Programs in Jerusalem

The flagship program of Midreshet Lindenbaum for Israeli high-school graduates, integrating a year of deep Torah study (Tanach, Talmud, Halacha, and Jewish thought) with three years of IDF service in the Education Corps, Intelligence Corps, or Air Force. Includes biweekly in-person support sessions at military bases during service and Jerusalem-area housing for participants stationed nearby.

A pre-military academy in Jerusalem's Old City, near the Western Wall -- one of the first mechinot established in Jerusalem and among the older ones in Israel nationally (marking roughly three decades in operation as of the mid-2020s). The program centers on character education, Torah study, and connection to the Jewish people and the land of Israel, based in the heart of the rebuilt Jewish Quarter.

A full-time Torah study program for young Spanish-speaking women from Latin America, running for 18 years, combining Judaism, Hebrew, Halacha, Jewish thought, Tanach, and Mishna study with educational tours, alongside Israeli and Diaspora peers at Midreshet Lindenbaum.

A three-year undergraduate program combining flexible online BBA coursework (Global Business & Innovation) with in-person Torah learning in Jerusalem, for women who have already completed a year of study at a YU-approved seminary or yeshiva.

A one-year midrasha for young women preparing for IDF or national service, combining religious development, personal growth, and self-discovery within a Religious Zionist/Modern Orthodox framework.

A year-long Chabad-Chassidic Torah study seminary for young women who are graduates of Chabad high schools worldwide, covering Chassidus, Jewish law, philosophy, and personal growth, with both English- and Hebrew-speaking tracks.

A full-day intensive Torah study program (Tanach, Talmud, Halacha, Jewish thought) for Israeli women who have completed national or military service, drawing participants from a range of backgrounds from kibbutzim to cities.

A Bais Yaakov-style seminary for post-high-school women.

An alternative, flexible-structure seminary for religious young women, combining Torah classes with a range of academic, vocational, and creative courses (art, music, cosmetology, languages) and options to complete a high school diploma, work, or volunteer.

A part-time evening midrasha for English-speaking women in their 20s already living in Israel, offering weekly classes in Tanach, Halacha, and Machshava alongside workshops, trips, and Shabbatonim, designed to fit around sherut leumi, university, or work schedules.

A career-oriented post-secondary program for Bais Yaakov-aligned second-year (Shana Beis) students, combining Torah study with accredited academic coursework (speech-language pathology, psychology, education, business, computer science, and more) via a partnership with Gratz College.

A Bais Yaakov seminary combining rigorous textual study (Chovos Halevovos, Tanach, Halacha, Tefilla) with extracurricular enrichment, offering both a first-year (Shana Alef) and second-year (Shana Bais) track.

A Bais Yaakov-style seminary for serious post-high-school students, operating on the Neve Yerushalayim campus under its own separate leadership and admissions.

A Bais Yaakov-style seminary for post-high-school women pursuing a year of Torah study and religious growth in Jerusalem.

A Bais Yaakov seminary for post-high-school women seeking serious textual Torah study in a traditional framework, drawing students from a range of Bais Yaakov-affiliated backgrounds.

A Bais Yaakov-style seminary, now in its 35th year, geared toward highly motivated Bais Yaakov high school graduates seeking a serious year of Torah study in Israel.

A Chabad-Lubavitch seminary for young women using the teachings of Chassidus to develop leadership and a deep connection to Torah, including Torah classes, tours in Israel, and chesed/internship opportunities.

A post-high-school seminary for young women within the Aish HaTorah network, combining foundational Jewish studies with an emphasis on personal and spiritual growth for students newer to intensive Torah study.

A medical-track gap year combining a week-long orientation with two three-month internship rotations (clinical, then lab research) at Israeli hospitals and research institutions such as Hadassah Ein Kerem, Shaare Zedek, and the Ministry of Health, alongside Jewish medical ethics study.

An annual week-long intensive for string players (violin, viola, cello), held around the Sukkot holiday, offering daily private lessons, chamber orchestra participation, workshops, and performance opportunities under internationally prominent faculty.

A 6-month immersive program for Russian-speaking young Jewish adults combining Hebrew study, professional training, internships, and aliyah support, with four tracks: Betar IT (tech), Mabat (Hebrew/culture), Maof (entrepreneurship), and Media (communications).

A pre-military preparatory boarding program run by the Betar movement specifically for French young people, combining Hebrew, Judaism, and Zionism study with physical and military preparation; many participants go on to enlist in the IDF.

A 10-month religious-Zionist gap year hachshara program for Bnei Akiva members from Latin America (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil), combining Torah study, Zionist education, and leadership development with seminars and excursions across Israel.

A fellowship within the Pardes Institute's Beit Midrash Program for artists (music, theater, creative writing, visual arts, dance, and other media) who pursue a self-directed creative project informed by intensive Jewish text study, while contributing to community creative programming.

Yeshivas Mishkan HaTorah, in the Morasha neighborhood of Jerusalem just outside the Old City, is a part-time Torah-study program for young men who have already completed several years of full-time yeshiva learning and wish to continue at a high level while pursuing academic or professional studies in Israel.

Yeshiva Midrash Shmuel is an English-speaking yeshiva in the Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood of Jerusalem, founded in 1993 by Rabbi Binyomin Moskovits, serving post-high-school students from Israel and abroad. It also runs Aliyos Shmuel, an introductory track for college graduates and older beginners, and a kollel for married students; all classes are conducted in English.

The Jerusalem Kollel, founded in 2002 by Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits, is a three-year program training kollel couples for positions of Jewish communal leadership worldwide. Its curriculum combines intensive halacha study (Shabbat, nidah, and kashrut) with Jewish philosophy and ethics, alongside practical training in public speaking, rabbinic counseling, and nonprofit management.

Kollel Nefesh HaChaim is an English-speaking kollel in Jerusalem offering an intensive, skills-oriented program of one to two years for young married men, including foundational Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, aimed at building the tools to learn Torah independently.

Matan is a women's institute for Torah studies in Jerusalem, founded in 1988 by Malke Bina, dedicated to the serious, text-based study of Talmud, Tanakh, and rabbinic literature. It offers a year-long beit midrash program alongside ongoing classes and a range of certification tracks for women pursuing advanced Torah scholarship.

A free, month-long live-in pre-army training program for young men (ages 18-26) from around the world preparing to volunteer for IDF service through Mahal, based at a military-style facility in the Jerusalem Forest. Established in 2010 as the first pre-army preparatory program for lone soldiers, it combines intensive Hebrew-immersion ulpan, physical and combat fitness training, special forces tryout simulations, and educational tours on Israeli military history and culture. In 2015 Israel's Ministry of Defense adopted the model and made a pre-army preparatory program mandatory for all Mahal volunteers. No prior Hebrew proficiency or fitness level is required to join, though all training itself is conducted in Hebrew. Participation does not obligate a participant to subsequently draft into the IDF.

A Sephardic-oriented men's yeshiva in Ramat Shlomo, Jerusalem, offering a one-year program of Torah study accredited for transcript purposes by several North American colleges.

A gap-year program at Nishmat in Jerusalem combining English-speaking staff and classes with an Israeli, Hebrew-language beit midrash.

A men's yeshiva in Jerusalem founded by Rabbi Shaye Portnoy for post-high-school Torah study.

A men's yeshiva in Jerusalem founded by Rabbi Chaim Zvi Senter for post-high-school Torah study.

A men's yeshiva in Har Nof, Jerusalem, for post-high-school Torah study.

A Religious Zionist women's seminary in Ramat Beit Shemesh offering a one-year 'Shana Alef' program, primarily for North American students.

A women's college of Jewish studies in Har Nof, Jerusalem, combining Torah study with a Hebrew ulpan component.

A one-year seminary program in Har Nof, Jerusalem, for young women pursuing Torah study through a textual, contextual, and hashkafic approach.

A one-year, AACSB-accredited English-language MBA at the Hebrew University Business School combining business fundamentals with biomedical-sector knowledge, taught by Israeli and international faculty with a year-long internship placement; open to applicants from business, scientific, or medical backgrounds.

A one-year, AACSB-accredited English-language MBA at the Hebrew University Business School focused on entrepreneurship, strategy, and innovation, combining coursework taught by Israeli and international faculty with a year-long internship placement at a startup or venture capital firm; open to applicants from both business and non-business backgrounds.

A hesder yeshiva in Jerusalem's Kiryat Moshe neighborhood, established in 1995 at the direction of former Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, founded by Rabbi Shmuel Zafrani and Dr. Yaakov Hadani, offering a unique track that combines yeshiva study with academic studies leading to accreditation. About 80 students study there.

A Beit Midrash on Mount Scopus for army graduates seeking to dedicate a period to intensive Torah study before continuing their life course, led by Rabbi Chen David Hallamish. Also runs a Jerusalem Brigade-Mount Scopus visitor center with tours and lectures, and community programming around settlement in East Jerusalem.

A pre-military academy in the Ein Kerem neighborhood of Jerusalem, established roughly a decade ago, open to religious and secular participants, boys and girls, preparing youth ahead of military service.

A pluralistic and liberal pre-military academy in Jerusalem, founded in 2010, aiming to develop Jewish-Zionist identity, personal and social skills, and physical/mental readiness for military service, alongside values of civic involvement, pluralism, leadership, and Zionism.

A post-high-school, pre-army program in Beit Shemesh for graduates of religious high schools from Israel and abroad, preparing young men emotionally, spiritually, psychologically, and physically for military service and citizenship. Established 2011; recognized and funded by Israel's Ministry of Education and Ministry of Defense.

A women's seminary in Ramat Beit Shemesh offering advanced Torah classes in Gemara, Halacha, Tanach, Machshava, and Chassidut, combined with Religious Zionist education, personalized mentorship through rakezet (advisor) relationships, and chesed/community-engagement programming.

A classical Talmud-focused yeshiva for post-high-school students from North America, emphasizing intensive Talmudic analysis (iyun and bekiyus), Halacha, Jewish philosophy (machshava), and character development (mussar), with multi-year Shana Aleph/Bet/Gimel tracks.

A post-high-school yeshiva in the Jerusalem suburb of Bayit Vegan, offering five distinct shiur platforms to accommodate students from beginner to advanced Talmudic study levels, with residential accommodations, weekly Shabbat programming with faculty mentors, and joint academic-credit programs with Yeshiva University, Touro College, and Hebrew Theological College.

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 program for teenage girls combining Torah study with accomplished educators, weekly chesed (volunteer) trips, and extensive touring across Israel -- including hiking, rafting, zip-lining, and water sports -- based at the Reishit Yerushalayim campus in Beit Shemesh.

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.

Habonim Dror Australia's year-long Shnat Hachshara Ve'Hadracha Le'Aliyah, run through the Australian Zionist Youth Council: touring Israel, a stay on Kibbutz Ravid near the Sea of Galilee for agricultural work and Hebrew/Jewish studies, an intensive study tour in Jerusalem working with civil-society organizations, and a concluding independent-living volunteering period. Masa-recognized, matching the same structure as the already-listed Habonim Dror UK and Southern Africa Shnat programs.

A summer internship hosted at Yeshiva University's Jerusalem campus placing students with Israeli startups through MassChallenge-Israel, Israel's largest startup accelerator, with weekly workshops, pitch nights, company visits, and mentoring alongside the on-the-job placement.

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.

A large, academically rigorous Bet Midrash for women in Jerusalem offering intensive Tanach and Torah She'be'al Peh study alongside internships and social action, with dedicated tracks (Hadas, Shana Bet, Midrashit) for overseas post-high-school students.

A Sephardic post-high-school yeshiva in Jerusalem preparing young men for college, business, and life through Gemara, Tur, and Beit Yosef study taught via Sephardic tradition.

A short introduction to Judaism in Jerusalem for ages 19-31, including room, board, classes, and field trips; taught in English with no Hebrew required.

A flexible-length Jewish learning program in the Old City for all ages, running anywhere from half a day to a few weeks.

A highly academic Bais Yaakov seminary with high-caliber, renowned teachers and an extensive schedule of trips and tours.

A one-year teacher-training program for recent Bais Yaakov high school graduates.

A one-year teacher-training program for recent English-speaking Bais Yaakov high school graduates with strong halachic observance and academics; students average above an 86% GPA and come mostly from North America and Europe, with 80% of classes taught in Hebrew to build language skills.

A Bais Yaakov-track seminary for post-high-school women.

A Jerusalem seminary and participating school in Touro's Israel Option.

A seminary founded 24 years ago by Rabbi Hillel Belsky, located near the Kosel, drawing on his decades of experience in girls' chinuch; a participating seminary in Touro's Israel Option.

A Har Nof seminary known for being warm and accepting of every student, with rigorous, intellectually in-depth learning; a participating seminary in Touro's and Hebrew Theological College's Israel Option programs.

A women's Torah institute affiliated with Diaspora Yeshiva, teaching women seeking conversion to Judaism, with a track conducted primarily in Spanish for Spanish-speaking conversion candidates alongside its general English-language track.

The only gap-year seminary geared exclusively to women who attended public school or grew up in non-observant homes, run by Rabbi Yaakov Lynn with 20-30 students a year and individualized attention; about a quarter of graduates go on to Touro or Stern College.

A Judaic Studies and Yeshiva track for women ages 20-29 with discussion-style classes, small class sizes, and no dress code or religious commitment required; the women's counterpart to Mayanot's men's post-high-school program.

A 6-week introductory track at Neve Yerushalayim for women ages 19-35, featuring prominent lecturers on philosophical and theological topics, private tutorials, campus tours, and dorm housing, with financial aid available; a shorter taste of Neve's curriculum distinct from the school's two longer programs.

A seminary opened in 2006 with a dual focus on building textual/learning skills and character, offering Bible, Prophets, Proverbs, Law, and Philosophy classes with dorm housing and mentoring.

A Har Nof seminary for women at all learning levels, with personal teacher involvement and challenging classes.

A Har Nof seminary founded in 1994 with about 50 students a year, offering morning one-on-one learning and afternoon lectures on Chumash, Navi, and tefilla, plus a short introductory "Taste of Torah" track for women new to their heritage.

A yeshiva founded in 1980 by Rabbi Chaim Flom for growth-minded students, drawing from communities around the United States, with trips throughout Israel including the Golan Heights and Eilat.

An English-speaking kollel and yeshiva, running since 1987, teaching Rebbe Nachman's Breslov teachings on faith, prayer, and Torah, with a full in-person track and an International Remote Study option.

An English-language Litvish Orthodox yeshiva founded in 1985 by Rabbi Doniel Lehrfield, with over 100 students from the US, England, Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, and Australia.

A Jerusalem yeshiva for post-high-school men, operating as a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

A yeshiva and learning community dedicated to Torah study alongside a heightened sense of individual and communal responsibility.

A yeshiva founded in 2008 to provide motivated young men with the foundations of Torah and avodas Hashem.

A yeshiva teaching and inspiring students in Torah and mussar for over 55 years, carrying forward the mesorah of Slabodka.

A Beit Midrash program on Moshav Beit Meir in the Judean hills for English-speaking men from the US and other Anglo countries wanting a year or more of intensive study.

A yeshiva founded by the Kreiswirth family of Antwerp for overseas students who intend to complete their undergraduate degree, offering college-credit coordination including with Touro's Israel Option.

A Sephardic community yeshiva for post-high-school overseas students.

An English-speaking Litvish Orthodox yeshiva founded in 1982 by Rabbi Moshe Meiselman for serious advanced Talmud students from English-speaking countries, with over 1,000 graduates; students study 10.5 hours daily across Talmud, Mussar, and Halacha.

A 28-day introductory-to-Judaism program in the Old City for ages 18-29, covering topics like practical spirituality and Genesis alongside science; a shorter track distinct from Aish HaTorah's longer Aish Gesher and Foundations programs.

A program for 17-19 year olds combining thought-provoking classes, volunteering, touring, and Israeli culture, over a full nine-month academic year or a one-semester option.

A Har Nof yeshiva teaching Jewish philosophy, ethics, Bible, and Hebrew from introductory through advanced levels, accepting students with minimal prior Jewish background.

A Nachlaot yeshiva founded in 2001 by Rav Sholom Brodt, teaching Gemara, Halacha, and Chassidut in a style and spirit inspired by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, with full and part-time tracks.

A gap-year yeshiva in Jerusalem for English-speaking post-high-school men.

A gap-year yeshiva in Beit Shemesh for English-speaking post-high-school men.

A highly selective yeshiva in Har Nof accepting only 18 students a year, ages 21-30, for one to two years of advanced, serious Torah study.

A fully accredited semester of high school in Jerusalem for 10th-12th graders, combining Judaic and general studies at the Ramah Jerusalem High School with immersive exploration of Jewish identity, Israel, and the city itself over just under four and a half months.

A women's seminary founded in 1995 offering a gap year of intensive Judaic studies with an optional fully-accredited second year, including secular college coursework on campus and a trip to Poland exploring the history of Torah scholarship there; Darchei Binah is a recognized partner seminary for overseas college-credit programs through Touro University, Daemen University, and others.

A gap-year yeshiva for English-speaking young men who feel disengaged from Jewish life or have struggled in more conventional yeshiva settings, pairing Torah learning with trips, music, and relationship-driven mentorship from rebbeim; the affiliated Maalot program offers a fully accredited Bachelor of Arts pathway through Excelsior College.

A contemporary-dance program (established 2012) for male dancers 18-28 and female dancers 18-25 with a dance background, from Israel and around the world, offered by Vertigo Dance Company at its Eco-Art Village on a Judean-foothills kibbutz; recognized by Israel's Ministry of Culture & Sports, with graduates going on to the independent dance scene internationally.

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.

An 8-month gap year for the Revisionist-Zionist Betar movement, running March-November: four months of Machon LeMadrichim leadership training at Kiryat Moriah alongside 100+ young people from other youth movements worldwide, a taste of IDF service through the Marva course, seminars across Israel and in Poland, and an extended period of community volunteering.

A required second-year-of-study year in Israel for JTS rabbinical students, based at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, engaging students with Israeli society, history and politics alongside advanced Jewish text study to prepare them to teach and speak knowledgeably about Israel in their future communities. A joint Pardes/JTS track also lets students count a year at Pardes toward the rabbinical degree.

A mandatory first year in Israel for all HUC-JIR rabbinical, cantorial and Jewish-education graduate students, opening with a Hebrew ulpan before a full slate of Hebrew immersion, foundational textual skills, Israel studies, community-building and community-service projects, using Israel itself as a classroom to explore Israeli culture, Zionist history and contemporary social/political issues.

A full-time college for advanced Jewish learning aimed at unaffiliated, college-educated and professional English-speaking women ages 22-30, founded in 1984, offering multi-level classes in Jewish philosophy, history, prayer, Chumash and Rabbi Noah Weinberg's '48 Ways to Wisdom' curriculum; most students are exploring becoming more observant.

An accredited arts and design degree program for religious women, covering visual art, visual communication and drama, with ESL/EPIC (English for Purposes of International Communication) coursework supporting the English proficiency required for an Israeli academic degree.

A hybrid program letting English-speaking students combine a post-high-school yeshiva experience with a real academic degree: Torah/yeshiva studies in English in the morning, and English-taught coursework toward a Computer Science or Business Administration degree in the afternoon, with optional Hebrew ulpan.

A 10-month elite government and policy internship placing Fellows in Israeli government ministries and NGOs for hands-on public-administration work, paired with intensive Hebrew study, tours, and weekly seminar days meeting Israeli officials, policymakers, journalists and activists. Founded in 2007 to strengthen the Diaspora-Israel connection and global Jewish leadership.

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 immersive Jerusalem gap year for 70 recent high school graduates -- half from North America, half from Israel -- blending Jewish text study, philosophy and modern thought with leadership training and communal life, drawing on the Hartman Institute's pluralistic scholarship and methodology.

An egalitarian yeshiva offering one-year, pre-college, advanced-studies, summer and winter Torah-study tracks for adults of all backgrounds and denominations, blending traditional beit midrash learning with a Conservative/Masorti approach; the program includes Thursday day trips and a Shabbaton, and long-term study is Masa-eligible.

A pluralistic, egalitarian beit midrash for university graduates combining classic Jewish text study (Talmud, Tanach, Halacha) with philosophical, ethical and societal questions facing the Jewish people today, taught seminar-style with chavruta (paired) learning; students choose from a wide range of electives and can study for Elul (September), a semester, or the full year while living independently in Jerusalem.

The Linda Pinsky School for Overseas Students (Machal) at Michlalah Jerusalem College, founded in 1964 to train Israeli teachers and expanded in 1969 to serve students from abroad; around 140 international students per year study Tanach, Halacha, Mussar and Machshava in a Torah-growth curriculum focused on personal commitment to Torah life.

A women's midrasha built on Religious-Zionist ideals, combining Torah learning with hands-on community service — students volunteer with the children of Beit Hayeled, becoming part of the children's extended foster family alongside their studies.

A yeshiva founded in 1989 just above the Cardo in the Old City's Jewish Quarter, offering full-time beginning, intermediate and advanced learning programs as well as intensive short-term programs for visitors from abroad, drawing students of all ages and Jewish backgrounds.

A post-high-school yeshiva for boys from North America, the UK, South America and Australia, offering Gemara shiurim across all learning levels alongside Mussar, Hashkafa, Chassidus, Tanach and Halacha study, with roughly 70% of students returning for an official Shana Bet second year.

A gap-year program for male high school graduates on Mount Zion combining two to three daily sedarim of Torah/Talmud study tailored to each student's level with the option to earn an accredited Bachelor of Arts degree within a year, located minutes from the Western Wall.

A yeshiva founded in 1982 for Jewish, English-speaking college graduates and young professionals in their 20s and 30s pausing careers to spend a year or two on Torah learning, personal development and communal life, blending early-morning prayer, chevrusa study and lectures.

A yeshiva for English-speaking college graduates and young professionals in their 20s and 30s, founded in 1978, offering long-term (6+ months), medium-term (3-6 months) and short-term (1-3 months) Torah study tracks in Gemara, Chumash, Halacha and Hashkafa alongside character development.

A flexible-length program for college students on a gap year or semester break exploring Judaism with no background assumed, offering three hours of morning and three hours of afternoon classes covering Jewish philosophy, personal growth, history and text study, with optional evening programming.

A year-long post-high-school program in Jerusalem's Old City for young men graduating from public high schools who want a traditional yeshiva experience, studying Jewish texts at a serious level alongside leadership development, located in Aish's Old City campus with classrooms, a dining hall and gym.

A program at the Jerusalem baal-teshuva yeshiva founded in 1970, designed for motivated post-high-school students who may lack a strong formal Jewish education but have the intellectual drive to independently study classical Jewish texts including Talmud and responsa, taught by faculty trained to teach from absolute zero.

One of Neve Yerushalayim's eleven affiliated schools on its Har Nof campus, offering a dedicated seminary track for post-high-school and graduate-age women alongside the flagship Shalhevet program, part of the broader Neve network founded in 1970.

A one-year program at the world's oldest and largest college for Jewish women (35,000+ alumni since 1970), designed for women who want to deepen their Jewish knowledge, learning skills and spiritual growth in an environment built specifically for baalot teshuva.

A personalized, one-on-one Hebrew program built around the 'Rapid Language Acquisition' method, with the flagship Sabra Immersion track combining three hours of daily one-on-one study with 1.5 hours of interactive outdoor activities; also offered as 10-day, one-week and two-week intensives.

The Jewish Agency's flagship Hebrew ulpan, founded in 1949, offering five months of intensive Hebrew instruction (5 hours/day, 5 days/week) to roughly 1,600 immigrants and young adults aged 22-35 per year from 30+ countries, with cultural activities and preparation for IDF service or Israeli employment.

A 9-month (or 6-month, depending on the track you decide), co-educational, army-preperation and leadership gap year. The program is completely mixed between Israeli and overseas participants, combining immersive Zionist and Jewish learning with hands-on leadership experiences at World Bnei Akiva's flagship international mechina campus in Jerusalem. The first 3 months of the program are run in English, the second 3 in Hebrew, and the final 3 months are for overseas participants only, and in English.

A Foreign Volunteer Program placing short-term overseas volunteers alongside nursing staff, in service laboratories, and in patient-comfort and care roles at Hadassah's two university hospitals, with a coordinator introducing each volunteer to their unit and staying in touch throughout their placement.

An intensive 10-day seminar bringing together Israelis and Palestinians ages 20-30 for 18 hours of hands-on tech/entrepreneurship training alongside 18 hours of facilitated conflict-dialogue sessions and a hackathon, followed by ongoing alumni dialogue and cultural-exchange programming.

An internationally-ranked film school's lab program bringing a small cohort of outstanding local and international emerging filmmakers to Jerusalem to develop their debut feature film projects, alongside the school's separate four-year directing/producing and two-year screenwriting degree tracks.

A juried two-week international artist residency at Musrara's Naggar School selecting five interdisciplinary artists from Israel and abroad working in photography, new media, video art, sound and experimental music, alongside the school's ongoing three-year photography, new-media and phototherapy departments.

A university-level dance program for international students combining technical training in classical ballet, contemporary dance (including Ohad Naharin's Gaga), choreography and improvisation with Rothberg International School's academic coursework on Israeli history, society and culture.

A Chabad-Chassidic yeshiva program for male high-school graduates ages 18-19, offering Torah study with a Chassidic approach in a dedicated Post High School track on Mayanot's Men's Campus. No prior Hebrew, Jewish studies background, or religious commitment required for acceptance. Runs a full academic year (with a 3-week Pesach break) but students may also come for just a semester or as little as 3 weeks.

The Reconstructionist movement's Israel program for 11th graders: after building community together at Camp JRF, participants travel to Israel for a month, tracing how Jews have lived on the land throughout history, spending Shabbat in Jerusalem, watching sunrise over Masada, doing tikkun olam projects with Israeli peers, and meeting Reconstructionist rabbis living in Israel.

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 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 pluralistic, non-movement-affiliated program combining outdoor adventure with workshops in visual, performing, and literary arts, community service, and creative Jewish study. Israeli and North American participants travel together through four regions of Israel exploring the land's role in Jewish history and the future of Jewish life, with a multi-day service project benefiting Israeli children.

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.

One or two semesters of study at Israel's oldest and most prestigious art and design academy, in fields including fine arts, photography, visual communication, animation, fashion/jewelry design, ceramics and glass, industrial design, architecture, and material culture. Courses in Hebrew or English; a week-long Hebrew course precedes the spring semester. Exchange students are housed at Hebrew University dormitories. IMPORTANT CAVEAT: this is a university exchange, not an open-enrollment program -- applicants must be nominated by a partner institution's international office (Bezalel partners with ~100 art schools worldwide), so it is not available to individuals applying directly without a partner-school affiliation.

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 mixed religious-secular pre-army academy founded in 1997 by the Beit Yisrael urban kibbutz community, bringing about 70 young Israelis together annually for Torah study, community volunteering (10+ hours/week), and leadership training before IDF service. Israeli-only, Hebrew-language program with no overseas track.

Hebrew University's school for international students, offering undergraduate study abroad and exchange tracks with English-taught courses across the humanities, social sciences, business, and Israel/Middle East studies, plus Hebrew ulpan.

Israel's first Sephardic women's seminary, located two minutes from the Kotel, combining Tanakh, Halacha, and Jewish thought with a distinct focus on Sephardic customs, history, and heritage.

A Jerusalem gap-year seminary known for a low staff-to-student ratio, combining Torah study in Halacha, Tanach, and Sephardic heritage with hands-on experiential learning throughout Israel.

Founded in 1990 in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City Jewish Quarter, this Religious Zionist seminary's one-year overseas program offers a high-level academic and experiential curriculum with strong emphasis on Aliyah and connection to Israel.

A Jerusalem women's seminary focused on developing independent Torah learning and thinking skills through rigorous shiurim, in a warm environment rounded out by tiyulim and Shabbatonim.

A Religious Zionist Jerusalem seminary for post-high-school women emphasizing intensive Beit Midrash preparation and analytical textual study of Torah, alongside trips and leadership development.

An academically focused seminary for recent high school graduates in Har Nof, Jerusalem, offering small class sizes and deep text-based study of Hashkafa, Tanach, and Halacha across two learning tracks.

A Jerusalem beit midrash for English-speaking Orthodox women in their 20s and 30s (college graduates and professionals) offering mature, independent-style learning in Chumash, Navi, Halacha, and Jewish thought; targets an older post-college demographic rather than students straight out of high school.

An English-speaking gap-year seminary for post-high-school Modern Orthodox women emphasizing rigorous Gemara, Halacha, and Tanach study through chavruta learning, paired with a strong Religious Zionist focus on connection to Eretz Yisrael.

A Jerusalem women's beit midrash whose Alisa Flatow programs (Shana Ba'Aretz and a post-college track) offer English-speaking women intensive Torah study in Tanach, Talmud, and Halacha; the flagship English track is geared primarily to post-college-age women rather than strictly post-high-school students.

A women's seminary whose main theme is the richness and flexibility of its courses -- over 150 different shiurim, all electives, just 1 required (Hilchot Shabbat); a very diverse faculty, from Modern Orthodox to Chasidic; two-track curriculum (regular / advanced) with all courses open to everyone, you decide your level; courses in Tanach, Halachah, Jewish Thought, and Gemara, again all optional; combined with chesed volunteering and tiyulim across Israel.

A six-week travel and study program for rising 12th-grade graduates of Ramah camps, combining hiking, text study, and discussion-based learning, with optional Sea-to-Sea Hike and Gadna tracks.

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

A three-week touring experience in Israel for public-school Jewish teens, combining hikes, historical/religious sites, and Jewish heritage programming.

A historic Litvish yeshiva founded in 1939, the first mainstream Haredi yeshiva to teach in Hebrew rather than Yiddish, long associated with Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach; Israeli/Haredi students only, no overseas program.

A religious-Zionist Hesder yeshiva in the Muslim Quarter led by Rav Shlomo Aviner, ~250 students tied to the Ateret Cohanim organization; Israeli-student focused with no widely-advertised overseas program.

A major Litvish yeshiva with ~1,400 students, one of the most prestigious Haredi yeshivot in the world; predominantly Israeli-student focused with no formal overseas program.

An elite, highly selective Litvish yeshiva led by the Soloveitchik dynasty, known for the analytical 'Brisker method'; serves Israeli/Haredi students almost exclusively with no dedicated overseas program.

One of the largest yeshivot in the world with thousands of students; its core beit midrash is predominantly Israeli/Haredi, but it also hosts a very large, long-established American/overseas division for English speakers.

Flagship religious-Zionist yeshiva gevoha founded in 1924 by Rav Kook, with 600+ students; Israeli-students-only in practice with no dedicated overseas program.

A Religious Zionist yeshiva inspired by Rav Kook, whose English Department combines morning Jewish studies with afternoon Hebrew ulpan, serving beginners through advanced students, including those considering aliyah.

A Modern Orthodox, Religious Zionist gap-year yeshiva ('Serious Torah for a Complex World') emphasizing skills for independent Talmud study, contemporary halacha, and machshava, sharing a campus with Machon Lev.

A gap-year yeshiva combining Torah study in small classes (averaging six students), individualized chessed internships, and weekly tiyulim, with strong personal mentoring in a family-like environment.

Yeshivat Lev HaTorah is a full-time Torah learning program dedicated to developing independent, lifelong bnei Torah. Through serious Torah study, exceptional rebbe-student relationships, and a culture of personal growth, each student is guided to discover his own authentic path within Torah, one that speaks to him deeply and inspires a lasting connection to Hashem. Our students acquire the skills, confidence, and character to continue growing in Torah long after they leave the beit midrash, while developing a deep commitment to Eretz Yisrael, Medinat Yisrael, and the responsibility every Jew shares for the future of Klal Yisrael. As a Hesder yeshiva, Lev HaTorah offers students the opportunity to continue their growth through advanced years of Torah learning or to combine their learning with meaningful service in the IDF. Through our Lev LaChayal program, students who enlist receive ongoing guidance, advocacy, and personal support, with the yeshiva serving as a home and family for lone soldiers throughout their service.

A gap-year yeshiva for North American young men founded in 1981, emphasizing rigorous independent Talmud study, intensive chavruta learning, and close rebbe-talmid relationships within a Modern Orthodox framework.

A Religious Zionist, text-based yeshiva in Jerusalem's Old City for motivated post-high-school young men, offering full-day immersive learning or a flexible schedule combining Torah study with internships or coursework.

A Religious Zionist yeshiva overlooking the Western Wall that provides a broad and serious array of English learning options while enabling students to integrate with Hakotel's Israeli program and student body; offers joint credit with Yeshiva University and Touro as well as the option to join the Machal-hesder program and draft with Hakotel Israelis as well as many like-minded foreigners. The yeshiva has a warm environment where Rebbeim and older students offer mentorship younger students as they work to build a life of meaning whether in Israel of back in the US.

A Religious Zionist yeshiva on the Western Wall Plaza, founded in 1967 by Rav Aryeh Bina; its One Year Program blends academic and skills-based Talmud study for overseas students, with Sephardic, British, and Shana Bet tracks.

A Religious Zionist gap-year yeshiva for young men focused on serious Talmud study, passionate Avodat Hashem, and character development, with a dedicated program for overseas students (in partnership with NCSY).

An immersive program for young adults engaging in social-justice partnerships between Israelis and Palestinians, combining Arabic/Hebrew study, activism, and homestays.

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

An academic gap-year program for high school graduates based in Jerusalem that combines Jewish and Middle Eastern studies (including Hebrew and Arabic) with extensive travel to up to a dozen countries, offering a transferable Hebrew College transcript.

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.

Short-term programs in Tzfat and Jerusalem focused on Jewish identity, hiking, volunteering, and Israeli history.

A Conservative movement gap year program blending Israel study, army service (Marva), and leadership development.

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.