(BLOG) I Wanted To Experience More Out Of Israel

"Many American Jews come to Israel for short visits on Birthright and other similar programs. I, too, have done that, and enjoyed it, but somewhere along the way, I realized that I wanted to experience more of Israel. This realization led me to the decision to go on a MASA sponsored post-college program.

There are a huge number of programs, so it took some time to figure out what I wanted. After doing some research, I decided two things: I wanted to be in Tel Aviv and I wanted to have an internship. I sent e-mails including one to WUJS Israel Hadassah, just one of over 180 program options that Masa Israel works with and received a call from Amy, who is responsible for getting people through the initial signing up process. I was impressed that she took the time to call me (from Israel) and explain in detail what the program was like. It started to become apparent that this was the right program for me."