Onward Israel’s theme based programs were designed to offer unique internship opportunities for young adults aged 19-27 from around the globe. As a participant on our Winter Theme Based Program, you can explore opportunities in one of two exciting tracks based on your career interests. Participants from both tracks will live and explore Israel together throughout the program while interning in their preferred field. Not sure which track is right for you? When you apply you will have the opportunity to discuss your options in your first-round interview.

The program will be based in the Greater Tel Aviv area and will cost $500*. To learn more, click on the tracks below.

Participants will learn about immigration and migration in the Israeli context by volunteering with different NGOs and government offices. This is our first Design Your Own Onward Israel (DYO) program!

Topics explored are The Law of Return and the concept of Aliyah, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Holocaust studies, human trafficking, migrants’ rights, immigration and refugee laws, and Israel’s role in the Syrian Refugee Crisis. Participants will visit law clinics and NGOs and will also hear from professors at Israeli universities and law enforcement officers. Participants will take excursions to major cities and learn how ideas of migration differ in relation to geographical differences in Israel. Participants will also tour important political landmarks across Israel to better understand the political structure of Israel and its influence on immigration policies.

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Onward Israel with Hillels of Latin America is a unique opportunity to sharpen your professional skills in the start-up nation. Living in the heart of Tel Aviv for two months, interning at elite Israeli companies and taking accredited business courses, Hillels Onward Israel is the perfect opportunity to start (or restart) your career.

Choose your focus area: Business, HiTech, Social Entrepreneurship.

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jInternship is an innovative program that provides highly motivated and talented Jewish university students and recent graduates the opportunity to come to Jerusalem for an intensive educational and professional framework. Programs are single-gender. Staff share valuable life skills culled from their observant Jewish tradition. Students receive inspiring and empowering classes on life skills or Judaism, and are placed in high-caliber internships with Jerusalem-based companies and organizations in a variety of different fields. jInternship’s aim is to engage today’s Jewish college students in a meaningful way and deepen their connections to Israeli and Jewish communities and organizations.

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