Alumni of the Month – Danielle Williams
My name is Danielle Williams, I was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, and I went on the Aardvark Gap Year Program from 2015-2016. The overwhelming amount of personal growth and meaningful, eye-opening experiences that I had while on the program are extremely difficult to summarize, however there are three prominent aspects […]
Student of the week – Jared Suffet
Hello, my name is Jared Suffet. I am from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. I was born in the city of Chicago and for three years of my life, I lived there just a block away from Wrigley Field, before moving to Northbrook. I attended Jewish after school programming until grade 8. I learned most […]
Student of the Week – Teagan Cimring
Hi, my name is Teagan Cimring and I am from the Bay Area, California. I was born in South Africa and moved to America at the age of nine where I attended a Jewish day school until 8th grade. Starting at the age of 12, I began attending a summer camp in Israel, which changed […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem November 2, 2018
Shalom Parents and Students, Another great week on Aardvark is ending, and as always, I have numerous experiences, pictures, and stories for you. Find yourself a comfortable spot on the couch and we will be ready to start. On Sunday, we had the special treat of the Madricha Maia teaching the students extra Ulpan. She […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv November 2, 2018
Dear Parents, What a great week we had here in Tel-Aviv, despite the clock changing to wintertime, we are still enjoying, and taking advantage of, the warm “summery” weather. Here are some of this week’s highlights: On Sunday – Our sea sport group went for another exciting paddle boarding session; it seems that they’re becoming real […]
Student of the Week- Jasper Newman
Shalom, my name is Jasper Newman. I’m 18 years old and currently living in Florentine, Tel Aviv. Born and raised in Rochester, New York, I’ve had a strong involvement in Judaism at a Modern Orthodox level for as long as I can remember. I’ve been blessed to grow up in the loving Jewish Community of […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem October 25, 2018
Dear Parents & Students, What a week! Between a three-day seminar in the desert and rain finally falling in Jerusalem, it has been busy and exciting. Ready to hear all about it? Here we go! The highlight of the week was our 3-day Ketura Seminar. On Sunday morning, bright and early at 6:00 am, we departed to Kibbutz […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 19, 2018
Shalom Parents, We hope that you have had just as fantastic a week as we have had here in Israel. It was a great week full of fun and educational activities. Ready to read about it? Here are some highlights: On Sunday, after internships, all of our students gathered in the “moadon” for the very […]
Student of the Week – Hadassa Abrahams
Hi, my name is Hadassa Abrahams. I was born and raised in an Ultra Orthodox Jewish community in Passaic, New Jersey. During high school, I slowly started drifting away from Judaism. As I had never been exposed to the “outside” culture, music, movies, etc., I was always curious to know what it was like to […]
Student of the week – Sam Lipschitz
Hi! My name is Sam Lipschitz and I’m from Tenafly, New Jersey. I’m in Tel Aviv for the first semester of Aardvark, and so far I’m loving it! I went to a Jewish high school, but I wouldn’t say I know Hebrew very well. One of the main goals I have for this semester is […]