My name is Benji Miller, and I’ve been on Aardvark Israel for nearly 3 months. Along with learning Hebrew in Ulpan, I’ve been interning at a music tech startup, ‘MyPart’ where I help with marketing, allowing me to combine my interests in music and economics. All the tiyuls (trips) have …
My name is Sylvie Green, I am from London, and I went to JFS. I’m now living in Jerusalem but soon moving to Tel Aviv with Aardvark. I always felt that I should have a strong connection with Israel given that my dad’s family is from there and that my …
My name is Isabella Kindler, I’m from London and I’m 19 years old. I’m currently on Aardvark Israel, a program that allows you to grow more independence as well as embrace Israeli and Jewish culture, whilst also learning new skills at our chosen internships. It’s split into 2 semesters – …
“My name is David Blitz, I am from London, and I went to Immanuel College. Currently, I am on the Aardvark Israel Tech Track programme. For me, the main reason I did the programme was that I was able to spend time in Israel learning a new skill, coding alongside …
Shalom Parents and Students! This was another week full of adventure; Celebrating the Sigd holiday, traveling the country, and going on our second international trip to Spain! Can’t wait to read about it? No problem, simply scroll down now Rothschild community in Beta Israel Faces of Israel with Fentanesh This …
My name is Nicole Eisenstadt, I am from New York City and I went to Dwight School NYC. I chose to go on a gap year because I had the opportunity to start university in the spring semester, and also wanted to reconnect with the land of Israel and learn …
Shalom Parents and Students! Another exciting week for our students was full of new experiences. Along with participating in Master Chef competitions, fun activities, and a Krav Maga class, they also visited some exciting places this week (some of these places even Israelis don’t know about!). Let us tell you …
Shalom from the Holy City of Jerusalem! It has been an action-packed semester thus far. I’m sure you are very interested in hearing all about it, so let’s do a quick review! Our semester opened up with activities that promoted introspection and setting intentions for the semester ahead. We has …
My name is Dina Kornbluth and I’m from Denver, Colorado. I graduated from Denver Jewish Day School and I will be attending WashU in the fall! I’m currently interning at a biological research lab in the department of anatomy and anthropology at Tel Aviv University. For the past two months, …
Shalom Parents and Students! Great news, everybody! This week we finally got our first sign of real winter in Tel Aviv (winter started in Jerusalem already, don’t worry) and the first rain has fallen! Our students are continuing their routine of classes, trips, internships, and volunteering, and we want to …
My name is Oren Asayag-Asaf and I’m from Miami, Florida and used to attend Aaron’s David Posnack Jewish Day School. I chose to go on a gap year because I start college in January and there’s no place I’d rather be other than Israel. I specifically chose Aardvark Israel because …
Shalom Parents and Students! This week was especially interesting in Israel, as the government elections took place on Tuesday, so our students enjoyed a day off, just like many Israelis! Right before that, our Prague trip’s students returned from their 5-day trip, straight to the winter clock and the slowly …
Shalom Parents and Students! We waited for nearly 3 years and it’s finally here — our first international trip since the start of the pandemic! This week, 14 students and staff members traveled to Prague in the Czech Republic. Scroll down to see all of our students’ adventures from this …
My name is Shoshana and I’m from Longbeach, California where the sun shines on the good times. I went to school at Renaissance High school for the Arts. At first, I didn’t want to go on a gap year; thinking ‘what should I do now?’. I came on to Aardvark …
Shalom Parents and Students! Here we meet again! Our students are officially back into routine and are got back to their internships, volunteering and classes. This time, we are going to give you a sneak pick of one of our unique add-ons – Selah, our Jewish Enrichment Track. Ready to …
My name is Matthew Zucker, but everyone calls me Matti. I am from London, UK and I went to Yavneh College. I didn’t want to go straight into studying at university; I felt I would be more prepared taking a year and having new experiences which I would remember for …
Shalom Parents and Students! Last week was another exciting week in our program, where our students celebrated both Sukkot, and a few more exciting moments, as part of their time here in Israel; our students Deji, Lily, Hannah, Alexa, Galia and Elias from Levontin community took advantage of the holiday …
My name is Yair Hojberg, I am from Miami, Florida and I went to David Posnack Jewish Day School.I wanted to go on a gap year to develop more as a person while also learning more about Judaism.I chose Aardvark Israel because the program allowed me to take the tech …
Shalom Parents and Students! This week was very special, as our students observed Yom Kippur in Israel. The silent streets, with almost no cars on the roads, and the feeling of serenity in the air is something very hard to describe. Many of our students fasted and went to synagogue …
My name is Galia and I am from Mexico City and I graduated from the Hebron Academy. I decided to come on this gap year to learn about Israel, and I specifically chose Aardvark Israel because I felt like this would be the best way to learn about the Israeli …
