JET - Jewish Education Team

Welcome to the Israel Free Spirit JET page! JET has a strong presence at many Chicago and Illinois universities including UIC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, DePaul, Loyola, U of Chicago, NIU, Northwestern, ISU , and many others. This page is not only for those campuses but for ALL Illinois students, grad students, and young professionals. We’re very excited to have you apply to your Taglit-Birthright Israel trip with us and we’re looking forward to providing you with the experience of a lifetime.

To ensure this process is as smooth for you as possible, please follow these steps:

• Please sign up for updates below and put JET under the “Campus/City” field.
• After signing up on the trip update list, Chicago area students should e-mail or call Rabbi Garfinkel to inform him of your interest of going with the JET group. (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | 310-903-7398). UIUC students should e-mail or call Rabbi Ari (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | 773-574-2056). 
• When registration opens on Wednesday, February 15 at 10 AM EST (or the 14^th at 12 PM EST for returning applicants), be sure to put in JET in the referral field.
• Have your fully refundable $250 deposit available as soon as you register. You will not be able to go on a trip without the deposit.
• A secondary application link will be sent anywhere from a few days to about a week after you regsiter. Please be patient as we will be awaiting more bus assignments based on recruiting. We want to keep the process as easy as possible for you. 
• Share this gift with any friends or family that are interested in going with you.
• Please also join us on Facebook or Twitter to get additional updates and opportunities from IFS.
• Thank you so much and looking forward to seeing you in Israel!