For the most accurate and up-to-date news, please refer to official government sites (in the US: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html, in Israel: https://govextra.gov.il/ministry-of-health/corona/corona-virus-en/) and frequently updated media. BirthrightGuru information is limited to providing information on the impact to Birthright Israel trips related to the coronavirus. Visit the Birthright Israel FAQ section read their updated information directly. We will continue to monitor those sources as well.
Any other changes, including not feeling safe traveling, will require you to forfeit your deposit. For example, if you don’t feel safe traveling, be sure to cancel during the 35 days.
Remember, “Birthright Israel” is the organization overseeing all Birthright trips. Importantly, Trip Organizers are responsible for the logistics of each trip. Make sure to communicate directly with your trip organizer for logistics. Here is a complete list with links to contact information.
Birthright Israel and trip organizers do not book or manage domestic trips. Therefore, you are responsible for rescheduling or canceling and asking for a refund. Fortunately, many of the US airlines have instituted special COVID-19 policies to allow for more flexible rescheduling and cancelation
After initially reopening many parts of the country (though with still very significant restrictions on non-Israeli citizens coming into Israel), Israel is now seeing a second surge of cases and closed malls, shops, pools, zoo, and museums. A second full lockdown was imposed later in July (source: Reuters).
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