I WAS AT A STAGE IN MY LIFE WHERE I DIDN’T SEE THE IMPORTANCE AND SIMCHA IN LIVING A JEWISH LIFE. I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON THE OHRSOM GAP YEAR, WHICH SERIOUSLY CHANGED MY LIFE IN MANY ASPECTS. IF IT WASN’T FOR THE OHRSOM RABBIS, STAFF, CRAIG AND JENA, MY EYES WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN OPENED TO SEE THE BEAUTY IN THE CORRECT WAY TO TAKE MY AFE FORWARD. NOT ONLY DID OHRSOM GUIDE ME IN THIS DIRECTION BUT INSTILLED IN ME A • TREMENDOUS ATTRACTION TO LIVE MY LIFE AS A COMMITTED JEW. I WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL TO THE OHRSOM TEAM AND THE DONORS WHO SUPPORT THE OHRSOM FAMILY.
JOSH TROPE
OHRSOM GAP YEAR WAS AN AMAZING YEAR, FILLED WITH EXTREME GROWTH IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE. LIVING IN ISRAEL FOR A FULL YEAR WAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT I CANNOT EXPLAIN. I DEVELOPED A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH MYSELF AND G-D. I FEEL THAT I EXPERIENCED LIFE IN A WAY THAT I NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
JESSE NATHAN
MY GAP YEAR WITH OHRSOM STUDENT NURTURED MY LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH CLASSES AT NEVE, TAI-LOR-MADE GROUP LEARNING IN THE EVENING, CHAVRUTA PARSHA LEARNING AT COFIX AND ALSO THROUGH LIVING AN INSPIRED JEWISH LIFE IN THE HEART OF JEWISH LIFE, JERUSALEM. EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT WE WERE ENCOUR-AGED TO RELATE WHAT WE HAD LEARNED THAT WEEK AND THAT TAUGHT ME THE BEAUTIFUL SKILL OF SEE-ING HASHEM’S HAND IN ALL THE NUANCES OF LIFE. MY GAP YEAR WITH OHRSOM STUDENT WAS A PRIVILEGE THAT MY 17 YEAR OLD SELF COULDN’T EVEN DREAM OF BUT THAT MY 20+ SELF WILL FOREVER WE GRATEFUL FOR.
