Israel Study
Programs

Three years ago Rabbi Lee
Buckman, head of school at
the Frankel Jewish Academy
in West Bloomfield, organized
a national mission designed
to introduce various post-high
school programs in Israel to
high school college guidance
counselors.
This effort was sponsored
by MASA, an organization that
funds and markets long-term
programs in Israel. MASA is
sponsored its second mission
for college guidance counsel-
ors this month. The Frankel
Jewish Academy participated
in this eight-day trip, along
with 21 other schools, includ-
ing several modern Orthodox
and non-denominational
Jewish day high schools as
well as public and private sec-
ular schools with significant
Jewish populations.
Last year, about one-
third of the Frankel Jewish
Academy's graduating class,
approximately 20 students,
deferred college to spend a
"gap year" in Israel in a vari-
ety of post high school pro-
grams: studying music, Young
Judaea's Year Course, service
in Israel's Defense Force, and
study at universities or yeshi-
vot.
Ten years ago, only yeshi-
vah programs and three or
four non-yeshivah programs
existed. Today, there are close
to 200 different post-high
school programs available to
students.
"Studying or volunteering
in Israel helps our students
develop a love of Israel that
is simply impossible to cul-
tivate on shorter trips," said
Rabbi Buckman. "A year in
Israel helps students focus on
becoming better people and
better Jews.
"For the academy, Israel
programs are a priority and
are integral to the mission
of our school. I am confident
that our college counselor,
Mrs. Patricia Bostwick, will
return with the most up-to-
date information for promot-
ing post-high school study in
Israel."

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