Reactions To Birthright’s Change In Eligibility In 18 GIFs

Because 18=Chai and you know you’re freaking out about this. "If you have been to Israel before but only with your family or on other personal business, you are still eligible. However, if you have been to Israel as part of a touring group, educational program, study program or an organized extended residential program when you were 18 years of age or older, you are not eligible. "

1. At first you thought, “ugh, not another update asking me to go on Birthright when I’m ineligible”

If you had five shek for every time someone tried to recruit you, you'd be able to afford the gazillion dollar flight over there

2. And then you read “change in eligibility” and thought, oh, they probably made it harder to go to Israel for free

3. But then you skimmed through it and were all “hang on a second, does this mean…”

4. NO THEY DID NOT

5. As you read through, it’s like Birthright has been playing you for years

For YEARS, man!

6. You just don't know what to say because everything you've ever thought about Birthright is suddenly very very wrong

Then didn’t know what do do because you spent so much time being annoyed that you were ineligible EVEN THOUGH you had the time of your life on your Jewish Camp/Youth Group’s program (#bestsummerever)

7. And you proceeded to go through several stages of yelling and freaking out

8. Because lezzbehonest, YOU’RE SO EXCITED TO GO TO ISRAEL AGAIN

9. FOR FREE

10. HOLD THE PHONE: Wait, how old were you when you went last time?! 17 or 18!?

Reality check.

11. So you had to think about how old you were when you snuck out of your hotel room/the bedouin tents/hostel to have some alone time with that NJB/NJG you met, which brought back some nice memories

That night under the stars in the desert with the camels spitting in the distance...you promised you'd always stay together after you got home...

12. OMG I WAS LIKE 17—WE’RE GOOD TO GO

Teenz4Lyfe

13. It then takes you 4 seconds to realize…you’re legal in Israel now

And that you’ll now follow the stereotype of Americans on Birthright #cracksquare

14. But that's not why you're going to Israel...is it?

Besides, alcohol is maaaaad expensive in Israel…but you wouldn’t know that because you followed the rules on your last trip, right?

15. By now your Facebook looks like this with posts about Birthright

JESUS CHRIST I GET IT ALREADY

16. But your non-Jewish friends just don’t understand

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW

17. You’ve lost all ability to convey emotion in your face because you’re too busy channeling them through your thumbs to ALL of your Jewish friends

Especially the ones who went on a gap year to Israel and are still ineligible. #sucks2suck

18. BRB CRYING SEE YOU IN ISRAEL #TAGLIT

בשנה הבאה בירושלים!