Shnat Netzer

Shnat Netzer is a religiously flexible kibbutz program in Kibbutz Ein HaShofet, Kibbutz Harduf, and sites across Israel, for gap-year students, open to men and women.

A 6-10 month gap year (length varies by home-country cohort) for members of Netzer, the Reform/Progressive Zionist youth movement, opening with a seminar at Kibbutz Ein HaShofet, moving into 1-2 months of volunteering on Kibbutz Harduf through the Jewish Agency's Project TEN, and continuing with programming on Tikkun Olam, leadership, and Zionism alongside Netzerniks from Australia, the UK, South Africa and beyond.

Duration

Gap Year — 6-10 months (varies by home-country cohort)

How to sign up

Register through your home-country Netzer branch (Netzer Australia, LJY-Netzer/RSY-Netzer in the UK, Netzer South Africa, etc.); registration with Masa is required for grant eligibility.

https://wupj.org/shnat-netzer/

Contact

https://wupj.org/youth/shnat-netzer/

Last updated: July 12, 2026