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NCSY Next Step (Israel Internships)

NCSY (Orthodox Union) · Jerusalem (with weekend touring to Tel Aviv, Tiberias, and Tzfat)

NCSY Next Step (Israel Internships) is a program in Jerusalem, for high-school students, open to men and women.

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.

Best for someone who wants An active nightlife and social scene · work that opens a real career path

Rate this program

17 people have rated this program.

4.8

Would you recommend it to a friend?

1 Definitely not · 5 Definitely

Asked "Would you recommend it to a friend?", alumni of NCSY Next Step (Israel Internships) averaged 4.8 out of 5 (1 = Definitely not, 5 = Definitely), based on 17 responses.

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4.0

How much did your connection to israel grow

1 It didn't · 5 Profoundly

Asked "How much did your connection to israel grow", alumni of NCSY Next Step (Israel Internships) averaged 4.0 out of 5 (1 = It didn't, 5 = Profoundly), based on 17 responses.

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2.7

How much did your Hebrew actually improve, honestly, by the end?

1 No improvement · 5 Completely Transformed

Asked "How much did your Hebrew actually improve, honestly, by the end?", alumni of NCSY Next Step (Israel Internships) averaged 2.7 out of 5 (1 = No improvement, 5 = Completely Transformed), based on 17 responses.

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How did you typically spend your free evenings during the program?

1 Almost always stayed in5 Almost always went out

Closest to: Mostly went out, occasionally stayed in

Asked "How did you typically spend your free evenings during the program?", alumni of NCSY Next Step (Israel Internships) answered closest to "Mostly went out, occasionally stayed in", based on 12 responses.

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How much did your experience depend on which specific staff/rabbis/madrichim you got?

1 Same for everyone5 Depended completely

Closest to: Depended slightly

Asked "How much did your experience depend on which specific staff/rabbis/madrichim you got?", alumni of NCSY Next Step (Israel Internships) answered closest to "Depended slightly", based on 16 responses.

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How niche are the people that go to this program?

1 Extremely diverse everyone is different 5 A specific type and vibe of person

Closest to: 2

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How much were you treated as an adult vs. managed like a student?

1 Completely like a student 5 Completely like an adult

Closest to: Half and Half

Asked "How much were you treated as an adult vs. managed like a student?", alumni of NCSY Next Step (Israel Internships) answered closest to "Half and Half", based on 16 responses.

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How much freedom did you have over your own time and choices?

1 None5 I was free to do whatever I wanted

Closest to: Somewhat

Asked "How much freedom did you have over your own time and choices?", alumni of NCSY Next Step (Israel Internships) answered closest to "Somewhat", based on 16 responses.

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Duration
Summer Program — 5 weeks
How to sign up
Apply online through the NCSY Summer CampInTouch portal; requires a phone interview, two letters of recommendation, a personal statement, and a health survey.
https://nextstep.ncsy.org/

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How niche are the people that go to this program?

When it comes to the religious aspect and where people are from the group is very diverse but personality and goal wise the program attracts the same type of people

— Alumnus of NCSY Next Step (Israel Internships), attended 2026

How connected was the work to a real career path?

I worked at the

— Alumnus of NCSY Next Step (Israel Internships), attended 2026

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