YACHAD GAP YEAR

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN ISRAEL

Volunteer and study while living in a community of Israelis your own age in one of Israel’s prestigious Mechina programs

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Lead

Learn valuable leadership skills to prepare you for your future

Study

Study Judaism and Jewish identity, Israel history & culture

Volunteer

Make positive impact for Israel and its people

Explore

Get to know the land & people of Israel with amazing trips & encounters

Yachad Gap Year gives you the opportunity to have the ultimate immersion experience in Israel, by living, studying and volunteering in Israeli mechina programs with Israelis your age. The word Yachad means “together,” and as a participant, your Israel experience will be more up-close and personal than any other – because you’ll be doing it together with your Israeli peers.

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Choose Your Mechina

Yachad offers you a broad range of Israeli mechina programs to give you the ultimate Israel immersion experience. Browse through the different options, and don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Once you know which mechina is right for you, fill out our registration form to get started on your way to Israel!

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Sharing the experience

Our alumni share their stories

Mechinat TELEM-JAFFA

Geffen Huberman, New York, NY

For the last ten months, I have chosen a new path every morning. One morning I could go for a run in Jaffa’s old city, letting my mind wander as my legs stepped on empires and conquests. Another morning I could

Mechinat TELEM-JAFFA

Matan Braner-Kadish, Washington, D.C

I'm not sure I've made a better decision than the day I decided I would be coming to the Mechina in Jaffa. Looking back on it, I am so happy that I pushed past my hesitations of language, distance, and culture and

Mechinat BEIT YISRAEL

Ella Tav, New York, NY

Something I didn't understand until I got to Beit Yisrael was the power of people truly living their values in an Israeli context. I came to Beit Yisrael to experience the religious, socioeconomic, and political diversity of Israeli life.

Mechinat NACHSHON

Gil Adini, Boston, MA

As Walt Disney wisely put it, "If you can dream it, you can do it." I used to think that these words were nothing but a fantasy, but in the last 10 months, my time at the mechina has taught to see the truth in these nine words.

Mechinat NACHSHON

Oshri Olsberg, Boston, MA

One of my favorite things about my year at Mechinat Nachshon is when we are "closed" (stay at the Kibbutz) for Shabbat. Shabbat here has an American flavor meaning that I have been able to incorporate some of my own

Mechinat NACHSHON

Lexi Unell, Kansas City, MO

My name is Lexi Unell, and My most meaningful experience in mechinat nachshon so far has been survival week. Survival week was a week were we were sent off in small groups with just a map, a compass, and little to no food.