Student of the Week – Lili Dagan
My name is Lili Dagan and I’m from South Florida and graduated from American Heritage High School in Delray Beach. I stayed connected to Israel and its culture through Israeli Scouts Tzofim. I volunteered as a counselor there for four years passing on my knowledge and love for Israel to my chanichim. I chose to […]
Student of the Week – Rachel Kitaygorodsky
My name is Rachel Kitaygorodsky, I’m originally from New York and I went to high school in South Florida at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. I chose to go on a gap year because I felt as though it would be an amazing and unique challenge that I would not get to experience in college. I chose […]
Student of the Week – Schlomi Asarja Soussan
My name is Schlomi Asarja Soussan and I am from Frankfurt, Germany. I went to the Jewish School in Frankfurt (I.E. Lichtigfeldschule) I wanted to go on a Gap Year because I was quite young when finishing school and wanted to enhance my skills, as well as get to know more people. I was also […]
Student of the Week – Noa El Bez
My name is Noa El Bez, from Geneva, Switzerland. I recently graduated from the International School of Geneva. Instead of rushing into college, I chose to do a gap year to know more about who I am. What are my strengths and my weaknesses? My decision to join Aardvark Israel was to connect with my […]
Student of the Week – Andres Justus
My name is Andres Justus, I’m from Mexico City, and I went to the American School Foundation. I chose Aardvark Israel to gain a deeper understanding of my Jewish heritage and have the opportunity to meet some amazing people along the way. This semester, I will intern at Targo Consulting. After this gap year, I’m […]
Student of the Week – Remy Sharfman
My name is Remy Sharfman and I am from and currently live in Johannesburg, In sunny South Africa. I decided to go on Aardvark Israel for the full year from January until December as a break before I start university. After I finished high school, I decided to take a gap year as I was […]
Student of the Week – Gabriella Ben Zvy
My name is Gabriella Ben-Zvy, I’m from Rockland County, New York. I graduated from Clarkstown Senior North High School during COVID in 2020 and I got accepted to the honors program at Rockland Community College where I graduated last May! I chose to go on a gap year because I realized while in school that […]
Student of the Week – Ella Duvdevani
My name is Ella Duvdevani, I am from Birmingham, Alabama and I went to Mountain Brook High School. I chose to go on a gap year because I wanted to have exciting new experiences in Israel, connect to Judaism, and make friends from across the world! I chose Aardvark Israel specifically because of the flexible […]
Student of the Week – Gilad Nagar
My name is Gilad Nagar, I am from Melbourne, Australia and I went to Mount Scopus Memorial College. I chose to go on a gap year program because I wanted to explore the world whilst living independently. I also wanted to take some time away from studying before going to university. I chose Aardvark Israel […]
Student of the Week – Dustin Feldman
My Name is Dustin Feldman, I am from Melbourne, Australia and I went to school at Bialik College. I chose to go on a gap year to embrace the opportunity to explore creativity and innovation in Israel and create international connections with like-minded people. Aardvark Israel sounded like a great Israel Program and a good […]
