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.
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!
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
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
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.
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.
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
כרגע אנו מפעילים שני אתרי הרשמה נפרדים: אחד למכינות התורניות ואחד למכינות החילוניות והמעורבות. לחצו על הכפתור שמתאים לסוג המכינה שאתם מחפשים ועברו לאתר ההרשמה.