Enhance your Bar or Bat Mitzvah by traveling to Israel with JNF Travel and Tours!

Join JNF's unique Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tours in Israel and we will help you plan the perfect event and celebration.

Jewish National Fund's Plant Your Way to Israel program provides students with an opportunity to fund their trip to Israel, by raising money from friends and family. Half of the funds go towards JNF's initiatives, and the other half can be used by the student for any Israel trip.

Join a group tour or have JNF Travel & Tours plan a customized trip for you and your family. With over a century of experience as caretaker of the land of Israel, Jewish National Fund has touched virtually every part of Israel. Our knowledge of Eretz Israel, its geography and ancient history, combined with our ability to plan a vacation that incorporates the right balance of fun and learning, gives JNF a unique perspective on touring Israel. Every trip is expertly planned by our exclusive travel agency, JNF Travel and Tours, and lets you experience first hand what JNF has accomplished in Israel, from planting a tree with your own hands, to meeting the people whose lives JNF has touched. And we have the experience to bring you there in safety and comfort with expert guides and theme-based tours.  JNF Travel and Tours can help you provide your children with a lifetime of memories and an experience that will strengthen their connection to Israel.

JNF Travel and Tours can plan a private family tour with a customized itinerary to suit your family’s needs. Whether it’s your child’s first or hundredth time visiting Israel, JNF Travel and Tours will plan the perfect tour and celebration based on your interests. We can connect you with a local Rabbi and help you find a community service program for your child, based on his or her interests. We can also help you choose a site for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony. For a more traditional location, you might choose sites such as Massada or the Kotel, or you may opt for an ancient synagogue in the Galilee or the Golan.  We have selected dozens of unique venues in Israel that can make for a memorable Bar Mitzvah / Bat Mitzvah. To make the day complete, we can design a “Save the Date” flier or brochure to send to your invited guests and family members.

We periodically offer group B’nai Mitzvah Tours for families. They include touring, private guides, airfare, hotels, B’nai Mitzvah service and celebration, and exciting activities for the whole family. Please continue to check the JNF Travel & Tours website for updated information!

Sample Tour Highlights

Experience the spirit of Jerusalem as you tour the Rabbinical Tunnels and visit the Western Wall

Visit the modern metropolis of Tel Aviv, Israel’s most cosmopolitan city

Tour the Golan Heights, the mystical city of Safed and HaifaTour Be’er Sheva, the capital of the Negev,  and visit new communities built by JNF

Enjoy a cable car ride to the top of Masada

Swim in the buoyant waters of the Dead Sea

Take a solemn tour of Israel’s Holocaust Museum, Yad Vashem

Visit the largest crater in the world, the Ramon CraterVisit the Ayalon Institute, a secret military factory established by the Haganah in 1945

Participate in an archeological dig at Beit Guvrin

Take an exciting jeep ride in the world’s largest geological wonder, the Ramon Crater

Enjoy authentic Bedouin hospitality and entertainment

Kayak down the Jordan River

Take a camel ride in the Desert

And more!

Plus!

B'nai Mitzvah ceremony at the Southern Wall in Old City Jerusalem or at the Synagogue located on Alexander Muss High school in Israel campus

B’nai Mitzvah celebration and dinner

$500 Gift certificate for B’nai Mitzvah child to the Alexander Muss Institute for Israel Education

Your child’s name inscribed in the JNF Books of Honor (optional; not included)

Your child’s name inscribed on the JNF B’nai Mitzvah Wall (optional; not included)

B’NAI MITZVAH CEREMONY

The B’nai Mitzvah service takes place at the Southern Wall and lasts approximately 1.25 hours.

The service is in both Hebrew & English

Each B’nai Mitzvah child will be assigned one Torah Aliyah (including Torah Blessings) to prepare for the service.

Upon registration, each family will be notified of the Aliyah the B’nai Mitzvah child is asked to prepare

Prior to the ceremony, the Rabbi will meet with the B’nai Mitzvah children to review the Torah Portion and assign each child a portion of the service to lead (child may choose between Hebrew and English)