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 tell you about this week: […]
Student of the Week – Noam Aharon
Hey, my name is Noam Aharon and I’m from the most boring place on earth, Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Usually, I’d think it’d be really cool to live next to a river, except that in mine you’d get sick from all the toxic waste in it. My family is a bit more interesting though. My […]
Student of the Week – Tova Brocco
My name is Tova Brocco, and I am your basic American Jewish girl. I grew up in a very religious Jewish community in Lakewood, New Jersey, but now I live in South Bend, Indiana with my mom and my siblings. My decision to come on Aardvark’s program was not a hard one. Seminary was my […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem December 9, 2018
Dear Parents, Chanukah is a wonderful time to be in Israel and the students have had the chance to take full advantage of the true festival of lights. It has been a great week and we are looking forward to a few more nights of light… Here are the highlights: On Sunday night, we met for […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv December 6, 2018
Dear Parents: This week was a special week because we celebrated Hanukkah which brought with it light and family values into our program. On Sunday evening- our Madrichim organized an activity including lighting the candles in our Moadon for everyone. In the activity, the Madrichim made a fun quiz “Kahoot” about Hanukkah and its traditions. The […]
Students of the Week – Alex & Jonathan Nulman
Jonathan Nulman:Hello everyone! I’m Jonathan Nulman from Morristown, New Jersey. I am also the twin with the better beard (that should be enough information to help you figure out which one I am in the picture). I have loved Israel for as long as I can remember; Aardvark makes it my third and longest time […]
Student of the Week – Lilach Sachs
Hi! My name is Lilach Sachs and I’m from Cape Town, South Africa. I was born in Cape Town and lived there for seven years. I then lived in Boca Raton, Florida for five years before returning back home. I went to Jewish day school up until ninth grade, which is where I learned all […]
China 2018
Day 1 Dear Parents, The group had an amazing (and exhausting) first day in China. After long lines at Ben Gurion airport and quite a wait to get through security, the group was off and away. The flight was uneventful, making it a great flight of course. Upon arriving in China, everyone donned extra layers […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv November 22, 2018
Dear Parents, This week on Aardvark Tel Aviv we continued exploring our monthly topic of multiculturalism in Israel. It was a packed week in which we learned a lot, and even started to prepare for the upcoming holiday of Chanukah. Before I tell you about this week, I would like to tell you a bit […]
Student of the Week – Elan Ganz
Hello, my name is Elan Ganz and my story began 18 years ago, on August 9, 2000, when I was born in the lobby of a hospital. I am from Newton, Massachusetts, which is in the greater Boston area, and I live there with my parents Michael and Rachel, and my three siblings, Noam, Mira […]