The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/masa/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Masa | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/masa/ 32 32 Latin American young adults visit Israel for hit of local ‘alta tecnología’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/latin-american-young-adults-visit-israel-for-hit-of-local-alta-tecnologia/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:20:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2583909 80 twenty-somethings participate in 5-month program that immerses them in Israel's tech ecosystem with healthy dose of entrepreneurship

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]]> Deri defends entry of 17,000 foreign students: We can’t keep Jews out of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/deri-defends-entry-of-17000-foreign-students-we-cant-keep-jews-out-of-israel/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 23:22:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2360570&preview=true&preview_id=2360570 Opposition MKs slam coronavirus czar for decision, say country will pay a 'heavy price' for allowing students in at a time when most non-Israelis are barred

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]]> Opposition MKs rap virus czar for approving entry of 17,000 foreign students https://www.timesofisrael.com/opposition-mks-rap-virus-czar-for-approving-entry-of-17000-foreign-students/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 13:09:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2360157&preview=true&preview_id=2360157 Liberman warns Israel will pay a 'heavy price' for decision, accuses Ronni Gamzu of 'failed decision-making'

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]]> Coronavirus czar okays entry of around 17,000 foreign students to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/coronavirus-czar-okays-entry-of-around-17000-foreign-students-to-israel/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 08:50:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2359929 Days after signaling opposition, Ronni Gamzu approves plan to allow in thousands of yeshiva and university students, warns against violating quarantine conditions

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]]> Israel to grant entry to foreign participants in educational programs https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-reportedly-to-grant-entry-to-foreign-participants-in-educational-programs/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:39:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2352478 Interior and health ministries agree to ease virus ban on non-nationals; move could enable thousands to arrive for study in yeshivas and educational trips

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]]> Cancellation of heritage trips to cost Israeli economy $200 million, report says https://www.timesofisrael.com/cancellation-of-heritage-trips-to-cost-israeli-economy-200-million-report-says/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:34:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2327792 Pandemic, travel restrictions force halt to visits by about 60,000 young Jews through programs sponsored by Birthright, Masa, Jewish schools, youth groups

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]]> Masa calls on Israeli startups, firms to foster foreign interns https://www.timesofisrael.com/masa-calls-on-israeli-startups-firms-to-foster-foreign-interns/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:55:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2238033 Internship program sees 3,000 Jews from around the world specialize in a variety of positions; initiative generates $211 million annually for Israeli economy, Masa says

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]]> Ugandan Jew denied visa to study at yeshiva in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/ugandan-jew-denied-visa-to-study-at-yeshiva-in-israel/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:11:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1943532 Abayudaya community, many of whose members were converted by American Conservative rabbis, have been repeatedly rejected as Jews by the Interior Ministry

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]]> ‘I didn’t want to kill anyone, so I ran’ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-refugee-crisis-in-israel/ Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:55:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1375128 The story of one asylum-seeker who arrived in Israel only to discover that he had no rights and no legal status

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]]> For ex-baseball players, Israel pitched as next career step https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-ex-baseball-players-israel-pitched-as-next-career-step/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 23:03:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1310357 A new program is importing sports talent to boost the game in a country where soccer and basketball reign

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]]> Young Diaspora Jews ponder whether to put a ring on it with Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/young-diaspora-jews-ponder-whether-to-put-a-ring-on-it-with-israel/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:42:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1215160 In a commitment-shy generation, the 10-month Masa Israel programs are an unexpected launch pad for aliyah

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]]> Will urgent campus pro-Israel project fail through infighting? https://www.timesofisrael.com/will-urgent-campus-pro-israel-project-fail-through-infighting/ Fri, 22 Aug 2014 09:10:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1051897 JAFI head Sharansky says Diaspora Ministry's 'petty games' threaten to derail first phase of major Israel-world Jewry initiative

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]]> Can Israel rebuild the Jewish people? https://www.timesofisrael.com/can-israel-rebuild-the-jewish-people/ Sun, 22 Jun 2014 19:23:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1014690 A new government initiative that aims to spend hundreds of millions of shekels on Diaspora Jews is a good start, but it is only a start

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]]> Empowering olim — so they’ll stay https://www.timesofisrael.com/empowering-olim-so-theyll-stay/ Tue, 09 Jul 2013 08:31:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=586684 Five years after presenting his first plan to ease aliyah, Guy Seemann on Wednesday launches Kol Oleh, a movement to give olim issues prominence in the Tel Aviv elections campaign

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]]> New JAFI program strives to mind the Birthright gap https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-jafi-program-stumbles-in-minding-the-birthright-gap/ Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:04:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=568056 Onward Israel says it gives students a glimpse of hands-on Israeli life, but some students complain they're merely being turned into PR machines

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