Browse Programs

A joint Israeli-German excavation in the Jezreel Valley investigating the transition from Canaanite urbanism to the early Israelite monarchy, open to international student and volunteer participants.

A field school excavating Legio, the base of the Roman Sixth Legion near Tel Megiddo, run by the Jezreel Valley Regional Project with academic credit available.

A summer program for international high school students to develop entrepreneurial skills and gain knowledge in science and technology fields at the Technion campus. Eligibility requires being at least 17 years of age with a strong STEM background and demonstrated interest in innovation and entrepreneurship.

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.

An all-boys touring program combining daily shiurim and chaburas for Torah learning with touring across Israel from north to south, spending significant time at NCSY Kollel's campus.

A program for teens to train in CPR, hemorrhage control, and first-responder skills, becoming certified as Emergency Medical Responders, volunteering on ambulances, and assisting in a Hatzalah logistics and dispatch center, alongside water-rescue training on the Kinneret and rappelling with a search-and-rescue unit.

A leadership-development program for teens, centered on planning and running a ten-day camp for the siblings of children with chronic illnesses, combined with outdoor adventure activities -- including rappelling, cliff jumping, snorkeling, and waterskiing -- across Israel.

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.

A six-week program for public-school teenage girls that blends Torah learning, chesed (charitable service) projects such as running carnivals for terror victims, and touring across Israel, alongside adventure activities like rappelling.

A program for teenage girls combining Torah study with accomplished educators, weekly chesed (volunteer) trips, and extensive touring across Israel -- including hiking, rafting, zip-lining, and water sports -- based at the Reishit Yerushalayim campus in Beit Shemesh.

A six-week program for public-school teens that combines Torah learning tailored to a range of skill levels with competitive sports leagues and touring across Israel, run alongside NCSY Kollel's campus.

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.

A summer field school running since 2010, led by Dr. Ann Killebrew (Penn State) and Dr. Michal Artzy (University of Haifa), taking a 'total archaeology' approach spanning excavation, survey, GIS, on-site conservation, underwater archaeology, and community outreach.

A four-week excavation with field work in the mornings (5:00am-12:00pm, Sunday-Thursday) and lab work activities in the afternoons.

A spring excavation open to volunteers of any experience level, offered in flexible one- to five-week blocks, with the first four weeks focused on digging and the fifth on digging and restoration.

A summer field school at Hazor, the largest biblical-era city in Israel and a major political, economic and cultural center for over a millennium; participants stay at Kibbutz Kfar HaNassi on the banks of the Jordan River, with credit available (up to 1 credit per week) through Hebrew University's Rothberg International School.

An excavation at Tel Gezer, one of the first sites in Israel to use student volunteers instead of paid laborers and the first to offer a field school for students; academic credit varies by sponsoring university program.

A summer field school continuing excavation of Iron Age II contexts to investigate whether the city was part of the Israelite Kingdom, directed by Naama Yahalom-Mack and Nava Panitz-Cohen; participants can join for the field experience alone or add credit through Hebrew University's Rothberg International School.

A summer excavation exploring Middle Bronze city gates, an undiscovered Iron Age palace, and the archive of Late Bronze Age kings, with participants housed at Mishmar HaEmek guest facilities; housing, meals, and daily transportation are included, and 3-6 academic credits are available through Tel Aviv University.

An archaeological field school open to undergraduates, graduate students, and general volunteers with no experience required, offering hands-on excavation work under a team of professional archaeologists (including veterans of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon) in flexible 1-6 week blocks across the 2026 summer season.

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.

A required summer-term Israel program (typically in the third year) for Reconstructionist Rabbinical College students, combining academic coursework and experiential learning on Israel's history, culture, politics and contemporary society; students who want to extend for an additional term or full year can access RRC scholarships and academic advising to do so.

An intensive 10-12 week summer Israel program for Ziegler rabbinical students, replacing what was previously a full year in Israel (third-year students traditionally spent a year there before the school's 2023 curriculum restructuring shortened the program overall).

A highly competitive 7-week summer research program (running since 1971) placing outstanding undergraduates from physical sciences, chemistry, life sciences, math or computer science majors into a Weizmann lab under a research scientist's supervision, working on a real research project alongside the scientific team.

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 pluralistic, non-movement-affiliated program combining outdoor adventure with workshops in visual, performing, and literary arts, community service, and creative Jewish study. Israeli and North American participants travel together through four regions of Israel exploring the land's role in Jewish history and the future of Jewish life, with a multi-day service project benefiting Israeli children.

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 six-week program for 9th-12th grade boys combining intensive Torah/Talmud learning with competitive sports leagues and touring across Israel.

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.

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