shilton betar- ofakim: Cost, Coverage & How to Fund It
Shilton Betar — Ofakim is the Negev-based program within Shilton Betar's network of Revisionist Zionist Jewish studies programs, located in the city of Ofakim in the western Negev region near the Gaza border. "Ofakim" means "Horizons" in Hebrew — reflecting the program's aspiration to broaden participants' horizons: Zionist, geographic, and personal. By placing participants in Ofakim rather than Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, the program offers a radically different Israel experience rooted in the country's social periphery, where Jabotinsky's vision of a strong Jewish society taking root throughout the land plays out in daily Israeli life.
Program Highlights
- ✓"Ofakim" — Horizons — located in the city of Ofakim in Israel's western Negev near the Gaza border, one of Israel's development towns established to absorb Jewish immigrants from North Africa
- ✓The only Shilton Betar program based in the Negev — participants experience Israel's social and geographic periphery alongside Revisionist Zionist education
- ✓Ofakim community immersion — living and learning among Israelis far from the tourist circuit, gaining a genuine insider perspective on Israeli society in the south
- ✓Eight-month program combining Jabotinsky's philosophy with community integration in Israel's developing Negev region
- ✓MASA-affiliated program making participants eligible for grants of $1,000–$4,500
- ✓Israel Prepaid Bronze Plan provides $16,654–$35,976 in guaranteed coverage for the full Ofakim program
What's Included
- ✓Revisionist Zionist curriculum — Jabotinsky's philosophy, Betar history, and Israel national identity programming
- ✓Housing in Ofakim integrated with the local Israeli community in the Negev
- ✓Kosher meals and communal living in Israel's western Negev region
- ✓Shabbat and holiday programming within the Ofakim community
- ✓Israel tiyulim spanning the Negev desert, Judean Hills, and wider Land of Israel
- ✓MASA grant coordination for eligible participants
$250 one-time account opening fee applies
What Parents Say About shilton betar- ofakim
“Ofakim is where Betar gets real. Living in Israel's Negev periphery — not in tourist Jerusalem — with Jabotinsky's ideas as my framework for understanding what I was seeing. The people of Ofakim live the Zionist dream every single day. Eight months there changed how I understand Israel completely. Bronze Plan covered the year.”
“We chose Ofakim because we wanted our daughter to see Israel beyond the usual American Jewish bubble. Shilton Betar's Ofakim program placed her in a Negev development town where she experienced Israeli society authentically. The MASA grant and Israel Prepaid Bronze Plan together made the cost very manageable.”
Stories are illustrative of typical parent experiences.
How Israel Prepaid Covers shilton betar- ofakim
The Bronze Plan is recommended for shilton betar- ofakim. The earlier you enroll, the lower your monthly payment and the higher your coverage.
| Enrollment Age | Monthly Payment | Guaranteed Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 | $89/mo | $35,976 |
| Age 3 | $105/mo | $32,392 |
| Age 5 | $119/mo | $30,044 |
| Age 8 | $151/mo | $26,584 |
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