Student Spotlight: Tehila Jansenson
From New York to Ariel University: Tehila’s Journey to Studying Creative Marketing Growing up in New York, Tehila Jansenson always felt a deep connection to Israel. Her mother, a native Israeli, and her father, an Argentinian who made aliyah, met in Israel before traveling to serve the Jewish people and teach in Israel, Spain, and […]
Beyond the Gap Year: Sammy Garfinkel’s Journey into Israeli Life
For as long as he can remember, Israel has been a significant part of Sammy’s life. “Growing up in a Modern Orthodox, Religious Zionist community in London, my connection to Israel was instilled in me from a young age. I attended a religious high school, participated in the local Bnei Akiva youth movement and spent […]
Student Spotlight – Kayla Goldberger
A Dream Realized Kayla Goldberger is a third-year student studying Business Management and Middle Eastern Studies at Tel Aviv University (TAU). Originally from Teaneck, NJ, Kayla attended Yeshivat Frisch and then participated in a gap-year program at MTVA. She currently resides in Herzliya. “I always knew I wanted to make aliyah. Growing up in a […]
Discovering Home: Jordan Landes’ Journey from Seattle to Israel
Discovering Home: Jordan Landes’ Journey from Seattle to Israel Born in Seattle, Washington, and later raised in Boca Raton, Florida, Jordan’s early years were rooted in a strong Zionist ethos, rooted in his family’s history and strengthened at home and in school. His great-great-grandfather, Rav Zvi Pesach Frank, served as the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, […]
Student Spotlight Rachel Shapin
For Rachel Shapin, a third-year student at Ben-Gurion University’s Medical School for International Health, the journey to becoming a doctor in Israel wasn’t something she had initially planned. But looking back, she wouldn’t have it any other way. From Michigan to Beer Sheva Rachel grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and completed her undergraduate degree […]
