"Sopranos" TV Star, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Takes Part in an Authentic Israel Tour

Participants on a January 2008 Israel Outdoors trip (Part of the Authentic Israel family) were pleasantly surprised to learn that one of their fellow travelers was Jamie Lynn Sigler, the actress who is most famous for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO mega-hit "The Sopranos". Jamie decided to join an Israel Outdoors trip after a close friend took part in a previous Israel Outdoors trip and encouraged Jamie to do the same. Good choice! What was it like having a Hollywood star on the trip?? For the most part, it was like every other trip. According to the group's Israeli guide Hagai Gov, "The group bonded immediately, and everyone really connected to the experience." Of course, there were some differences. When the Israeli press got wind that Jamie was in Israel on a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip, the media went crazy...and the trip got a lot of press coverage in Israel where The Sopranos show is very popular. In other words, an already unique trip became even more special. Check out a YouTube video and a newspaper story about Jamie's trip.