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Volunteers. Credit: Masa Israel Journey.

Masa Israel intros program for Diaspora volunteers during war

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The first group of 20 volunteers for a six-week Masa Israel Journey program to assist residents in the country's south arrived this week. "The new program allows young Jewish adults from around the world to...
American Israel Tolchinsky (right) and another volunteer with IDF soldiers. Photo: Courtesy.

The indomitable spirit of volunteerism in wartime

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When the war with Hamas broke out last month, 25-year-old Israel Tolchinsky from Queens, New York, had been in Israel for less than six weeks on an educational program aimed at immersing Diaspora Jews...

Fleeing war, young Jewish Ukrainians and Russians find a new homeland

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At 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 26, as the first round of shelling began on her hometown of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Valeriya Guseva received a flurry of text messages from her family and friends. “They all...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with Ukrainian participants in the Masa Israel Journey program at Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2022. Credit Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

‘Israel is your home,’ Israeli premier tells Ukrainian Masa participants

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with participants in the Masa Israel Journey program from Ukraine at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. “First and foremost, I want to tell you that...
A Masa Israel Teaching Fellow examines artwork from Israeli students. Credit: Masa Israel Journey.

Masa Israel Teaching Fellows celebrate 10 years of program

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Masa Israel Teaching Fellows (MITF) is celebrating its 10-year milestone with an online ceremony for fellows, alumni, families and organizers on May 23, featuring live video from the Israeli cities where the program currently...
A young woman gets vaccinated at Clalit COVID-19 vaccination center in Rehovot on Jan. 4, 2021. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Israeli Health Ministry launches vaccination drive for Masa participants

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Recent efforts by the Masa Israel Journey organization and the Jewish Agency to petition Israel’s Health Ministry came to fruition on Wednesday with the launch of a vaccination program for Masa participants currently residing...
Masa acting CEO Ofer Gutman and Masa fellows. Credit: Masa Israel Journey.

Despite coronavirus pandemic, Israel program sees spike in applications

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Masa Israel Journey, founded by the Jewish Agency of Israel and the government of Israel, launched its 16th programming year on Monday at an online event attended by thousands of its fellows from countries...
Billboard ads of Masa Journey Israel Fellows, 2020-21. Credit: Courtesy.

Billboards in New York’s Times Square display send-off of Masa Israel Fellows

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An advertisement in New York City’s Times Square on Sept. 11 displayed a send-off message to thousands of Masa Israel Journey (“Masa”) Fellows who are starting their long-term, immersive experiences in Israel. Amid the COVID-19...
Some 2,500 Masa fellows, alumni and professionals from 40 countries gathered at Ra’anana Park Amphitheater in Israel to celebrate the launch of the 2019-20 programming year and the organization’s 50th anniversary. Photo by Ran Biran.

Thousands bridge countries and cultures, kicking off new year of Masa programs

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As many as 2,500 Masa fellows, alumni and professionals from 40 countries gathered at Ra’anana Park Amphitheater in Israel to celebrate the launch of the 2019-20 programming year and the organization’s 50th anniversary. In addition...
2018 Eurovision Song Contest winner Netta Barzilai with participants at an event in Ra’anana celebrating the start of Masa Israel Journey’s 2019-20 programming year. Credit: Courtesy of Masa.

Thousands gather at largest event for young Diaspora professionals in Israel

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Thousands of Masa Israel Journey fellows, alumni and community members joined together on Monday at Ra’anana Park Amphitheater in Israel to celebrate the start of Masa Israel Journey’s 2019-20 programming year. The Oct. 28 event marks Israel’s...