YOUNG JUDAEA GLOBAL INC

YOUNG JUDAEA YEAR COURSE IS THE LARGEST NORTH AMERICAN GAP YEAR PROGRAM IN ISRAEL, INVOLVING ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 200 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FROM THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND ISRAEL EACH YEAR. DURING NINE MONTHS IN ISRAEL, PARTICIPANTS STUDY UNIVERSITY-LEVEL JEWISH AND ISRAEL-ORIENTED TOPICS, LEARN HEBREW, LIVE, VOLUNTEER, AND INTERN IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF ISRAELI COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, COMPANIES, NGOS, AND OTHER NON-PROFITS, ALL WHILE AND EXPLORING THE COUNTRY THROUGH HIKING AND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS.GESHER IS YOUNG JUDAEA'S TEEN SUMMER PROGRAM IN ISRAEL. A MONTH-LONG PROGRAM FOR 11-12TH GRADERS, GESHER FOLLOWS THE NATURAL PROGRESSION OF A YOUNG JUDAEAN FROM THEIR REGIONAL SUMMER CAMP TO TEL YEHUDAH, YOUNG JUDAEA'S TEEN LEADERSHIP CAMP. EACH YEAR THE GESHER PROGRAM ALSO ATTRACTS OTHER JEWISH TEENS FROM ACROSS THE USA TO BECOME PART OF THE YOUNG JUDAEA FAMILY. AS WELL AS EXPLORING THE MAJOR SITES AND HIDDEN GEMS OF ISRAEL, GESHER ENHANCES LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE CREATING LIFELONG MEMORIES. WITH THE HELP OF EXPERIENCED, DEDICATED STAFF, PARTICIPANTS GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ISRAEL. AFTER THEY RETURN HOME, GESHER ALUMNI STAY ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN YOUNG JUDAEA AND THEIR COMMUNITY, AND MANY OF THEM CONTINUE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL ON YEAR COURSE.AMIRIM IS A TWO-MONTH SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN TEL AVIV FOR 18-26 YEAR OLDS. PARTICIPANTS CHOOSE AN INTERNSHIP IN THEIR FIELD OF INTEREST AND EXPERIENCE ISRAEL THROUGH EDUCATIONAL TRIPS, SEMINARS, AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. THIS PROGRAM HELPS PARTICIPANTS BUILD A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL, WHILE ALSO ALLOWING FOR THEM TO BUILD THEIR PROFESSIONAL RESUME, FOSTER LIFELONG RELATIONSHIPS AND NETWORKS WITH OTHER JEWISH STUNDENTS FROM ACROSS THE US AND CANADA.