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Israel Educational Travel

For over 20 years, The Jewish Agency for Israel has been a leading facilitator of life-changing educational travel programs in Israel.

 

Thanks to a variety of subsidiaries, partners and innovative initiatives, we bring tens of thousands of Jews to Israel each year for transformational trips that strengthen participants’ connection to the Jewish State and to their Jewish identities. Through programs including Masa Israel Journey, Israel Experience, Hinenu Educator Trips, and Kol Ami Mechina, and as a facilitator of many tracks within Taglit Birthright and Onward Israel, young Jews experience Israel in all its complexities firsthand and learn about its history and culture, deepening their ties to being a part of the global Jewish community and their commitment to supporting Israel.

 

To further this mission, The Jewish Agency is proud to be a partner of the Jewish Federations of North America’s Israel Educational Travel Alliance, a consortium of 100+ Israel educational travel organizations, programs and philanthropies.

Masa Israel Journey is at the forefront of immersive international experiences in Israel for Jewish young adults (ages 18-30). Its diverse portfolio of study abroad, internship, service learning, or Jewish studies programs ranging from 2-10 months, helps participants grow into a new generation of leadership-minded Jews with a stronger bond to Israel and a deeper understanding of life in our shared homeland.

“Helping Israeli society and becoming part of local life with Masa Israel Teaching Fellows was such a phenomenal, life-changing experience. And being here in the aftermath of October 7th built such a personal connection to the people of Israel. So the chance to continue to help and be connected with Israeli and Jewish communities through Masa Volunteers, to support and strengthen our core peoplehood foundations was simply not something I could ignore and was extremely meaningful.”

— Max, a Masa Israel Teaching Fellow and Masa Volunteers participant from Toronto, Canada

Israel Experience is a leading company for educational group travel to Israel. As a subsidiary of The Jewish Agency, Israel Experience provides young Jews with program options for life-changing experiences in Israel as well as Jewish heritage tours in Eastern Europe.

The Kol Ami Mechina (Jewish Peoplehood Leadership Academy) brings together young Jews from Israel and abroad from all different backgrounds, forging lasting connections amongst the next generation of Jews. During the program, participants learn about each other and the concept of Jewish Peoplehood while exploring Israel, volunteering and living together as a community.

“Through Kol Ami, I’ve developed a stronger connection to Israel and my Jewish identity. Getting to explore the amazing diversity and cultures in our Jewish State means I can knowledgeably talk to others back home about the realities of Israel.”

— Nadine, a Kol Ami participant from Oslo, Norway

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and now the Swords of Iron War, Israel travel was significantly disrupted. This caused a significant drop in the number of young Jews who were able to come on transformational programs, throttling an entire generation’s ability to have that direct immersion in Israel.

Because of this, today, it is even more critical for the premier Israel educational travel organizations to innovate together and come up with ways to navigate challenges, which The Jewish Agency does as a member of the Jewish Federations of North America’s Israel Educational Travel Alliance.