The past week in Israel hasn’t been easy, but ensuring the safety and well-being of the students is our top priority.  We are in constant contact with Masa and other relevant agencies to ensure the safety of all our students. Even with the complexities in Israel, we also had many wonderful highlights ...

The past week in Israel hasn’t been easy, but ensuring the safety and well-being of the students is our top priority. We are in constant contact with Masa and the relevant agencies to ensure the safety of all our students following the recent developments in Israel. Even with the complexity of these ...

Shalom Parents and Students, We are entering the weekend after a challenging week here in Israel. Though there were some stressful moments this week, there were many positive highlights as well. Below are a few paragraphs from students, talking about the past week. Dani Starr wrote about Tuesday’s tiyul: “For our ...

Hello Parents and Students,   This past week was both fun and exciting but also stressful and with many new situations we all had to learn how to deal with. On Sunday, the students learned about cults with their Madrichim. They had intellectual conversations about the habits of cults and ...

Shalom Parents and Students,  This week was both emotional and challenging, but also filled with exciting and meaningful moments. As I’m sure you know, last weekend, 45 people were crushed to death and more than 150 people hurt, including many in critical condition, in a stampede at a mass gathering ...

Shalom Parents and Students!  This week was both emotional and challenging, but also filled with exciting and meaningful moments. As I’m sure you know, last weekend, people were crushed to death and more than 150 people hurt, including many in critical condition, in a stampede at a mass gathering to ...

This week was both emotional and challenging, but also filled with exciting and meaningful moments. As I’m sure you know, last weekend, 45 people were crushed to death and more than 150 people hurt, including many in critical condition, in a stampede at a mass gathering to celebrate the Lag ...

This week was both emotional and challenging, but also filled with exciting and meaningful moments. As I’m sure you know, last weekend, 45 people were crushed to death and more than 150 people hurt, including many in critical condition, in a stampede at a mass gathering to celebrate the Lag ...

Shalom Parents and Students! Another great week on Aardvark Jerusalem is ending, and as always, I have numerous experiences, pictures, and stories for you. “Time is flying by and I can’t believe we have already been here for three weeks! Can’t wait for what the next few weeks bring!”  – Shoshana ...

Shalom Parents and Students! There one more month left until the end of the semester and we still have a lot in store… Here are some of this week’s highlights. Last Friday, we took the students for some surfing and rest time on the beach in Tel Aviv. On Monday evening, we ...

Shalom Parents and Students! Entering the last month of the semster, we had a very busy week, and there is still a lot more to come!  This week included paintball, a climb up Masada, floating in the Dead Sea, and we just finished a two-day overrnight trip up North together with the ...

Shalom Parents and Students!We had an exciting week here in out Rothschild Community. On Sunday, the students in each apartment were challenged to ask each other questions that don’t usually come up in conversation. They went to a park by the beach, ate some snacks, and got to know their ...

Shalom Parents and Students! On Sunday, Israel officially announced that we don’t have to wear masks outside anymore! Inside we still need to, but everyone is very happy to be able to walk around and see smiling faces and breathe the fresh Jerusalem air. On Monday for Faces of israel, ...

Shalom Parents and Students!   With quarantine behind us, we had an exciting week here in our Rothschild Community. Sunday was our first official day as a community out of quarantine. We started the day by going on a bike trip along the shore; the students biked south and enjoyed ...

Shalom Parents and Students! This Sunday, Israel officially announced that we don’t have to wear masks outside anymore! Inside we still need to, but everyone is very happy to be able to walk around and see smiling faces in sunny Tel Aviv. On Wednesday, for Faces of Israel, we hosted Joe Perlov, ...

Shalom Parents and Students! I want to start this week’s letter with the AMAZING news that almost every student in Jerusalem has received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine! Sunday started with a conversation with the whole community, then we moved apartments and got to know each other better. ...

Shalom Parents!   Here in Israel it has been a packed week including both Memorial Day and Independence Day. Marking these days, the students felt the unification of the country during this special time. Here are the highlights from this week: On Sunday, our Big Idea group went to a ...

Shalom Parents!   Here in Israel it has been a packed week including both Memorial Day and Independence Day. Marking these days, the students felt the unification of the country during this special time. Here are some highlights from this week: On Sunday evening at our apartment meetings, the Madrichim ...

Shalom Parents! Here in Israel it has been a packed week including both Memorial Day and Independence Day. Marking these days, the students felt the unification of the country during this special time. Before the week started, the students experienced their first Shabbat in Israel. Jenna Braudo wrote about her experience:“Shabbat is a time ...

This week, my Israeli politics class went to the President’s Residence! We were able to see “The room where it happens,” as our teacher kept saying, which was filled with so many different aspects of Israeli life and culture. We learned about the president’s role here in Israel, and how ...

Shalom Parents & Students,We hope everyone had a wonderful Passover holiday!This week in Jerusalem, it was great to hear from all the students about their adventures and celebrations during the time off. We had a very busy week, with so much going on! This time of year in Israel is ...

Dear Parents & Students,   After a well-deserved spring break, celebrating Pesach and travelling around Israel, this week we got back to our schedule. with classes, Selah, Yazamut, Tuesday Tiyul, and more.We spent a day in Yaffo and Neve Tzedek and had a very interesting discussion on Israeli-Palestinian politics, in ...

We are having an exciting and interesting first day here at Aardvark Jerusalem! Many of the students have arrived safe and sound from the airport, and we look forward to the rest of the arrivals soon! When the students arrived at their apartments, they were greeted by their Madrich/a (counselor) ...