Naale program


Naale Elite Academy is an international program which enables Jewish teenagers from the diaspora to study and complete their high school education in Israel for free. Founded in a joint effort with the Jewish Agency, Naale Elite Academy was established in 1992 with a goal of providing Jewish high school students worldwide the opportunity to live and complete their high school diploma in Israel.
The program brings Jewish teenagers from around the world to study in some of the best Israeli high schools for three or four years.
Potential candidates must be eligible according to Israel's Law of Return and must undergo a registration and testing process prior to being accepted to the program.
Each student on the program receives a complete scholarship funded by the Israeli Ministry of Education.
The scholarship includes a flight to Israel, full tuition, health insurance, full room and board and more.
At the end of the program graduates can choose to stay in Israel and make Aliyah or they can choose to return abroad with a fully recognized international diploma.

Background

Since its inception, over 17,000 teenagers have come to Israel through the Naale Elite Academy program and have completed their education in Israel. There are currently over 2,000 students studying in Naale Elite Academy schools.
Roughly two thirds of the students are from the Former Soviet Union and a third are from the rest of the world with students arriving from the United States, South America, France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Australia, Japan, the Philippines and many other countries.
Naale Elite Academy Alumni have made their mark on Israeli society with many opting to join the IDF, study in Israeli universities and enter the Israeli workforce.

Naale Elite Academy Schools and Boarding Schools

Naale Elite Academy schools are located around Israel and cater to both religious and secular students. Students choose their school based on religious preference and their country of origin.
NameTrackLocationLanguages
Ulpenat AmanaReligiousKfar SabaEnglish/International
Ort NetanyaSecularNetanyaRussian
Alonei YitzhakSecularAlonei YitzhakRussian
Beit UlpanaUltra OrthodoxJerusalemRussian
Beit Haya MushkaChabad/Ultra OrthodoxKiryat ShmuelHebrew/International
Beit ChanaChabad/Ultra OrthodoxSafedInternational
Hadassa NeurimSecularNeurimRussian
CHW Hadassim Children & Youth VillageSecularEven YehudaFrench/Spanish/Portugues/Russian
Hakfar HayarokSecularRamat HasharonRussian
Havat HaNoar HaTzioni SecularJerusalemRussian
Johanna Jabotinsky Youth VillageSecularBe'er YaakovRussian
Yemin OrdeReligiousHaifaRussian
Kaduri Youth VillageSecularKfar TavorRussian
Kfar GalimSecularHaifaRussian
Kfar SilverSecularAshkelonRussian
Kfar Tzvi SitrinUltra OrthodoxHaifaRussian
Mevo'ot EronSecularKibbutz Ein ShemerRussian
Mosenson Youth VillageSecularHod HasharonEnglish/International
Ma'aleh ShacharutSecularKibbutz EilotRussian
WIZO Nahalal AnieresSecularNahalalRussian/English/International
The Wizo Nahalat YehudaSecularRishon LetzionRussian
AyanotSecularBe'er YaakovEnglish/International
Atid Raziel HerzliyaSecularHerzliyaRussian
Ramat HadassahSecularKiryat Tiv'onRussian
Yeshivat Sha'alvimReligiousKibbutz ShaalvimEnglish/International
Meir Shfeya Youth VillageSecularZichron YaakovRussian

Na'ale groups over the years

Below is the list of the Naale Elite Academy Elite Academy groups by year:
YearDatesGroup nameComments
11992 - 1993"Machzor Alef"
21993 - 1994"Machzor Bet"
31994 - 1995"Machzor Gimmel"
41995 - 1996"Machzor Daled"
51996 - 1997"Machzor Heh"
61997 - 1998"Yovel"In honor of Israel's 50th birthday
71998 - 1999"Dror"
81999 - 2000"Zohar"In honor of Zevulun Hammer
92000 - 2001"Noam"In honor of extending the program to the West
102001 - 2002"Asor"In honor of Naale Elite Academy's 10th year
112002 - 2003"Ilan"
122003 - 2004"Revava"In honor of Naale Elite Academy's 10,000th student
132004 - 2005"Gil"
142005 - 2006"Yedid"
152006 - 2007"Ma'alot"
162007 - 2008"Galil"
172008 - 2009"Ariel"
182009 - 2010"Chai"
192010 - 2011"Or"
202011 - 2012"Shahar"
212012 - 2013"Shamir"in honor of Yitzhak Shamir – one of the founders of Naale Elite Academy
222013 - 2014"Aviv"
232014 - 2015"Shefer"
242015 - 2016"Solelim"
252016 - 2017"Dor"
262017 - 2018"Sarid"In honor of Yossi Sarid
272018 - 2019"Ami"
282019 - 2020"Ofek"

Notable Alumni