Maccabi Gap Year: Cost, Coverage & How to Fund It
Maccabi World Union offers sports-based gap year programs combining athletic training with Israel immersion and Jewish identity development. Programs include football, basketball, and the Israel Startup Experience for entrepreneurially-minded participants.
Program Highlights
- ✓Sports-based Israel immersion
- ✓Football and basketball programs
- ✓Israel Startup Experience track
- ✓Kibbutz and Magen David Adom experience
- ✓Maccabi leadership development
- ✓International Jewish peer community
What's Included
- ✓Program tuition
- ✓Housing
- ✓Meals
- ✓Athletic training
- ✓Israel travel and seminars
- ✓Leadership programming
$250 one-time account opening fee applies
What Parents Say About Maccabi Gap Year
“The Maccabi program gave our son athletic training and a Jewish heart. Israel Prepaid Silver plan — started when he was 4 — made it all possible.”
“Our sports-crazy daughter connected to Israel through Maccabi's football program. We enrolled her in Israel Prepaid at 6 — by 18 the Silver plan covered her whole program.”
Stories are illustrative of typical parent experiences.
How Israel Prepaid Covers Maccabi Gap Year
The Silver Plan is recommended for Maccabi Gap Year. The earlier you enroll, the lower your monthly payment and the higher your coverage.
| Enrollment Age | Monthly Payment | Guaranteed Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 | $158/mo | $63,825 |
| Age 3 | $186/mo | $57,466 |
| Age 5 | $212/mo | $53,300 |
| Age 8 | $269/mo | $47,162 |
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