privacy policy, click here.
Itinerary and additional details will be provided by Jewish Learning Venture prior to travel.
If you have any questions or concerns about travel logistics, please contact Debbie Leon, Director, Venture Israel Fellowship, at dleon@jewishlearningventure.org.