A community-built guide to gap years, yeshivot, seminaries, service, and everything in between.
Information may not be 100% accurate. If you're interested in a program, we recommend contacting them directly to confirm details.
Every year, thousands of Jews — mostly from America — set out to explore, live, volunteer, serve, or study in Israel. But finding the right program, community, or path can be overwhelming: too many options, scattered information, and no easy way to know what actually fits you.
This is a living, community-built directory of programs across Israel — gap years, yeshivot, seminaries, army service tracks, volunteer opportunities, and more. It's built and maintained by the people who've actually done these programs, so the details stay accurate and honest.
Our bigger goal: helping people not just find a program, but find their place — the community, the yishuv, the path in Israel that actually fits their life. This directory is just the beginning.
Have experience with a program listed here? Add your review, suggest an edit, or list a program we're missing. This only works if the community helps keep it current.
I did 2 years of sheirut leumi. I was a farmer up north in a kibbutz, and i worked in a hospital in jerusalem. I 100% recommend it for everyone and everyone. There is countless types of jobs out there, and it truly gives back to out country. For anyone looking for a year in israel, wanting to give back to Israel, and truly experience what life in Israel looks like-- I would 100% recommend.
Tziyo Gold · 7/16/2026
Sherut Leumi (National Service)During my time in Otzem I grew in many ways due to the unique situation I was put in as an overseas student. I significantly increased my level of Hebrew, having been surrounded by Israelis and having shiur in Hebrew. I improved physically and athletically, with ample time and opportunity to train. And my perspective on religion, Torah, and Israel were all widened with thought provoking classes and opportunities to see the world from a different angle.
Shai Bernstein · 7/14/2026
Otzem Overseas Program (Atzmona)As a an alumni and student who first visited on my year ten trip to Israel and as a current Israeli citizen, I can say that the fundamentals of what it means to be a Jew lie within the Torah thought and experience had
Yehoshua Orkin · 7/12/2026
Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi