Education is at the heart of Bnei Akiva, and there are learning sessions throughout the year on all World Bnei Akiva - Hachsharot programmes. Additionally, there is a set period of time on Limmud dedicated specifically to Jewish learning at partner Yeshivot and Midrashot. Limmud will have a torah filled introduction to this set period during our Pre-Pesach seminar in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Our partner institutions teach a religious Zionist and Modern Orthodox educational philosophy, and you will also learn about critical and relevant issues of faith in modern times. You’ll be guided throughout, and different levels will be catered for. To be a participant on World Bnei Akiva - Limmud, you don’t need prior knowledge in Jewish studies – you just need commitment to learn and to grow. We will equip you with Torah learning skills that will stay with you for life, and you’ll soon feel at home in a Beit Midrash.

World Bnei Akiva believes in the importance of developing Jewish leadership and activism around the world, offer leadership training courses within all our programmes.

The leadership courses within Limmud are a variety of intense and interactive seminars studying Zionism, Israeli society, Jewish dilemma’s and leadership. The courses are geared towards training, inspiring and enriching the Jewish leaders of tomorrow.

Providing a broad range of stimulating sessions, combined with exciting seminar days exploring Israeli society, you’ll be nurtured through making life-defining decisions. The courses will develop your understanding of key areas relating to modern activism, Jewish life and the State of Israel.

On Limmud you’ll have the special opportunity of taking part in a challenging two week country-wide hike, along sections of the Israel National Trail. You'll camp at night, bonding with new friends from other World Bnei Akiva programs, and then delve into the grand scale of Biblical landscapes and sites of modern Israel.

You’ll see Israel like never before, and will stretch your mind as well as your legs, on this educational tiyul.

Shvil Yisrael is a highlight of the year on Limmud!

Volunteering is an inseparable component of the Bnei Akiva ideology. Throughout the year you will volunteer in different places in Israel and different organizations,

including “One Family”, “Tachlit” “Leket Israel” etc;

This will empower all the members of the group, teach them responsibility, and force them to think and internalize what are the different challenges Israeli society has, and where can they as young idealistic adults make a real difference.

From the early days of the State, kibbutzim had a sense of duty, serving as a pillar of strength for Zionism. The members lived under extreme conditions, while tilling the soil, draining the swamplands, and building a settlement. Today, World Bnei Akiva’s Hachshara participants are viewed as valuable contributors to the kibbutz movement. Working with the local members, you'll share agricultural duties in the field, according to the work requirements of the kibbutz, and you’ll live together in kibbutz housing, eating meals in the communal dining room. You’ll greatly improve your Hebrew through such interactions and with Ulpan classes.

The group will also become involved in kibbutz social and communal activities such as Shabbat and holiday celebrations,

enabling you to have a closer view of what kibbutz life means for the children

and adults who reside there permanently.

We understand that applicants and their families may have concerns about participant safety over the course of the program, and about the dynamic security situation in Israel. Your safety & security is our number one priority. As an approved MASA program, all World Bnei Akiva Hachshara Israel programs follow the safety and security guidelines outlined by MASA for all their programs. Please visit the MASA safety page for more information and interactive video with MASA’s Chief Security Officer, Amir Keinan.

World Bnei Akiva take our participants’ physical & emotional wellbeing very seriously.

Noting the rise in emotional challenges amongst youth, we have commissioned the services and support of “Keshev”- a professional organization in the mental health and wellness field. Keshev provides us a with a wide variety of services including group sessions and one-on-one meetings with participants on topics of mental health such as anxiety, depression, sexuality, eating disorders and more. They provide emergency on-call support to staff, and designated on site hours for any participant who needs extra support mentally or emotionally. Through their team, our participants and staff are offered guidance and support needed, to help them to have an emotionally healthy and safe year. To learn more visit www.keshevcenter.com