Listed in alphabetical order. Every fact comes from the program's own website. Not sure where to start? Try the program finder.
Showing 18 of 118 programs
Jerusalem
Post-high-school gap year students, current college students and working young adults ages 17-21 from around the world, of all Jewish backgrounds and affiliations.
Florentine, Tel Aviv
Post-high-school gap year students, current college students and working young adults ages 17-21 from around the world, of all Jewish backgrounds and affiliations.
Multiple locations
Gap-year students looking for a program in the spirit of Conservative/Masorti Judaism; Aardvark Israel's FAQ says all Jewish students ages 17-21 are encouraged to apply.
Tel Aviv suburbs, Tel Aviv
Young Jewish adults from abroad who want a long-term volunteer year in Israel; requirements listed are being self-sufficient and having good English or Hebrew.
Shapira (south Tel Aviv), Tel Aviv
High school graduates ages 17-19 from around the world; the program includes both international and Israeli participants.
Tel Aviv
Recent high school graduates with a GPA of 3.0 or equivalent and English proficiency.
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
Gap-year participants from the UK youth movement FZY (Federation of Zionist Youth); the site does not state age or entry requirements on the pages checked.
Tel Aviv area
A gap-year program of the youth movement Habonim Dror North America, which describes itself as a Jewish, Socialist-Zionist youth movement.
Jerusalem
Pre-university North Americans and pre-army Israelis who study together in a single cohort that the program describes as pluralistic.
Tel Aviv area
Open to all Jewish students regardless of level of observance; participants must keep the program's rules, which the site says include Modern Orthodox observance of Shabbat, kashrut, attire and behavior.
Givat Mordechai, Jerusalem
The site says Kadima is for Modern Orthodox Jewish high school graduates, with participants from Canada, Europe, the UK, the USA and Mexico; the program runs in English.
Multiple locations
High school graduates from Israel and abroad; the site says about 60% of each campus is Israeli and the rest are gap-year participants from abroad and new immigrants heading to the army.
Israel
Jewish high school graduates from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, in what the site calls a religious Zionist, co-ed environment.
Jerusalem
The site says it is for Modern Orthodox Jewish high school graduates from North America, Europe, Latin America and Israel, including those preparing for the IDF; overseas and Israeli participants live and learn together.
Israel
Participants from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa who want a year of yeshiva or seminary study within the Bnei Akiva framework.
Jerusalem
Adult learners of all denominations and backgrounds, including those heading toward rabbinical school; no prior Hebrew or text knowledge is required for the Lishma track.
Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
Jewish gap-year students from a range of denominations, youth movements and backgrounds; the site describes the program as pluralist and says it began as the gap year for members of the Young Judaea movement.
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