Gap Year Research Paper

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For years I have been looking forward to the opportunity to learn in yeshiva. I believe that by spending my gap year between high school and college learning in Israel, I will be able to grow both as a person and spiritually. Through my four years in high school, I have spent time learning Gemara, and I am interested in expanding my knowledge of the area. Learning in Israel will also give me the unique opportunity to learn in a country where Jews are the majority. In America the idea of walking around any street and seeing a crowd full of yarmulkes is unimaginable. But in Israel not only is it concievable, it is actually the norm. To learn in a country that has such historical and religious significance would be an amazing experience. I would be able to set aside all my distractions that exist at home, and develop a greater appreciation for the Torah. …show more content…

Without any reliance on my parents for a year I will be able to learn necessary skills of independence, which I will have to deal with on a college campus and beyond. I would hope that during my time in yeshiva I will be able to develop strong relationships with my friends and rebbeim. From conversations I’ve had with my brothers, I have heard about the inseparable relationships they made with their friends and rebbeim over their time in yeshiva, which stood out in particular as one of the most amazing factors about the gap year. I hope that over my year in yeshiva, I will be able to create the same bonds and cultivate a great passion for Torah in

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