Mechinat Ami-Chai

Mechinat Ami-Chai is a mechina in Kibbutz Karmim, northern Negev, Israel, for gap-year students, open to men and women.

A mixed pre-military academy at Kibbutz Karmim founded in 2000 by the Zionist Council in Israel (originally at Moshav Argaman in the Jordan Valley, relocated to Kibbutz Karmim in 2008), open to secular, traditional, and religious boys and girls, for a year of identity development, connection to the land, character development, social action, and pioneering spirit.

Duration

Gap Year

How to sign up

Contact the program directly.

https://www.ami-chai.co.il/

Contact

amichaimkdz@gmail.comNot yet verifiedhttps://www.ami-chai.co.il/

Last updated: July 23, 2026