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A Gap Year Experience To Remember

Maya has been taking classes, completing an internship and exploring Israel during her memorable Aardvark Israel gap year program, and even participated in a two-month Israeli army add-on experience too.

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In Israel, Where She Was ‘Meant to Be’

Mallory made Aliyah from Atlanta, Georgia, in September 2022, after friends she’d made on a Masa Israel Journey program encouraged her to follow her happiness, which meant moving to Israel.

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Encouraging Understanding of Jewish Peoplehood in Young Adults

A Jewish Agency program is bringing together young Israelis and Jews from around the world who are on their gap years in Israel to discuss their Jewish realities and learn from one another.

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Finding His Passion through Aardvark Israel

Eitan from Vancouver, Canada, is interning and living like a local through an Aardvark Israel gap year program in the Jewish State, an experience that has been life-changing.

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From India to Israel

Leya made Aliyah from India in mid-2022, joining The Jewish Agency’s Ulpan Etzion program in Haifa to help her learn Hebrew, make friends, and acclimate to her new home.

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Teaching English in Israel ‘Fun and Rewarding’

Justin from Michigan is having a great time making an impact on his young Israeli students and the wider Beit She’an community as a Masa Israel Teaching Fellow.

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Living Her Hoop Dreams in Israel

Leila is proud to be living in Israel, having made Aliyah in September 2022, and even more proud to be playing basketball for the A.S. Ramat HaSharon team.

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Finding Her Place and People in Israel

Since making Aliyah, Micaela from Costa Rica has made incredible friends and increased her Hebrew skills through The Jewish Agency’s Ulpan Etzion in Haifa and found Israel to be a place she feels she belongs.

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Changing Students’ Lives through Masa

With previous experience teaching English in South Korea, Tisha is now enjoying being a Masa Israel Teaching Fellow in Netanya and having a positive impact on her students.

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Developing Hebrew Skills and Connections at Ulpan

Thanks to his time at Ulpan Etzion-Haifa, Maxim, an immigrant from Russia who made Aliyah in May 2022, is feeling “incredibly optimistic” about his future in Israel.

A Gap Year Experience To Remember

In Israel, Where She Was ‘Meant to Be’

Encouraging Understanding of Jewish Peoplehood in Young Adults

Finding His Passion through Aardvark Israel

From India to Israel

Teaching English in Israel ‘Fun and Rewarding’

Living Her Hoop Dreams in Israel

Finding Her Place and People in Israel

Changing Students’ Lives through Masa

Developing Hebrew Skills and Connections at Ulpan

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