Josh Glucksman

Josh Glucksman is a 19-year-old from the Chicago area and a proud Jew, environmentalist, and lover of life. His childhood involved going to URJ OSRUI and NFTY- The Reform Jewish Youth Movement, and he will always be able to call the Reform Jewish Movement home. After his gap year in Israel, Josh is planning on studying something at Middlebury College related to saving the planet... but who really knows!

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My Gap Year in Israel is the Best Decision I’ve Ever Made

Josh Glucksman

February 23, 2021

Israel is our home. It was in the Torah, and it is now. It sure isn’t perfect, and it might not be around forever, but that’s exactly why we need to come.

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Josh Glucksman

My Gap Year in Israel is the Best Decision I’ve Ever Made

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