OTZMA

OTZMA is a ulpan in An absorption center, a development town, and a kibbutz or internship site, Israel-wide, for post-college participants, open to men and women.

A 10-month fellowship for college graduates aged 20-26 combining Hebrew immersion, civil rights and community-building volunteer work, and hands-on social action, structured in three roughly 3-month sections: Hebrew ulpan at an absorption center, full-time community service in a development town, and a final stretch on a kibbutz, in the army, or in an internship, with housing, transportation, and food all arranged by program staff.

Duration

Gap Year — 10 months

How to sign up

Apply through your local Jewish Federation's OTZMA program page.

http://www.otzma.org

Contact

http://www.otzma.org

Last updated: July 12, 2026