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THEIR FUTURE IN ISRAEL STARTS HERE.
What role will Israel
play in your child's
future?
For most families, the answer has been a Gap year.
But more and more kids are choosing to stay in Israel to study or to serve - and their parents have questions. We can help.
No costs. No obligations. No applications.
"For us, it started before college...we knew there were many other options than just Birthright or a Gap year. We just wanted someone we could talk to who could walk us through them."
Nathan & Rachel Solomon West Orange, NJ
ONE FATHER'S QUESTIONS...
“For us, I think it was more so of a desire that in our daughter’s stage of development and where she was that she would be making kind of intelligent and informed decisions… and it wouldn't just be oh my friends are doing this or oh I'm being reflexive and emotional… but like there was an intentionality and that there was a plan.”
Nobody hands you a map for this.
In the US the path is drawn for you. Visits, applications, acceptance, and a fairly predictable line from there. Israel opens up instead. A gap year can lead into national service, or into a degree, or into both in whichever order suits your child. That range is the opportunity. It is also why most families want someone to think it through with, and it is exactly what The Future is Calling is here to do - lay out the paths clearly and help you find the one that fits.
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Nelech
An immersive year in Israel for high school sophomores - leadership, identity, and a first real connection to the country, years before college.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Attending College in Israel
World-class universities with programs taught in English and hybrid English/Hebrew, at a fraction of the cost of a comparable US degree.
SERVICE
IDF & National Service
Meaningful ways to contribute - from Sherut Leumi to non-combat IDF roles - with guidance to understand the options and find the right fit.
Not a catalog - just a sense of the range. The right path is the one we find together.
Just a few of the paths families ARE explorING...
Their future
in Israel
starts here
Schedule a conversation with someone who knows the Israeli system, start to finish. No costs, no obligations, no applications.
You've got
questions,
we've got
answers
The practical ones, answered here.
The rest we're happy to answer in your initial conversation.
It's a conversation, not a screening. You'll speak with someone who knows the Israeli system directly. They'll ask about your child's high school grade level, what they're drawn to, and what you're wondering about, and you'll leave with a clear picture of the paths that fit and a sense of the next step. Nothing to sign, nothing to pay.
Yes. Families come to us as early as freshman year and as late as senior year, and there's a path for each - an immersive year in Israel, a gap year, national service, or a degree. The earlier the conversation, the more options stay open.
Yes. The Future is Calling is a free service from the Tzemach David Educational Foundation. Our advice, programming, and services cost nothing - there's no fee to talk with us, explore your options, or find the right path. The universities and programs you ultimately choose have their own costs, which we help you understand and plan for.
We're focused on helping students and families discover all the educational pathways they have to choose from when defining how Israel fits into their future - from a first immersive year through university and service.
That's the most common place to start, and it's early enough to matter. A conversation now commits you to nothing - it's how families figure out which questions to ask next and which paths are worth a closer look.
Not to begin. Many programs are built for English speakers, others combine English and Hebrew, and there's language support - including Ulpan - to help students grow into it. How much Hebrew matters depends on the path, which is one of the first things we sort out with you.
This is the question we're asked most, and it deserves a real conversation rather than a paragraph. Our partner campuses and programs have established support and community structures, and students are part of a community that looks out for them. We'd rather talk through your specific concerns directly than offer reassurance from a website.
Still wondering about something specific?
TZEMACH DAVID EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
The Future is Calling is an initiative of The Tzemach David Foundation that provides advice, programming, and services to help Jewish students navigate their path toward academic excellence and pursue a successful, integrated, and meaningful future in Israel.
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