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The 2019 Y2I trip to Israel will take place from June 30- July 14, 2019.
Robert I. Lappin Youth to Israel Adventure, Y2I, is a fun and exciting life-changing Israel experience for Jewish teens, who are sophomores or juniors in high school and who live in or who are members of a temple in any of the 23 cities or towns of the Foundation’s service area. Y2I, a rite of passage for Jewish teens, is open to all, regardless of level of Jewish observance, education, affiliation or abilities.
The goal of Y2I is to inspire teens to stay Jewish, to marry Jewish, and to raise their own children Jewish. Created in 1971 by philanthropist Robert Israel Lappin as the most cost effective way to build Jewish pride, connect young people to Israel, and imbue in them love of and responsibility for our Jewish Family, Y2I is the most successful community teen Israel experience per capita in North America. Key to Y2I’s success is the fully subsidized community teen trip to Israel. More than 2,700 teens have participated in Y2I since 1971.
Y2I is funded by Lappin Foundation, Robert I. Lappin Charitable Foundation, Robert Israel Lappin and the Lappin Family, Combined Jewish Philanthropies and more than 900 donors to the Foundation’s Annual Campaign.
Lappin Foundation welcomes teens with disabilities to 2019 Y2I, thanks to a generous grant from the Ruderman Family Foundation.
The Morton and Lillian Waldfogel Charitable Foundation provides funds for families in need to cover costs for Y2I, including program fees, travel and medical insurance, and the deposit. Contact Deborah Coltin at 978-740-4428 or dcoltin@lappinfoundation.org for more information.
