Articles, Tips & Free Resources
Making the Most of Your Pesach Break in Israel
Thriving through a Turbulent Time on my GAP Year
Packing for Your Year In Israel - The Ultimate Guide
This guide, filled with useful tips and tricks, is about the ‘how’ of packing and focuses on two questions: What types of things should I buy in Israel and what should I bring from home?
The Ultimate Packing List For Your GAP Year in Israel
We're part of a great Facebook group of Israel GAP year parents. We've taken the feedback and comments from parents on that list and compiled the ultimate packing lists for seminary girls and Yeshiva boys.
A guide to using US products in Israel: Appliances, bedding & toiletries
Do I need a converter for my hairdryer in Israel? Will my American sheets fit my Israeli bed? Is it better to buy shampoo in Israel? Check out this short guide to answer some of these questions...
How Much Spending Money Does My Child Need for their GAP Year in Israel?
To answer this question, we combed the “Israel GAP Year Parents” Facebook group and reviewed literally hundreds of comments by GAP year parents. In this article we’ll give you an overview of the main factors to consider when addressing this issue.
Navigating your Child's Mental Health during their GAP Year in Israel
The Israel Gap Year Programs Directory - Yeshivas, Seminaries & Coed Programs
Video Series: Get to Know Your Gap Year Program in Israel
Enriching Your Gap Year in Israel with Chessed
As your gap year in Israel is unfolding, you might start feeling a desire to connect, to give back, and to become an active thread in the rich fabric of Israeli life. Here are just a few incredible chessed opportunities across Israel...
A Comprehensive Guide to Choosing Your Yeshiva, Seminary or GAP Year Program in Israel
With so many yeshivas, seminaries and general Israel experience programs to choose from, we've put together a comprehensive guide that provides detailed questions, suggestions, and issues for students and their parents to consider when choosing a GAP year program.
The Complete Israel GAP Year Preparation Checklist
After sending her first kid on GAP year and then getting ready to send her second child, Tracy Schultz realized that that there are no easily accessible 'to-do' lists to prepare for the year. Tracy took action and gathered feedback from other GAP year parents and students to compile this comprehensive preparation checklist for new GAP year parents.