Program Dates

 Application Deadlines
Document  Before Start Date
New Applications:  7 Weeks
Returnee Applications  6 Weeks
Final Documents:  5 Weeks

Program Dates

NOTE: ALL PROGRAM DATES ARE CURRENTLY SUSPENDED WHILE THE GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY CONTINUES.

*BLACKOUT DATES/HOLIDAYS
Bases may be closed during the holiday dates indicated in the schedule by parenthesis ( ) .  Please  see the following schedule for (Holiday Dates) and the *Blackout Date note following the schedule for more information.

** For  VFI Plus volunteer programs plus touring see below.

********2020********

Click here for the complete schedule on Sar-El Israel’s site

August 2020
August 2-20—Regular Groups & International Youth Groups (IYG)
August 23-Sept. 10
September 2020
Sept. 13-17—1 Week Group
(No programs Sept. 18-Oct. 11; Rosh Hashana-Sept. 19; Yom Kippur- Sept. 28; Sukkot- Oct.3-9; Simchat Torah-Oct. 10)
October 2020
October 11-15—1 Week Group
Oct. 18-Nov. 5 (Popular Canadian Date) This date is often preferred by Canadians but all listed dates are available to anybody.
November 2020
November 8-26
Nov. 29-Dec. 17 (Chanukah Dec. 11-18)
December 2020
Dec. 20-Jan 7, 2021

*BLACKOUT DATES/HOLIDAYS
Sometimes there are blackout dates due to holidays and volunteers will have to leave the bases,  sometimes for a few days if the holiday is in the middle of the week. Often we are given very little notice from the bases so all volunteers must be prepared in case they have to stay in hotels/hostels during the holidays. If volunteers do not want to incur the expense of staying in hotels, they should avoid coming during any holidays. This applies (but is not limited) to Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Succot, Pesach, and Shavuot. Usually at these times Beit Oded is closed. Beit Oded may also close without notice at any time due to holidays or facilities problems.

**VFI PLUS

The USA sister of Sar-El Canada, Volunteers for Israel (VFI), has collaborated with Gil Travel Group to offer VFI PLUS, a program that includes volunteering plus guided touring for English speakers. This separate program offered by VFI is not connected with Sar-El Canada and we cannot be held responsible for the content etc. The program runs concurrently with the regular Sar-El Canada program and does not replace it. 

VFI USA PLUS PROGRAMS FOR 2020
For detailed itineraries, costs, program dates and to signup, open the following links. Note: you will be redirected to the VFI USA site and all prices quoted are in US $.