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) ...

We are having an exciting and interesting first day here at Aardvark Tel Aviv Rothschild Community! 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 ...

Dear Parents & Students, Today marks the start of Spring Break, and the students are looking forward to celebrating Passover – some with friends, some with family, and some are traveling in Israel.Here are some highlights from our past week: Raquel Levit wrote about the Alternative Seder: “The past few ...

Shalom Parents & Students and Chag Sameach! Today marks the start of Spring Break, and the students are looking forward to celebrating Passover – some with friends, some with family, and some are traveling in Israel.Here are some highlights from our past week: Nate Kingdom helping prepare for our alternative ...

Dear Parents & Students, Another busy week has passed, with the days getting warmer and longer here in Tel Aviv. On Monday night, we had a neighborhood scavenger hunt, on Wednesday night, Faces of Israel, and of course, Yazamut and Selah are going steady. Wednesday evening, during Faces of Israel, ...

Dear Parents & Students,This week the weather got warmer, and then got colder, and our students are praying that spring comes soon! But despite the crazy changes in weather, one thing stayed the same: we had a productive, educational, and fun week! Here are the highlights: In honor of Pi ...

Dear Parents & Students,   We are sure you have heard about the oil spill which devastated Israel’s coast Israel two weeks ago. The oil spill is considered one the most severe ecological disasters that has ever happened in Israel’s history. Thousands of Israelis have joined efforts to clean the ...

Dear Parents & Students, Spring is almost here, things are beginning to bloom, and we are looking forward to the end of winter so that we can enjoy spring in Jerusalem and Israel. That included getting out and exploring the Gush Ezion this week on our Tiyul Tuesday. Internship In ...

Dear Parents & Students, It was great week here in Tel Aviv, packed with different activities and cultures. Monday night was a big outdoor game of Laser Tag. It was great to have a chance to be outside and active! On Tuesday, we went to Akko and Haifa. The group ...