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College Advising with JLIC

in partnership with the Ministry of Aliyah

Are you dreaming about staying for college? Not sure where—or what—to study? JLIC is here to guide you every step of the way.

One-on-one guidance sessions with a college advisor (free of cost)
Invitations to university Open Houses & events
Exclusive shabbatonim and meet-ups in diverse, welcoming JLIC communities across Israel
Open to all high school seniors, gap year students, bnot sherut and soldiers.

Sign up for College Advising with JLIC (free of charge) – here.

We can’t wait to help you COME HOME FOR COLLEGE.

Our College Advisors

Sara Schatz

College Advisor

Sara Schatz

Meet Sara

A Day in the Life: Devo at Ben-Gurion University

Ever wonder what daily life looks like for a grad student at Ben-Gurion University (BGU)? Meet Devo Silberfarb — a master’s student in social work, dog mom to Dakota, and an active part of the JLIC @ BGU community. Devo’s day starts early with a bit of grounding: she wakes up, davens (prays), and takes […]

Beto’s Journey: Where Jewish Life and University Meet

Meet Beto Valt, a second-year student at Reichman University. He reflects on his early days in Israel, sharing that when he first arrived, he felt a bit lost. The transition from a yeshiva environment to the academic and social world of a university was challenging. But then Beto found JLIC Mizrachi Herzliya—and everything began to […]

From Vision to Reality: Esther’s Path to Aliyah and Electro-Optics Engineering at JCT-Tal

A Heart in Two Places: Growing Up with Israel in Mind Esther Franklin may have been born and raised in Los Angeles, but her heart was always set on Israel. Raised in a proudly pro-Israel home, she internalized from a young age that her future belonged in the Jewish homeland. Already as a middle schooler, […]