Browse Programs

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.

$9,500 + $500 application fee (2026); $3,000 RootOne voucher available for eligible participants and TJJ alumni

A summer internship hosted at Yeshiva University's Jerusalem campus placing students with Israeli startups through MassChallenge-Israel, Israel's largest startup accelerator, with weekly workshops, pitch nights, company visits, and mentoring alongside the on-the-job placement.

Places Yeshiva College and Stern College undergraduate science majors in Bar-Ilan University research labs across the Life Sciences, Brain Research, Exact Sciences, or Engineering faculties for a hands-on summer research internship.

$140 program fee; housing at YU's Gruss Institute, daily transportation, and most meals included

A 10-month elite government and policy internship placing Fellows in Israeli government ministries and NGOs for hands-on public-administration work, paired with intensive Hebrew study, tours, and weekly seminar days meeting Israeli officials, policymakers, journalists and activists. Founded in 2007 to strengthen the Diaspora-Israel connection and global Jewish leadership.

An elite gap-year program for young men combining a Rosh Yeshiva-led Beit Midrash focused on Torah study and business ethics with real internships at Tel Aviv startups, aiming to prepare talmidim for both a Torah-centered life and a career in the Startup Nation's tech industry.

Israel's only hi-tech-focused gap year, combining a 4-month coding bootcamp (earning a Front-End Developer certificate in mobile and web app development) with a hands-on internship at Be'er Sheva tech companies and start-ups such as Wix and PayPal, plus Hebrew study and organized trips around Israel.

A highly selective, lifelong business and tech fellowship for outstanding Jewish college students that begins with a 10-week summer internship in Tel Aviv at a Fortune 500 company, top consulting firm or Israeli startup across fields like finance, venture capital, software engineering and biotech, followed by ongoing mentorship and a 1,500+ alumni professional network.

The Conservative/Masorti movement's gap-year program, run in partnership with Aardvark Israel: a full academic year split between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with intensive Hebrew ulpan, university-accredited coursework, internships/volunteering, and leadership training grounded in Conservative/Masorti values. IMPORTANT FLAG: USCJ suspended its previous standalone Nativ program in December 2023 citing budget and recruitment challenges, and relaunched it via this new Aardvark partnership starting September 2026 -- since this is a brand-new relaunch, confirm current logistics, dates, and costs directly before publishing as final, as details may still be settling.

~$29,000 (excludes flights and personal spending money; needs-based USCJ scholarships available)

A one-year Religious Zionist program for young women combining Torah courses, interactive seminars (meaning trips), and Israeli internships, geared especially toward students seeking a growth-oriented religious environment.

A 5-6 month professional internship program for Jewish young adults over 21, offering internship placements with Israeli companies, central Tel Aviv housing, Hebrew classes, and career-development seminars.

~$9,400 Masa funding available (net cost varies)

A customizable gap-year and semester program combining internships or volunteering, Hebrew ulpan, academic courses for college credit, and field trips, with participants living in staffed apartments in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem.

~$13,990-$25,490 (before Masa grants)

A summer or semester internship and academic program in Israel for young adults, combining professional experience with Israel exploration.

Program fee varies; scholarships available