Location
  • Israel
    • Tel-Aviv
Length
26 - 52 weeks
Program Tags
Cultural Immersion Hands-On Learning Language Immersion Religious Social Justice Volunteer Abroad

Program Details

Timeframe
Academic Year
Housing
Apartment
Primary Language
English
Age Min.
17
Age Max
19

Pricing

Starting Price
20000
Price Details
Prices before grants and scholarships! Apply now for the early bird tuition of $20,000 for the entire 10 month program.

Prices include classes, volunteering, trips, transport, food and health insurance.
Prices do not include flights and spending money.
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Meals Transportation Wifi
What's Included (Extra)

Health Insurance

What's Not Included
Airfare
Jun 27, 2019
Apr 30, 2019
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About Program

BINA Gap Year in Israel offers high school graduates a unique opportunity to experience 10 months in Israel alongside Israelis their own age in Tel Aviv, Israel's most exciting city. Program participants will engage in meaningful social action in the community in which they live, and explore the Jewish bookshelf from a pluralistic and progressive perspective.

BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change strengthens Israel as a democratic and pluralistic society by emphasizing Judaism as a culture and the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam ("repairing the world"). BINA designs and implements programming for Jews around the world, with service-learning programs aimed to inspire lifelong appreciation and engagement in education and social justice.

BINA Gap Year is an English speaking track within an Israeli mechina (pre-army program). You will be integrating with your Israeli peers, planning activities together, learning Hebrew to improve your understanding, and building lifelong bonds

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Program Highlights

  • Social Action
  • Learning
  • Leadership Development
  • Cultural Immersion
  • Community Volunteering

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Joanna
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

No other program like this!

The best part about BINA Gap Year is definitely the full immersion with Israelis my own age! From the very beginning we ate our meals, volunteered, studied, traveled and spent our free time together. Everything was either in English, or we had support for Hebrew events, plus regular Hebrew classes.

The apartments are in the communities that we volunteered with, giving us an authentic understanding of the life of most Israelis.

No week every looked the same, so even with an intense schedule we were always kept entertained. I especially loved being able to built and run parts of the program for the rest of the group, always with the support of the staff.

100% would recommend for anyone looking for an authentic Israel experience in Tel Aviv!

What would you improve about this program?
More international participants - I loved being with the Israelis, but it would have been great if more countries were represented as well.
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