By John Bentley

An Overview of the Masa Israel Teaching Fellows Program for Teaching English in Israel

Do you seek the experience of a lifetime living, exploring, and teaching English in Israel? Are you a native English speaker of Jewish heritage aged 20-35 who wants to make a difference in local communities and the lives of Israeli students? Do you want to boost your resume and professional skill sets? If this describes you, the Masa Israel Teaching Fellows provides year-long opportunities to teach English and volunteer in communities across Israel. 

By Ariel Dansky

What is your citizenship?

United States

What city and state are you from?

Epsom, New Hampshire

How old are you?

24

What is your education level and background?

Master's degree or Higher

By: Adam Lucente

People often ask those of us who teach in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq “why Iraq?”. There is a lot to love about teaching English here, and throughout the Middle East, that you may not expect from the headlines. Here are ten:

By: Adam Lucente

I called up a spokesman at City University of New York (CUNY) for the I-don’t-know-how-many-time that day. I was a reporter at an online and print news outlet in Brooklyn covering the borough’s southern neighborhoods. Two years prior, I was with Kurdish soldiers advancing towards ISIS’ territory in Iraq. Writing about board meetings, sea walls, and zoning violations was equally important work, but it wasn’t what interested me.

By: Adam Lucente

Simon and I got into the shared taxi from the Tunisian capital Tunis to Sidi Bouzid in the south early in the morning. The taxi, which was a nine or so seat van, didn’t run on a schedule. When it was full, it went. Then the next one went when it, too, was full. Simon was a freelance journalist in Tunisia, but he also taught English to help make ends meet. It’s common for journalists in the Middle East to have a second job. Some are teachers; others copy writers, translators etc. I knew Simon because we taught together at an American non-profit in Tunis in 2014. I learned Arabic in college, and he brought me to Sidi Bouzid to interpret for him for an article he was writing on the legacy of the Tunisian revolution.

By Mariam Mazboudi 

By Katie Ayers

In the US, we have a lot of one day holidays that nicely break up the school year. Memorial Day, Labor Day, Pulaski Day (if you’re in Chicago) and Thanksgiving to name a few. These give you the sweet blessing of a 4 day (or less) work week. I’d say at least once per month in the US, you get a three day weekend.

By Katie Ayers

When you sign up to get TEFL certified through ITA, the intention is, of course, to move abroad. I had made it a certainty that my only option was to move. Before taking the class in the summer I had quit my teaching job in Chicago and knew a move was a necessity.