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Mission Trips and Experiences 

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Contact Missions Department at 1.212.836.1548 or .

Upcoming Missions

Travel to Israel and other countries with friends and family or travel on your own and make new friends. See our work and learn firsthand the result of your generous donations in the former Soviet Union, Israel, Argentina, and other places around the world. Whatever your interests, UJA-Federation has a trip for you.

Learn more about the great trips we have scheduled.

Travel with UJA-Federation of New York to Israel and other Jewish communities throughout the world to experience the hospitality of people who share our values and traditions.

Explore New Worlds

You can go as far away as India and as close as Cuba to speak with Jewish communal leaders, prominent historians, religious leaders, and political figures to discuss the challenges facing their country and Jewish populations

  • Travel with family, friends, or colleagues on missions to Israel, Argentina, Cuba, Berlin, the former Soviet Union, and other exotic locales.
  • Visit people around the world who benefit from your generosity.
  • Tour historic Jewish neighborhoods.
  • Meet top officials and celebrated artists at briefings, galas, and cultural performances.
  • Design a customized trip for a select group of family and friends.
  • Participate in a special trip designed for young professionals.
  • Create memories that will last a lifetime.

Customize Your Trip

Celebrate an event in your life in Israel:

  • A bar or bat mitzvah ceremony in Jerusalem or atop Masada
  • A wedding anniversary celebration in Jerusalem or atop Masada

Get expert help mapping out your itinerary to include rarely-encountered neighborhoods and historical sites, or briefings with government leaders and advisors.

Ask your UJA-Federation professional about customizing a special trip abroad.

UJA-Federation of New York reserves the right to limit participation based on eligibility requirements, space availability, and other criteria that it may, in its sole discretion, determine. In addition, UJA-Federation of New York reserves the right to terminate the participation of any mission participant whose behavior, in UJA-Federation’s sole discretion, is determined to be detrimental to the health, safety, or well-being of other participants or the organization.

Caring for those in need, rescuing those in harm's way, and renewing and strengthening the Jewish people in New York, in Israel, and around the world.