With so many ways to customize your Year Course experience, no two participants will have the same year!
Every Year Course participant picks a track to define their time in Tel Aviv. In addition to the standard internship track, Year Course offers a number of specialty tracks to enhance your Year Course experience!
Duration: Fall or Spring Semester in Tel Aviv
Schedule: Su, Mon., Weds., Thu - Hours vary
An interactive educational program along with hands-on experience on the ground through training and volunteering with Magen David Adom.
As a full member of an MDA ambulance team, participants join eight-hour shifts together with Israeli volunteers in the Tel Aviv area, serving as first responders, helping those in need, and learning more about the medical field.
Duration: Fall Semester (Tel Aviv)
Schedule: Eight Weeks
Do you want to be part of something great? Do you want to see Israel as you have never seen it before? Are you looking to challenge yourself and push your limits? Marva is a unique, 8-week opportunity to experience the beauty and challenges of Israel through the eyes of the IDF.
Through hikes, drills, and physical activities, participants partake in real-life training exercises and live in actual army conditions.
Duration: Spring Semester (Tel Aviv)
Schedule: Su. - Thu. Hours vary
Participate in a selective & intensive coding bootcamp at Developers.Institute, dedicated to educating the next generation of tech talent in Israel, featuring cutting-edge mentored courses in Web and mobile development, working with the industry’s best professionals.
Duration: Fall or Spring Semester
Kibbutz Ketura, founded by Young Judaeans, is Year Course's home in the Arava Valley. Participants spend two months living and volunteering on the kibbutz, which boasts desert vistas, a lively and pluralist Jewish atmosphere, and innovative ecologoical industry.
Looking for additional ways to make Year Course one of a kind? Add one of our optional, special packages to enhance your experience and make the most of your gap year in Israel!
Duration: Fall or Spring Semester in Tel Aviv
Schedule: Once a week; hours vary
Duration: Fall or Spring Semester in Tel Aviv
Schedule: Weekly excursions; hours vary
Enjoy weekly rotating fitness classes and find your new favorite sport! Try acro-yoga, surfing, TRX, dance, climbing, Pilates, Krav Maga, and more!
In your free time, enjoy your included membership to a boutique gym near campus.
Duration: Full Year, Semester, or Ala Carte
Schedule: Weekends and Holidays
Enhance your Jewish life on Year Course with special experiences and trips for holidays and select Shabbatot Special experiences and trips for holiday and select Shabbatot with Director of Education, Rabbi Adam Drucker. Get ready to see some of the amazing places that even Israelis don't know about!
Duration: Full Year (Must Start in Jerusalem)
Schedule: Weekly classes and activities
The Year Course and Pardes Study Program provides the opportunity for participants to delve into texts such as the Talmud, Midrash, Halacha, and Machshava and explore their historical, literary, and philosophical underpinnings.
