Programs in Coastal Israel

A hesder yeshiva in the heart of Tel Aviv (9 Herman Cohen Street), combining intensive Torah study with preparation for IDF service. Named Shir Le'Neriya in memory of Neriya Cohen, killed in a 2008 terror attack in Jerusalem, the yeshiva deliberately positions itself within the urban Tel Aviv environment -- rather than apart from it -- to build participants' connection to the land and people of Israel.

An intensive Torah-study track for women, layered on top of a full undergraduate or graduate course load at Bar-Ilan University, covering Talmud, Tanach, Halacha, and Jewish thought alongside regular academic study.

A subsidized short-term volunteer trip for young professionals, combining 4-7 hours a day of humanitarian and agricultural volunteer work (crop harvesting, food-bank sorting, food rescue) with community and cultural programming.

A year-long sports academy program for post-high-school athletes, with tracks in basketball, soccer, and sports management. The basketball track competes in Israel's IBBA semi-professional B League while participants also volunteer, intern in tech, and tour the country.

A week-long summer dance course for teenage dance students from Israel and abroad, taught in the Batsheva Dance Company's Gaga movement language, including repertoire study, an open rehearsal, and meetings with company dancers.

A paid Masa career program for college graduates and young professionals with at least two years of work experience, combining placement in the Israeli job market across fields such as tech, marketing, and business development with mentorship and cultural programming.

A hesder yeshiva originally founded in Yamit and later re-established in Neve Dekalim, Gush Katif; relocated to Ashdod after the 2005 disengagement, combining Torah study with IDF service.

A Sephardic yeshiva in Bnei Brak preserving Tunisian Jewish learning traditions, spanning a full track from mesivta through kollel.

The Coller School of Management's flagship English-language, AACSB-accredited MBA at Tel Aviv University, focused on entrepreneurship and new-venture creation through hands-on hackathons and accelerators; caps each cohort at 50 students drawn from 40+ countries, with an internship component and access to a 500+-member alumni network.

A 15-month English-language MBA at Bar-Ilan University's School of Business Administration, combining alternating on-campus and online sessions with coursework in entrepreneurship, global management, finance, and marketing; includes a study tour to China and draws an international cohort of 30-35 students per class.

A Masa-affiliated organization based in Tel Aviv offering professional internship placements (2-5 months) across finance, tech, marketing, consulting, and other fields with a network of 1,200+ partner companies, alongside shorter volunteer tracks (1-6 weeks) with organizations like Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah, and a remote-work track for participants continuing outside employment while based in Israel. Includes housing and Hebrew ulpan options.

A hesder yeshiva in Ramla established in 2014 (Elul 5774), located in a complex on the edge of the market in the Emishav neighborhood, combining higher Torah study with significant military service. Led by Rabbi Ari Hendler.

A hesder-shiluvim yeshiva in Rosh HaAyin led by Rabbi Gilad Chala, combining faith-based Torah study with meaningful military service across a four-year structure: a year of yeshiva study preparing for the army, two years of military service, and a final year of yeshiva study preparing for life after service.

A hesder yeshiva in Holon (population 200,000+) founded to establish a significant Torah center in the city, combining Talmudic study, Jewish law, biblical texts, and philosophy with military-service preparation and 'Lore of the Land of Israel.' Most students follow a 5-year track (2 years yeshiva, 1.5 years service, 1.5 years yeshiva); an alternative 3-year full-service track is also offered.

A hesder yeshiva founded in September 1998 by Rabbi Yuval Sherlo, Rabbi David Stav, and Rabbi Shai Piron, led by Rabbi Yuval Sherlo, Rabbi Tamir Granot, and Rabbi Itamar Eldar. Relocated to Tel Aviv's Shapira neighborhood in 2020, at which point it left the AMIT network and joined the Ruach HaGolan institutions.

A hesder yeshiva in Rehovot founded roughly 50 years ago, combining Torah study in a warm, family-like atmosphere with military service preparation and an academic degree track. About 200 students study there under Rabbi Ami Danino.

A religious-Zionist Chassidic hesder yeshiva, described as a pioneer among Zionist yeshivot in the Gush Dan area, established in 1994 (5754). Led by Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira, joined by Rabbi Ben Tzion Elgazi since 2018; Rabbi Yaakov Ariel (former city rabbi) serves as president.

A family-oriented hesder yeshiva focused on developing students' spiritual identity as Torah scholars, combining in-depth Talmud study with Jewish thought, life skills, mentorship, and community engagement.

A yeshiva founded by Rabbi Eliyahu Mali as the centerpiece of the Meirim BeYafo organization, which runs about nine initiatives in Jaffa including a pre-military academy (Mechinat Chivat Tzion), a women's center, and student housing, aiming to strengthen Jewish communal life in the city. Around 600 students and volunteers participate across the organization's institutions.

A credit-bearing summer internship program placing international students in customized internships in Tel Aviv across sectors including technology, business, political science, NGOs, product management, public relations, marketing, film and media, and government, alongside a career-strategy workshop and a dedicated internship coordinator. Distinct from TAU International's semester/year study-abroad track.

A secular leadership pre-military academy named for Lova Eliav, with branches in south Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan, developing participants who take active responsibility in Israeli society and during IDF service through a year combining learning, action, Jewish-Israeli identity development, and leadership training within group living.

A religious-educational pre-military academy in Or Yehuda, in the heart of Gush Dan, combining Torah study with physical and mental preparation for meaningful IDF service.

A yeshiva-style, socially-oriented pre-military academy established in September 2015 in Rehovot, founded in memory of the three teenagers kidnapped and murdered in summer 2014, preparing graduates for meaningful IDF service through in-depth study and personal mentorship.

A Torah-based pre-military academy in the settlement of Talmon, established in 2008, affiliated with Yeshivat Hakotel. Focuses on connecting students to Torah study (Talmud, faith, Jewish law) at an individualized pace; admission is based on interview and personal acquaintance rather than academic credentials alone.

A touring program for teens combining major Israel sites -- including a dawn hike up Masada, rafting the Kinneret rapids, and a visit to Dialogue in the Dark -- with volunteer work alongside diverse Jewish communities and programming on Torah and connection to the land of Israel.

A five-week internship program for 10th-12th grade teens, working four days a week with Jerusalem-area companies and organizations in their chosen field, with evenings spent on group workshops and Jewish learning and weekends spent touring Israel. Offers separate tracks for public-school and yeshiva day-school students.

An international, English-language MFA in documentary filmmaking held over four terms, taking students from research and script development through production, editing, and post-production under working filmmakers; open to graduates of TAU and other institutions, including from abroad.

Places Yeshiva College and Stern College undergraduate science majors in Bar-Ilan University research labs across the Life Sciences, Brain Research, Exact Sciences, or Engineering faculties for a hands-on summer research internship.

An annual two-week Israel mission for CAMERA Fellows, CCAP activists and other campus Israel-advocacy leaders from the US, Canada and Uruguay, filled with expert speakers, lectures and touring -- most of the trip based in Jerusalem, with a Tel Aviv visit, a free weekend, and closing days on a Kinneret-area kibbutz -- to sharpen participants' ability to advocate accurately and effectively for Israel back on campus.

A Bachelor's/Master's/Artist Diploma program (established 2008) for outstanding foreign musicians in instrumental performance, voice, conducting or composition, taught by IPO principal players and other leading Israeli musicians, with performance opportunities in the school's Symphony Orchestra, chamber ensembles and bilingual (Hebrew/English) opera productions.

A semester-long option for international students 18+ to study at a college combining engineering, design and art under one roof, taking English-taught courses plus hands-on art/design workshops conducted in simplified Hebrew; the International Office also runs exchange, internship and transdisciplinary-project partnerships with schools like Cornell and Yale.

An International School offering English-taught and hybrid English-Hebrew degree programs at a 23,000-student college, including an International Law LLB for international students, Olim and globally minded applicants seeking a legal education grounded in Israeli, comparative and international law, with support gradually integrating students into Israeli academic life.

A new (launching 2026-27) pre-college gap year combining a minimum of four for-credit Tel Aviv University courses with cybersecurity, AI and entrepreneurship workshops, hands-on research in TAU labs, mentorship from Israeli entrepreneurs, Jewish-peoplehood programming, and immersive tours across Israel.

A 5-10 month post-high-school program combining Machon Le'Madrichim leadership seminars, an optional taste of IDF Marva training, Magen David Adom EMS training, kibbutz living and work, touring across Israel, and a Poland trip focused on Shoah education; fully supervised by Maccabi World Union madrichim.

Britain's flagship Zionist-youth-movement gap year: a 9-month program (or 4-month option) split between a Jerusalem semester and a Tel Aviv-area semester based in Bat Yam, combining academic study, community volunteering, direct engagement with Israeli society and a Special Interest Month (options include kibbutz, yeshiva, hiking, business internship, or surfing).

An 8-10 month program for young adults (18-21) combining Sherut Leumi-style social-service volunteering (health, education or welfare, participant's choice) with an educational program on Israeli-Arab conflict, politics and current affairs, leadership/entrepreneurship seminars, and cultural/outdoor activities, while living independently in rented Tel Aviv apartments.

A pluralistic, co-ed pre-military academy set in a dense urban environment, emphasizing social justice and coexistence work within Tel Aviv-Jaffa's diverse Jewish and Arab communities alongside standard mechina Jewish-identity and leadership study.

Volunteers support children from developing countries receiving pediatric cardiac care, organizing games and activities and providing companionship and emotional support to patients and families before and after their procedures; tracks range from an 'Immersive' 3-week minimum to longer 'Superstar' and 'Buddy' commitments of 2+ months.

An elite gap-year program for young men combining a Rosh Yeshiva-led Beit Midrash focused on Torah study and business ethics with real internships at Tel Aviv startups, aiming to prepare talmidim for both a Torah-centered life and a career in the Startup Nation's tech industry.

A highly selective, lifelong business and tech fellowship for outstanding Jewish college students that begins with a 10-week summer internship in Tel Aviv at a Fortune 500 company, top consulting firm or Israeli startup across fields like finance, venture capital, software engineering and biotech, followed by ongoing mentorship and a 1,500+ alumni professional network.

A highly competitive 7-week summer research program (running since 1971) placing outstanding undergraduates from physical sciences, chemistry, life sciences, math or computer science majors into a Weizmann lab under a research scientist's supervision, working on a real research project alongside the scientific team.

The Conservative/Masorti movement's gap-year program, run in partnership with Aardvark Israel: a full academic year split between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with intensive Hebrew ulpan, university-accredited coursework, internships/volunteering, and leadership training grounded in Conservative/Masorti values.

A pluralistic, fully-accredited study-abroad program for high schoolers combining general studies with experiential Israel-studies curriculum (learning history on-site at the actual locations). Offered as a semester, a shorter 'Mini-Mester', or summer sessions; students can earn college credit through the University of Miami. The Reform movement's own standalone semester program, URJ Heller High (formerly NFTY-EIE, previously based at Kibbutz Tzuba), recently merged into AMHSI due to declining enrollment -- Heller High students now live and take Jewish studies together as a track within the AMHSI campus near Tel Aviv rather than as a separate program.

A 5-month permaculture and sustainable-living program for English-speaking young adults ages 18-24, centered on a Permaculture Design Course (internationally certified) and hands-on farm work. A Masa-affiliated long-term program.

The largest gap-year program in Israel (9 months, up to 30 college credits) offers a Medical Track: a 10-day intensive course followed by five weeks of hands-on volunteering aboard Magen David Adom ambulances alongside Israeli paramedics, plus tours and workshops with Israeli medical staff. Eligible for 3 college credits. No prior medical experience required, but a conversational Hebrew oral test must be passed before volunteering with MDA.

A nine-month artistic gap-year program for 18-19 year-olds studying visual arts, music, theater, or dance. Students choose one of four tracks and get weekly one-on-one studio time with professional artists, plus a personal artistic project. Participants live alongside Israeli students from the 'Ruach Nachon' pre-army artistic academy, building Hebrew fluency and Israeli friendships. Includes trips, volunteering, and Jewish learning.

A one-year, English-language program for international students at Israel's leading contemporary music school, covering music theory, ear training, arranging, music technology, songwriting, composition, improvisation, private instruction, and ensembles. Begins with a month-long Hebrew ulpan and orientation. Students fluent in Hebrew may continue into Rimon's full majors (jazz, performance, production, composition, education). Commuter campus -- no on-site housing, but staff help arrange shared apartments.

A volunteer medical based program for young Jewish adults (ages 18-40) that provides certified first-responder training followed by experiences in real ambulance shifts alongside Israeli medics; offered independently and through Masa Israel partnerships.

A Masa-affiliated program for English-speaking young adults (ages 21-30) to live, study Hebrew and Jewish culture, and volunteer in south Tel Aviv-Jaffa, choosing between Social Action, Coexistence, or Internship tracks over 5 or 10 months.

Bar-Ilan University's English-taught overseas student program for a semester or full gap year, combining Jewish studies, general academic coursework, and Hebrew ulpan with dormitory life and organized trips around Israel.

Tel Aviv University's international school offers undergraduates a semester or full academic year of English-taught coursework in fields like international relations, business, Jewish and Israel studies, plus intensive Hebrew study, while living on TAU's Tel Aviv campus.

A gap-year seminary based on the campus of Emunah's Bet Elazraki children's home, combining morning and evening Torah study with intensive afternoon chessed work caring for at-risk children.

A 3.5-week pluralist Israel summer trip for teens entering 10th or 11th grade from any camp or denomination background.

A 22-day BBYO Passport trip through Israel for teens in grades 8-12, visiting major cities and lesser-known sites while engaging with diverse local communities.

A month-long immersive Israel journey for 10th-12th graders (successor to the historic USY Israel Pilgrimage), with an optional Poland add-on.

One of the world's foremost Litvish (non-Hasidic Haredi) yeshivot, re-established in Bnei Brak in 1944 with thousands of students; Israeli/Haredi-students-only with no formal overseas program.

A leading Israeli-style hesder yeshiva with a Religious Zionist outlook, drawing overseas students into a rigorous, mostly Hebrew-language beit midrash focused on independent in-depth study of Gemara and Rishonim.

Founded in 2012, the only gap-year yeshiva in Modi'in, built primarily for overseas students; an English-language curriculum covers Gemara, Tanach, Halacha, Jewish history and philosophy with an emphasis on real-world halacha, taught in the unique style of R' Joseph Soloveichik. With world-class Rabbeim, the focus on attaining a broad and tight grasp of Torah is seamlessly intertwined with Philosophy such as socratic logic. At Migdal, you learn to think for yourself and make Torah your own.

A semester or year-long visiting/study-abroad program at Israel's first private university, offering English-taught coursework across all schools.

A 9-month service-learning fellowship for ages 22-32 involving ~30 hours/week of grassroots volunteering across multiple placements, Hebrew ulpan, and immersive learning about Israeli society.

The longest-running Israel gap-year program, an 8-month experience combining kibbutz-based collective living, volunteering with Israel's Hanoar HaOved VeHalomed youth movement, a Poland seminar, and deep engagement with Israeli society in all of its complexity.

A competitive 8-week summer internship program for active TAMID Group chapter members, placing fellows at Israeli companies in finance, tech, and entrepreneurship while living in Tel Aviv.

A 5-6 month professional internship program for Jewish young adults over 21, offering internship placements with Israeli companies, central Tel Aviv housing, Hebrew classes, and career-development seminars.

A 6-10 month fellowship placing Jewish young adults as English-teaching assistants in Israeli public schools, paired with Hebrew study and professional development.

A 10-month secular gap-year program in which participants live communally with Israeli peers in south Tel Aviv, study pluralistic Judaism and Hebrew, and take part in grassroots social-action volunteering.

A customizable gap-year and semester program combining internships or volunteering, Hebrew ulpan, academic courses for college credit, and field trips, with participants living in staffed apartments in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem.

A nine-month gap year program combining volunteering, touring, army experience, and academic study across Israel.

A summer or semester internship and academic program in Israel for young adults, combining professional experience with Israel exploration.

A free 10-day trip to Israel for young Jewish adults ages 18-32, covering history, culture, food, and modern life across the country. Registration fills up fast, so early application is strongly recommended.