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Gap year program

Aardvark Israel (Jerusalem)

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.

  • Tuition published
  • College credit info
  • Masa
Gap year program

Aardvark Israel (Tel Aviv)

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.

  • Tuition published
  • College credit info
  • Masa
Gap year program

Aardvark Israel Nativ Track

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.

  • College credit info
  • Masa
Seminary

Aish Gesher Women (efg@aish)

Rechavya, Jerusalem

Post-high-school women; describes itself as a Jerusalem-based post-high-school seminary program.

  • College credit info
Yeshiva

Aish HaTorah (Aish Yeshiva)

Old City, Jerusalem

Jewish men, generally college-educated and aged 20-30, from beginner to advanced; religious observance and Hebrew are not required. The separate Gesher program is the one aimed at post-high-school students.

  • College credit info
Gap year program

Arevim – Masa Year of Service

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.

  • Tuition published
  • Masa
Seminary

Baer Miriam

Har Nof, Jerusalem

A seminary for young women; the site says classes cater to all levels of students.

    Gap year program

    BINA Gap Year in Israel

    Shapira (south Tel Aviv), Tel Aviv

    High school graduates ages 17-19 from around the world; the program includes both international and Israeli participants.

    • Masa
    Seminary

    Bnos Chava Seminary

    Jerusalem

    Young women from North and South America, Europe and South Africa seeking a year of intensive Jewish studies in Israel.

    • College credit info
    Yeshiva

    Derech - Institute For Torah Studies

    Maalot Dafna, Jerusalem

    First-year students are usually 18-19 and come from a range of backgrounds, from yeshiva day school to public school/NCSY with little prior learning.

    • Tuition published
    • College credit info
    • Masa
    Yeshiva

    Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael

    Mount Zion, Jerusalem

    Jewish men aged 18 to 35, from beginner to advanced; the Gap Year program is for male high school graduates.

    • Tuition published
    • College credit info
    Gap year program

    FZY Year Course

    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.

    • Tuition published
    Gap year program

    Habonim Dror North America Workshop

    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.

      Seminary

      Havineini Bais Yaakov Seminary

      Mattersdorf, Jerusalem

      Young women who have finished high school; the site lists feeder high schools from North America, Europe and elsewhere.

      • College credit info
      Gap year program

      Hevruta Gap-Year Program

      Jerusalem

      Pre-university North Americans and pre-army Israelis who study together in a single cohort that the program describes as pluralistic.

      • Tuition published
      Gap year program

      Israel XP at Bar-Ilan University

      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.

      • Tuition published
      • College credit info
      • Masa
      Gap year program

      Kadima (World Bnei Akiva)

      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.

      • Tuition published
      • Masa
      Yeshiva

      Keshet Yehuda (pre-military mechina)

      Golan Heights, Moshav Keshet

      Religious young men aged 18-21 from English-speaking countries (mainly North America) who have finished 12th grade or college; most intend to enlist in the IDF, some are weighing it, and some come as a gap year before college.

      • College credit info
      Gap year program

      Kivunim

      Jerusalem

      Open to graduating high school seniors.

      • College credit info
      Gap year program

      Kol Ami Mechina

      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.

      • Tuition published
      • Masa
      Yeshiva

      Lev Aryeh Yeshiva

      Jerusalem

      Post-high-school students from the United States and other English-speaking countries.

        Gap year program

        Limmud (World Bnei Akiva)

        Israel

        Jewish high school graduates from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, in what the site calls a religious Zionist, co-ed environment.

        • Tuition published
        • Masa
        Seminary

        Maalot Yerushalayim

        Har Nof, Jerusalem

        Shana Beis (second-year) students aged 19 and up who, in the site's words, are fully Bais Yaakov-aligned in values and standards; some work as madrichot.

        • College credit info
        Seminary

        Machon Maayan

        Givat Washington

        Young women from a range of backgrounds on a year-in-Israel seminary program designed for English speakers; classes are offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.

          Yeshiva

          Machon Meir (English Department)

          Kiryat Moshe, Jerusalem

          Men from a wide variety of backgrounds, including new immigrants and visitors coming for a semester or a year; no age range is stated.

          • Masa
          Yeshiva

          Machon Shlomo - The Heiden Institute

          Har Nof, Jerusalem

          Jewish, English-speaking male college graduates in their 20s and 30s with limited background in Jewish learning.

          • Tuition published
          Yeshiva

          Machon Yaakov

          Har Nof, Jerusalem

          English-speaking post-college men and young professionals aged roughly 20-30 (average about 24), many with little or no Jewish background.

          • Tuition published
          Gap year program

          Mechina Olamit (World Bnei Akiva)

          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.

          • Tuition published
          • Masa
          Yeshiva

          Mechinat Ruach HaNegev

          South

          Gap-year students of any religious educational background who are motivated and independent; the program says it aims to develop committed religious Zionists.

            Yeshiva

            Mercaz HaTorah

            Jerusalem

            Yeshiva high school graduates who want to continue their Torah studies in Israel.

            • College credit info

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