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A fully accredited semester of high school in Israel for Reform-movement teens in grades 10-12, formerly known as NFTY-EIE, combining Hebrew, Reform Judaism, and Israel history and culture with home-school-equivalent coursework in English, math, science, and social studies; since 2023 its secular academic administration is run jointly with Alexander Muss while the Reform movement retains all religious and Israel-focused programming.

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.

A mandatory first year in Israel for all HUC-JIR rabbinical, cantorial and Jewish-education graduate students, opening with a Hebrew ulpan before a full slate of Hebrew immersion, foundational textual skills, Israel studies, community-building and community-service projects, using Israel itself as a classroom to explore Israeli culture, Zionist history and contemporary social/political issues.

A pluralistic, fully-accredited study-abroad program for high schoolers combining general studies with experiential Israel-studies curriculum (learning history on-site at the actual locations). Offered as a semester, a shorter 'Mini-Mester', or summer sessions; students can earn college credit through the University of Miami. IMPORTANT NOTE: the Reform movement's own standalone semester program, URJ Heller High (formerly NFTY-EIE, previously based at Kibbutz Tzuba), recently merged into AMHSI as of a recent year due to declining enrollment -- Heller High students now live and take Jewish studies together as a track within the AMHSI campus near Tel Aviv rather than as a separate program. Confirm current Heller-track availability/dates directly with AMHSI since this transition is recent.

(unconfirmed - not published in research) need-based financial aid, scholarships, and payment plans are offered

A four-week summer program for Reform-movement teens (grades 10-12) combining touring, hiking, and social-justice engagement across Israel.

$9,990 (2026); $3,000 with RootOne voucher