Gap Year Program Catalogue
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GAP YEAR PROGRAM CATALOGUE For the most up-to-date program listing, please visit www.masaisrael.org INTRODUCTION access to a wide range of immersive experiences Taking a Year “On”: that are as varied as Israel itself and help navigate The Benefits of Gap Year in Israel the entire process at every step along the way. By spending a year abroad, you will gain a You can choose from study, volunteer, internship, taste of independent living for perhaps the first international travel, and customisable programs. time in your life and enter college with more No one makes it easier for you to spend a year maturity and self-confidence, greater wisdom; “on” in Israel. and experiences to handle the challenges ahead. In fact, many leading universities in Australia In addition, Masa Israel offers a built-in encourage admitted students to defer entrance community for program participants. We host for a semester or a year to explore their interests social events, excursions, overnight trips, and before deciding what to study in college. activities that give you the chance to meet participants of other Masa Israel programs. We Israel is a country of great diversity within also provide a support system and help make sure a very small area, offering many historical, all your needs are met during your time in Israel. religious and cultural opportunities. Thousands The Masa Israel Community helps you (re)connect of years of history, a variety of ethnic communities with your fellow participants both in Israel and living side by side, and an unending flow of once you return so you can stay connected to international input via satellite and cable have your experience beyond your gap year. Find out contributed to the development of an Israeli more about the Masa Israel Community at culture that marries ancient with modern, local www.MasaCommunity.org. with global, and East and West to form a unique identity all its own. You will immerse yourself in Finding the Right Program a culture as varied as the people themselves, with At Masa Israel, our mission is to assist you literature, theatre, concerts, radio and television in planning and creating a successful Israel programming, entertainment, museums and experience. Our participants range from 18 to 30 galleries for every interest and taste. years of age, and each one has a different reason for going to Israel—whether it is to enhance their Israel is also a global leader in innovation in resume, have an adventure, gain a new perspective, many of today’s most relevant fields.Spend or simply experience a different culture. However your gap year in Israel, and immerse yourself all of our participants have one goal in common: in a new culture, broaden your perspective, and to immerse themselves in a foreign culture and have life-changing experiences that will last a have a successful international experience that lifetime. You’ll also meet peers from around the will positively impact their professional and world with similar interests. personal lives. Masa Israel Makes it Easy Masa Israel Journey, a project of the Government of Israel and the Jewish Agency for Israel, makes it easy for you to connect to exciting, life- changing gap year opportunities in Israel, some for university credit. We provide you with simple Masa Israel offers undergraduate students the following types of programs: To explore funding options and view the complete • 1st year/academic gap year list of gap year opportunities available in Israel, • Traditional gap year visit www.MasaIsrael.org, or contact a Masa • Special interest gap year Israel staff member directly. We will be happy to • Jewish studies programs for Men help you navigate the entire process of finding • Jewish studies programs for Women and choosing the program that’s right for you. • Coed Jewish studies programs • Preparatory (Mechina) programs for A note about program costs: the prices listed in new immigrants this catalogue are all in US dollars and are subject to change at the sole discretion of the organiser. For personalized assistance in finding the Contact the organizer of your program of choice program that’s right for you, visit directly for the most current pricing. www.Facebook.com/MasaIsrael. How to Apply for a Masa Israel Grant Contact Us Masa Israel grants and scholarships are available For more information and to find the program to those who have not participated in a long- that’s right for you, visit us at: term Israel program since 2004 and who will participate in a Masa Israel-affiliated program. On the Web: www.MasaIsrael.org For full eligibility requirements, please see the www.israelprograms.com.au application form at www.MasaIsrael.org On Facebook: www.Facebook.com/MasaIsrael www.facebook.com/zfaisraelprograms To apply for a Masa Israel grant, you must: On Twitter: @masaisrael 1. Apply directly to your program of choice. 2. Complete and sign the online application. 3. Print, sign and date the last page (the signature page) and submit it to your program organizer. 4. If you are also applying for needs-based funding, make sure you enclose the appropriate financial documentation. Funding Your Journey Masa Israel Journey offers every eligible participant between the ages of 18 and 20 a grant of $1,000 toward the cost of participation in a gap year program in Israel. Masa Israel also offers additional scholarships of up to $5000 for a 5 month program and a $10,000 for a 10 month program based on financial need and can connect you with other funding sources that help lower the cost of your gap year. TABLE OF CONTENTS Academic Gap Year Programs United Synagogue of Conservative The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Judaism Rothberg International School Nativ 34 Young Judaea Hebrew and Israeli Culture program 11 Shalem 35 Technion Israel Institute of Technology Gap Year of Engineering and Science 12 Young Judaea Year Course 36 Tel Aviv University–TAU International Gap Year Program 13 Special Interest Programs Traditional Gap Year Programs Budokan Israel Budokan Israel Martial Arts and Aardvark Israel Fitness Program 38 Aardvark Semester Program 15 Givat Haviva Aardvark Year Program 16 Intensive Arabic Semester 39 Aardvark International Program 17 Betar-Wingate Aardvark Steinsaltz Program 18 The Betar Wingate Program 40 Authentic Israel Hava and Adam Eco-Educational Farm IBC Gap Year 19 Eco-Israel 41 BINA Merchavim The Hebrew University of Jerusalem BINA: Social Action and Study in Tel Aviv 20 Rothberg International School Bnei Akiva Hachshara ArtJersalem 42 Limmud 21 Israel Experience MTA 22 Magen David Adom Overseas Volunteer Torani 23 Program 43 Habonim Dror Rimon Music Experience 44 Maslul Ishi–iTrack 24 Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance Workshop HDNA 25 DanceJerusalem 45 Hanoar Hatzioni Dance Journey 46 Israel Challenge English Track 26 Jerusalem Sounds 47 Hashomer Hatzair Lotan Center for Creative Ecology Shnat Hachshara Gap Year 27 Green Apprenticeship 48 Israel Experience Nitzana Educational Community AUJS Aviv Program 28 Desert Sports Challenge 49 Hineni Shnat Hachshara 29 Shalom College Israel Journey 30 Krav Maga Israel 50 Maccabi Leadership Program: Sports 31 Tzofim Nachshon: The Israeli Mechina 32 Garin Tzabar 51 PZC Hagshama Kibbutz Ulpan 33 Religious Studies Programs Yeshivat Ma’alot for Men Overseas Program 73 Aliyiah18 Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh Aliyah and Integration Program at One year Program 74 Keshet Yehuda Pre Military Yeshiva 53 Reishit Yerushalayim Atzei Rachel Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim 75 Derech Etz Chaim 54 Yeshivat Sha’alvim 76 Beit Levi Yizhak Yeshivat Sha’arei Mevaseret Zion 77 Netiv Hageula 55 Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah Isralight Beit Shemesh 78 Yeshivat Orayta 56 Yeshivat Yishrei Lev 79 Jerusalem College of Technology Machon Lev Israel College Experience 57 Machon Meir Religious Studies Programs Foreign Language Program 58 for Women Mechinat Yeud 59 Amutat Menachem Midreshet Lindenbaum Shoshanat Yerushalayim 81 Darkaynu for Men 60 Anfei HaTomer Neveh Zion 61 Tomer Devorah 82 Ohr Somayach Beit Chana Zefat Derech/Yesod/Chai 62 Teacher’s Seminary 83 Ohr Torah Stone Bnei Ubnot Chayil Yeshivat Torat Yosef-Hamivtar 63 Ba’er Miriam 84 Shalom Rav Ma’ayanot 85 Eretz Avotenu 64 Bnos Chava Seminary 86 Yedidei Yeshivat Ohr Yerushalayim 65 Darchei Binah Yeshiva Beis Menachem Afikei Torah 87 The RAP 66 Women’s School for Advanced Torah 88 Yeshivat Ateret Yerushalayim 67 Machon Alte Yeshivat Birkat Moshe Seminary Chaya Mushka 89 Shana Ba’aretz 68 Machon Maayan 90 Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi 69 Me’ohr Bais Yaakov Yeshivat Hakotel Me’ohr Bais Yaakov Teacher’s Seminary 91 Judaics 70 Merkaz Tiferet Yeshivat Har Etzion Eretz Avotenu 92 The Dr. William Major Overseas Program 71 Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh Academic Program for Women 93 Overseas Program 72 Midreshet AMIT 94 Bar-Ilan Mechina B Midreshet B’erot Bat Ayin Pre-Academic Program 115 B’er Bracha Seminary 95 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Holistic Torah Education for Women Preparatory Program–Mechina 116 in the Land 96 Israel Business Institute Midreshet Ein Hanatziv Preparation for University and College 117 Yuval Program 97 Tel Aviv University Midreshet Eshel Preparatory Program–Mechina 118 Sephardic Seminary 98 Midreshet HaRova Overseas Program 99 Midreshet Lindenbaum Darkaynu for Women 100 Overseas Program 101 Midreshet Moriah 102 Midreshet Tzvia 103 Midreshet Yeud 104 Nishmat Shana Ba’Aretz 105 Or Chaya Overseas Visitor’s Program 106 Pnimiyut Seminary Jewish Studies 107 Sha’alvim for Women 108 Torat Reva Yerushalayim Midreshet Devora 109 Yeshivat Har Etzion Beit Midrash for Women 110 Mechina (Preparatory) Programs for Israeli Universities Ariel University Center of Samaria ATZIL Mechina 112 AZTIL Stage II 113 Bar-Ilan Mechina A Pre-Academic Program 114 Academic Gap Year Programs A note about program costs: Prices are subject to change. Please contact program organizers for the current pricing.