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Guides, Tips & Free Resources for your GAP Year in Israel

Check out this amazing treasure trove of resources for your GAP year in Israel. Here you'll find, guides, tips and articles to help parents navigate their child's GAP year in Israel. Everything from your child's mental health to how much spending money they need. Some of these articles are written by experts in the field, while others are based on feedback from experienced GAP year parents as well as our own experience working with GAP year parents and students.

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Thoughts on mental health during a GAP year in times of crises

In this guest post, therapist Yonatan Sinclair, shares ideas about how to offer support to your child during their year in Israel, especially in these times of unrest and unknown.

Maintaining Dental Health During Your Gap Year: A Comprehensive Guide

In this guest post, American trained dentist, Dr. Rachel David, provides insights and tips about maintaining your dental health during your GAP year in Israel.

Thriving through a Turbulent Time on my GAP Year

As a gap year student, people often ask me, "Why did you choose to come during such turbulent times?" In this guest blog, current GAP year student, Gabriella Swartz, shares her feelings and personal experiences about being on GAP year in Israel during these turbulent times.

Navigating your Child's Mental Health during their GAP Year in Israel

In this guest post, psychotherapist Joy Epstein, MSW, discusses potential mental health issues that can arise during the GAP year and provides guidelines and resources to ensure that you and your child are prepared and are able to get the support necessary should you need it.

Video Series: Get to Know Your Gap Year Program in Israel

In an effort to make choosing a GAP year program a bit easier, the Pack for Israel team is going out into the field and interviewing different programs to help you get a feel for each place. As we do more interviews, we'll add them to this running blog. Best of luck with your decision!

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...

Preparing Easy Meals with a Pizza Maker ~ The One and Done Appliance for your Year in Israel

So why buy a pizza maker for one year? Let me explain. The Pizza Maker is the one and done appliance needed for your year in Israel. It’s that simple! With limited kitchen space on both your counter and in your cabinets, the fewer items you have, the better. With one pizza maker you can make almost anything.