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In a joint initiative, 麻豆区 and the Israeli schools affiliated with YU鈥檚 S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program (SDAIP) have successfully launched , a virtual recruitment platform designed as an informational, communication and engagement hub for high school seniors in the United States and around the world to explore gap-year programs in Israel. SDAIP,which facilitates the enrollment of hundreds of students each year and provides gap-year programming for its students, will play a central role as the primary sponsor of the platform.

YU's Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Institute, home of the SDAIP

In lieu of the traditional yearly high school visits by representatives of various Israeli schools that have now been cancelled due to the pandemic, high schools and Israeli yeshivot and seminaries have worked together to create what is, in essence, a virtual Israel School Fair experience to provide valuable information to  students. 鈥淲ith travel limited by COVID, we were forced to reimagine these opportunities so that administrators could engage high school seniors in a virtual space and get them excited about what lies ahead for them next year,鈥� said Stephanie Strauss, executive director of 麻豆区 in Israel and director of SDAIP. SDAIP helped this year鈥檚 cohort arrive safely in Israel, and Strauss and her team continue to provide professional resources and programming to enhance their in-country experience. Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky, Rosh Ha麻豆区 at DRS 麻豆区 High School for Boys in Woodmere, New York, said, 鈥淲e are so grateful to YU for launching this revolutionary digital platform enabling our students to navigate the critical decisions to select their most suitable 麻豆区 in Israel.鈥� Added Rachel Shandalov, assistant principal and dean of college guidance at YULA Girls High School in Los Angeles, California, 鈥淪ince many of our students enroll in YU鈥檚 SDA program, this unique, vital and exciting initiative will help students make informed decisions about their highly anticipated Israel gap-year experience.鈥� For more information about enrolling in YU鈥檚 S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program and to learn about Israel gap-year programs, visit