36 programs found
A Birthright Israel trip organizer running free 10-day trips since 2002 for Jewish young adults ages 18-26, distinctive for its pluralistic, adventure-oriented itinerary -- hiking, biking, rafting, and jeep touring through the Galilee, desert canyons, and coastline -- alongside the standard historical and cultural sites.
A new Israel trip launching in 2026 connecting participants to Israel through the lens of sports, with unique encounters and site visits. Distinct from the JCC Maccabi Games in Israel (held every four years), which combines a week of athletic competition with two weeks touring Israel.
A trip combining a tour of Jewish heritage sites across Europe -- including London, Paris, Belgium, and Amsterdam -- with two weeks touring Israel's cities and sites, led by NCSY educators.
A touring program for teens combining major Israel sites -- including a dawn hike up Masada, rafting the Kinneret rapids, and a visit to Dialogue in the Dark -- with volunteer work alongside diverse Jewish communities and programming on Torah and connection to the land of Israel.
Once in a life time gap year experience. Global travel includes countries from the States, to Norway to India and endless other destinations. Designed to inspire a Torah connection through incredible shiurim and Torah experiences throughout the land of Israel. Based in the heart of Jerusalem, students needs are met from incredible apartments, food and daily personal lasting connections with staff. If you are a South African or Australian looking to see the globe, live Israel and connect with yourself, then ohrsom is for you.
Habonim Dror Australia's year-long Shnat Hachshara Ve'Hadracha Le'Aliyah, run through the Australian Zionist Youth Council: touring Israel, a stay on Kibbutz Ravid near the Sea of Galilee for agricultural work and Hebrew/Jewish studies, an intensive study tour in Jerusalem working with civil-society organizations, and a concluding independent-living volunteering period. Masa-recognized, matching the same structure as the already-listed Habonim Dror UK and Southern Africa Shnat programs.
A year of chesed (Sherut Leumi / National Service) for girls from around the world through World Bnei Akiva, described as the only real National Service program for overseas girls; participants join the Bat-Ami national-service network with placements at Beit Meir Hospital or the ALUT center for children with autism, alongside Torah classes, seminars, and touring. A sixth distinct World Bnei Akiva program track alongside Kadima, Torani, MTA, Limmud, and Mechina Olamit.
A program for 17-19 year olds combining thought-provoking classes, volunteering, touring, and Israeli culture, over a full nine-month academic year or a one-semester option.
An accessible version of the classic 10-day Birthright Israel trip for Jewish young adults ages 18-32 with developmental, cognitive, or physical disabilities, run in partnership with organizations like Yachad and Yalla, featuring a specialized bus, higher staff-to-participant ratios, adjusted pacing, and one-to-one aides when needed, without sacrificing the richness of the standard itinerary.
A 5-week inclusive Israel experience bringing typical high school students together with Yachad members who have developmental, learning, or physical disabilities, combining touring and Jewish learning with a hands-on model of full social inclusion.
An annual two-week Israel mission for CAMERA Fellows, CCAP activists and other campus Israel-advocacy leaders from the US, Canada and Uruguay, filled with expert speakers, lectures and touring -- most of the trip based in Jerusalem, with a Tel Aviv visit, a free weekend, and closing days on a Kinneret-area kibbutz -- to sharpen participants' ability to advocate accurately and effectively for Israel back on campus.
A 10-month leadership program founded in 2015 by the Jewish Community of Oslo, open to 18-22-year-old European, Israeli and American Jews of any observance level, combining an immersive Israel experience at the Upper Galilee Leadership Academy with University of Oslo coursework and travel to Jewish communities around the world, centered on Jewish history, religion, culture and identity.
A co-ed, religious-Zionist Israel year program for post-high-school graduates from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America, combining Torah/Jewish-studies learning with self-empowerment and personal-growth programming, distinct from World Bnei Akiva's other tracks (Kadima, Mechina Olamit, Torani, MTA).
An 8-month gap year for the Revisionist-Zionist Betar movement, running March-November: four months of Machon LeMadrichim leadership training at Kiryat Moriah alongside 100+ young people from other youth movements worldwide, a taste of IDF service through the Marva course, seminars across Israel and in Poland, and an extended period of community volunteering.
A 16-day leadership and advocacy training program for North American college-student leaders, active on 95+ campuses, combining ten workshops on Israel advocacy and campus leadership with meetings with Israeli political, military and business figures and conversations with Israelis and Palestinians across the political spectrum, in order to return as trained pro-Israel campus advocates.
A 5-10 month post-high-school program combining Machon Le'Madrichim leadership seminars, an optional taste of IDF Marva training, Magen David Adom EMS training, kibbutz living and work, touring across Israel, and a Poland trip focused on Shoah education; fully supervised by Maccabi World Union madrichim.
An 8-month gap year for UK school leavers built around Socialist-Zionist and collective-living values: 3 months on kibbutz (Shorashim) for group bonding, Hebrew ulpan and Jewish/Zionist education; a month of leadership training; and 4 months (Anafim) living communally in an Israeli city, volunteering, running youth groups, teaching English, and a March of the Living trip to Poland.
Britain's flagship Zionist-youth-movement gap year: a 9-month program (or 4-month option) split between a Jerusalem semester and a Tel Aviv-area semester based in Bat Yam, combining academic study, community volunteering, direct engagement with Israeli society and a Special Interest Month (options include kibbutz, yeshiva, hiking, business internship, or surfing).
An immersive, co-ed, modern-Orthodox Zionist gap-year program giving participants a broad taste of Israeli life through internships, kibbutz living, volunteering, Magen David Adom training, a taste of Marva IDF preparation, seminars, Torah learning and travel.
An intensive 10-day seminar bringing together Israelis and Palestinians ages 20-30 for 18 hours of hands-on tech/entrepreneurship training alongside 18 hours of facilitated conflict-dialogue sessions and a hackathon, followed by ongoing alumni dialogue and cultural-exchange programming.
The Reconstructionist movement's Israel program for 11th graders: after building community together at Camp JRF, participants travel to Israel for a month, tracing how Jews have lived on the land throughout history, spending Shabbat in Jerusalem, watching sunrise over Masada, doing tikkun olam projects with Israeli peers, and meeting Reconstructionist rabbis living in Israel.
A 22-day summer trip for teens in grades 9-12 combining a Holocaust-heritage journey through Poland with touring and volunteering in Israel, in separate boys' and girls' sessions.
A four-week traveling Israel program bringing together teens from six Habonim Dror North America camps, emphasizing values-based education, youth empowerment, and engagement with contemporary Israeli society.
A six-week immersive Israel adventure for Jewish teens entering 11th or 12th grade, exploring the country's history, culture, and people; eligible for RootOne and Masa grants.
A 3.5-week pluralist Israel summer trip for teens entering 10th or 11th grade from any camp or denomination background.
The three-week Israel component of the year-long Diller Teen Fellows leadership program, bringing ~700 Jewish teens from 32 partner communities across 7 countries together for the Global Diller Congress.
A 28-day BBYO Passport journey across Israel including hiking Mount Arbel and Masada, rafting the Jordan River, Bedouin-style desert camping, and a multi-day Gadna army-style program.
A 22-day BBYO Passport trip through Israel for teens in grades 8-12, visiting major cities and lesser-known sites while engaging with diverse local communities.
A five-week Israel summer tour for 10th-grade graduates from Orthodox/religious-Zionist backgrounds, with historical sites, hikes, an Adventure Week track, and movement-wide events.
A six-week travel and study program for rising 12th-grade graduates of Ramah camps, combining hiking, text study, and discussion-based learning, with optional Sea-to-Sea Hike and Gadna tracks.
A four-week summer program for Reform-movement teens (grades 10-12) combining touring, hiking, and social-justice engagement across Israel.
A month-long immersive Israel journey for 10th-12th graders (successor to the historic USY Israel Pilgrimage), with an optional Poland add-on.
A five-week volunteering and touring program for 10th-11th grade girls, featuring service work such as soup kitchens, kibbutz volunteering, and assisting children with disabilities alongside touring.
A three-week touring experience in Israel for public-school Jewish teens, combining hikes, historical/religious sites, and Jewish heritage programming.
An academic gap-year program for high school graduates based in Jerusalem that combines Jewish and Middle Eastern studies (including Hebrew and Arabic) with extensive travel to up to a dozen countries, offering a transferable Hebrew College transcript.
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