Since the Israel-Hamas war began, Jewish Agency Director General & CEO Amira Ahronoviz has been meeting with Jewish Agency beneficiaries and staff, and visiting those wounded in the attacks, offering support and strength.
In Israel’s dire time of need, Jewish Agency participants and beneficiaries in Israel and abroad are volunteering to help evacuees from Gaza Envelope communities and absorption centers as well as soldiers in the Israeli army.
With so many Israelis killed and injured by Hamas, and countless homes and buildings damaged, The Jewish Agency’s Fund for Victims of Terror is operating on a wider scale than ever before.
Maya has been taking classes, completing an internship and exploring Israel during her memorable Aardvark Israel gap year program, and even participated in a two-month Israeli army add-on experience too.
Mallory made Aliyah from Atlanta, Georgia, in September 2022, after friends she’d made on a Masa Israel Journey program encouraged her to follow her happiness, which meant moving to Israel.
A Jewish Agency program is bringing together young Israelis and Jews from around the world who are on their gap years in Israel to discuss their Jewish realities and learn from one another.
Eitan from Vancouver, Canada, is interning and living like a local through an Aardvark Israel gap year program in the Jewish State, an experience that has been life-changing.
Leya made Aliyah from India in mid-2022, joining The Jewish Agency’s Ulpan Etzion program in Haifa to help her learn Hebrew, make friends, and acclimate to her new home.