Gap year in Israel programs credit rebound to teens seeking Jewish connections
This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship , a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. After a slight dip last…
Assessment
Gap year programs in Israel are seeing a rebound in enrollment, with over 3,000 Jewish teens starting this September, up from roughly 2,500 last year. Masa Israel attributes the increase to teens seeking Jewish connections. The key question is whether this trend will sustain as the security situation evolves and as competing educational options emerge.