Mechinat Nachshon

Mechinat Nachshon is a religiously flexible mechina in Kibbutz Shoval, Sderot, and Mikveh Israel, for gap-year students, open to men and women.

Founded in 1997 as Israel's first secular/pluralistic mechina and the first to accept international participants, Nachshon alternates 'in' weeks of campus study with 'out' weeks of hiking and volunteering, emphasizing leadership, Zionism, and Israeli identity. Runs in Hebrew and is primarily for Israelis, but has a history of hosting overseas participants through the Yachad program.

Duration

Gap Year — 10 months (September-June)

How to sign up

Apply via the mechinot registration portal; overseas applicants can contact the program's International Coordinator.

https://m-nachshon.org/en/

Contact

+972-52-834-5388https://m-nachshon.org/en/

Last updated: July 23, 2026