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Weekly Updates – Jerusalem February 7, 2019

Dear Parents, The first month of our program has come to an end, and it has been a very successful month. The vibe here at Aardvark Jerusalem is becoming very family-like and a lot of fun. The participation of our students in the various activities, the challenges they face in ...
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Miquelle taubman

Student of the Week – Miquelle Taubman

My name is Miquelle Taubman and I’m from the San Francisco Bay Area. This semester is my first semester with Aardvark, and I couldn’t be happier! Before joining Aardvark in January, I worked for my uncle’s personal injury law firm in California. I chose to do a gap year program ...
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Acquisitions of israeli companies

The Biggest Acquisitions of Israeli Companies in 2018

Israel is well known as the Start-Up Nation and this of course means that some investors have made huge amounts of money thanks to Israeli companies. There have been some enormous acquisitions over the last few years and 2018 was no exception. A number of Israeli companies were acquired, making ...
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Jerusalem’s ghost stories

Jerusalem’s Ghost Stories

Jerusalem is packed full of famous landmarks and sites, and you are sure to have a wonderful time visiting them all while on your gap year. However, one subject that is less thought about is Jerusalem ghost stories. For instance, you are sure to visit the area of Mishkenot Sha’ananim ...
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Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv January 31, 2019

Dear Parents, The first month of our program has almost come to an end, and it has been a very successful month. The vibe here at Aardvark Tel-Aviv is becoming very family- like and a lot of fun. The participation of our students in the various activities, the challenges they ...
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Weekly Updates – Jerusalem January 31, 2019

Shalom Parents & Students, Another busy week has come to an end here on Aardvark Jerusalem and our students are slowly settling into the program’s daily routine. Now it is my pleasure to tell you about some of the highlights from the past week.  On Sunday we began the week we ...
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Solly sperber

Student of the Week – Solly Sperber

My name is Solly Sperber and I am a proud member of the British delegation on Aardvark this year. This is my second semester and it has already been incredible after only three and a half weeks. I came back to Israel for my second semester after having spent a ...
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Weekly Update – Tel Aviv January 24, 2019

Dear Parents: Another busy week has come to an end here at Aardvark Tel-Aviv and over it our students have been slowly settling into our program’s daily routine. Here are some of the highlights from the week: On Sunday, our students began their internships and volunteer activities. In addition, a group ...
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Weekly Update – Jerusalem January 24, 2019

Dear Parents, Here are the highlights from our week: On Sunday evening, Maia the Madricha ran a salsa class for the students. Salsa is a popular form of social dance with its origins in Cuban folk dances. The movements of salsa are a combination of Afro-Cuban dance, Son, cha-cha-cha, mambo and ...
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Student of the Week – Shira Vilvovsky

Hi everybody, my name is Shira Vilvovsky. I was born in Israel, however since the age of four, I have lived in the Greater Boston Area (Go PATS!!), which is why I chose to come back to Israel and spend a year here as an adult. Though I still have ...
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Weekly Updates – Jerusalem January 20, 2019

Dear Parents & Students, We have finished the second week of the program and it was AMAZING!!! We began on Sunday with a session about the academic lessons and various classes we have on offer here on Aardvark. We also had a session about the importance of Internships and Volunteering. The students ...
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Alumni of the Month – Ira Weiss

I participated in Aardvark in 2016-17 after I completed high school and at the time had no idea what my future held. I knew I wasn’t ready for university and I didn’t want to waste money figuring out what I wanted to do. After talking with a friend for roughly 10 ...
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Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv January 18, 2019

Dear Parents, The second week of our semester has ended and after two busy weeks full of activities and traveling, it seems as if our students have come together and already formed close friendships with one another, which contributes to the amazing vibes we are feeling. As promised, each week ...
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Student of the Week – Ethan Harkavy

Hey guys, my name is Ethan Harkavy and I am from Memphis, Tennessee. I have just started my second semester on the program. I found Aardvark while looking online after I decided I wanted to do a gap year before going to college. I came on the program because of ...
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The First Weekly Letter – Jerusalem

Dear Parents & Students, It has been an amazing week here on Aardvark Jerusalem. We had a great time meeting your children. Here are the highlights from the week: As you know, the students arrived throughout the day on Monday and they started getting to know one other and the staff. We ...
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The First Weekly Letter – Tel Aviv

Dear Parents Shalom from Tel Aviv, It has been an amazing week. We have had a great time meeting your children and I’m excited to tell you about the week’s highlights. Here we go: As you know, the students arrived on Monday and began to meet each other and the staff. It was ...
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Update From Aardvark Tel Aviv

Shalom Parents, We have had a busy and interesting first day here at Aardvark Tel Aviv! I just wanted to let you know that with the exception of two students, who are scheduled to arrive later tonight and tomorrow, everyone has arrived safe and sound. After an enjoyable welcome dinner ...
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Update From Aardvark Jerusalem

Dear Parents, We are having an exciting and interesting first day here at Aardvark Jerusalem! With the exception of one last flight scheduled to arrive late tonight, all the students have arrived safe and sound. Our building is a-buzz with students getting to know one another. Throughout the day, the ...
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The Last Weekly Letter – Tel Aviv

Dear Parents, I feel very emotional writing this last email of the autumn semester. Today is the final day and we are very busy saying our goodbyes to everyone who is leaving and not coming back next semester. Each that arrives to collect our students and take them to the ...
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Last Weekly Letter of Fall Semester -Jerusalem

Dear Parents, The final week has come to an end! While we are excited that the students will be continuing on their individual paths, it is still hard to say goodbye. We had an amazing final week filled with reflective activities and last-times. Many of the students are in the ...
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Student of the Week – Jordi Sachs

My name is Jordi; I was born in Sydney Australia, and for the past 12 years, my South African parents have raised me in a tiny town in Switzerland. Growing up, I attend an international school; I can say with confidence that I’m pretty well-rounded, well-travelled, and have experienced lots ...
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Gap year in jerusalem

Things To Do For Free in Jerusalem

During your gap year in Jerusalem there will be many exciting activities to enjoy organised by Aardvark, but you will also have plenty of free time. You will discover that there are many great things to do in Jerusalem, but you will also realise that Israel is a fairly expensive ...
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Weekly Updates – Jerusalem December 23, 2018

Dear Parents, I can’t believe that the Jerusalem experience will soon be over, but we still had plenty to do this week. Here are some of the highlights: On Sunday afternoon, the students met with me in the Ulam for our final community talk of the semester. Afterwards, we had an informative session ...
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Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv December 20, 2018

Dear Parents, We are one week away from the end of the semester and emotions are risings. Over the last week, the students have enjoyed some amazing activities that began the educational process of summarizing this almost finished semester. And now, for almost the last time this semester, I will ...
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