What’s the Goal of the Gap Year in Israel? Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky [Israel & Diaspora Bonus]

This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at info@edenbeitshemesh.com for more details. In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast , we talk to a panel of rabbis about yeshiva, seminary, and the “year in Israel.” Additionally, we hear from Dov Rosenblatt, who more than two decades ago wrote the satirical song “Flippin’ Out.” Gap-year programs have become one of the primary points of contact that American Jews have with Israel. But, paradoxically, the year in Israel is a quintessentially American experience. In this episode we discuss: What are the signs of a healthy gap-year experience? How can gap-year programs become more focused on Israel? How has the year in Israel changed in a post–October 7 world? Tune in to hear a conversation about how the gap year can meet the needs of this generation. Interview with Dov Rosenblatt begins at 16:25. Shaalvim Dinner panel with Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky begins at 33:36. References: “ Flippin' Out ” by Blue Fringe Flipping Out? Myth or Fact? The Impact of the "Year in Israel" by Shalom Z. Berger, Daniel Jacobson, Chaim I. Waxman “ Why Space Tourists Won't Find the Awe They Seek ” by Henry Wismayer 18Forty Podcast : “ Rav Judah Mischel: A Change in Progress ” “ ‘Dumbed-Down Catholicism Was a Disaster’ ” by Molly Worthen Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support .