Ethiopia 2019
On our way! Shalom from Ben Gurion airport!After all the airport arrangements, we are one step from boarding.We all are very excited to start our trip and explore the history and culture of Ethiopia. We will be in touch soon,Shay-El Day 1 Shalom Parents, Today was a day that your children are sure to remember […]
Daily Update – February 7, 2019
February 7, 2019 Daily Update The Tel Aviv group had a tour about co-existence in the neighbouring port city of Jaffa. The students walked with a tour guide and saw local businesses, sculptures and the way two nations – the Jews and the Arabs live in one city. For the second part of the day, […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv February 7, 2019
Dear Parents, We have had a great week that was full of activities and I would like to now tell you about some of what we’ve been doing. On Sunday, in the apartments meeting, our madrichim met with their students and after a brief cleanliness check, they began their educational activity. Daniel’s group had an activity involving mindfulness. […]
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 their internships and the bonds […]
Daily Update – February 6, 2019
February 6, 2019 Daily Update Selah spent the morning at the very special Biblical Natural History Museum in Bet Shemesh. They got to hold and pet some incredible creatures while learning about animals in the Jewish tradition. The students heard how to identify which animal species are kosher and we discovered the long-standing and powerful […]
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 in Israel because I love […]
Daily Update- February 4, 2019
February 4, 2019 Daily Update Monday evening the Tel Aviv students had an amazing workshop with Simon, a physiotherapist, who explained to us how to enjoy eating and making healthy and delicious meals, how to sit correctly while studying/working, and in general how and when we should excercise to keep us in great shape. Thank […]
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 the monthly community talk in […]
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 of about 10 students went […]
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 other dance forms. Josh Cohen said, “This […]