Weekly Updates – Jerusalem January 25, 2018
January 25, 2018 Jerusalem Weekly Updates Dear parents, Here are this week’s highlights: On Sunday night our madrichim prepared mason jars filled with questions. Each student had to pick a question out of the jar and answer it. There were questions such as, ‘What skill would you like to master?’, ‘What is a quote that you […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv January 25, 2018
Shalom again from a rainy Tel Aviv! This week, after a long season of droughts in Israel, Tel Aviv received over 50 mm of rain (enough to flood all of the streets and hopefully, help all of Israel’s farmers)! We have been working hard here in our Tel Aviv headquarters. On Sunday we hit the […]
Student of the week – Ben Lefkowitz
Hey! My name is Ben Lefkowitz and I’m from Boston, MA. I heard about Aardvark when I was on Alexander Muss High School in Israel at a gap year fair they held. Instantly I fell in love with the freedom of the program to truly live in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and the internships […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv January 19, 2018
Shalom parents! We’re at the end of our second week of the spring semester and I’d like to share some of the highlights. As a whole, the group is off to a great start. David, our internship coordinator, has been arrangin interviews and internships for each student and working really hard to make sure that […]
Student of the week – Maya Fox
Student of the week – Maya Fox Hi guys! My name is Maya Fox, and I’m from Buffalo, New York. After studying at Jewish Day school for most of my schooling career, I knew that Israel was the home of the Jewish people, and that I wanted to experience every aspect of this country. I […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem January 13, 2018
January 13, 2018 Jerusalem Weekly Updates Dear parents, It has been an amazing week here on Aardvark Jerusalem. We had a great time meeting your children. Here are the highlights from the week: As you know, the students arrived throughout Monday and they started getting to know each other and meeting the staff. We had lunch […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv December 28, 2017
Dear parents, The final week has come to an end! While we are excited that the students will be continuing on their individual paths, it is still hard to say goodbye. We had an amazing final week filled with reflective activities and last-times. Some of the students are in the process of moving to Jerusalem […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem December 28, 2017
Dear parents and students, The last week in Jerusalem has been very exciting. Here are some of the highlights:On Sunday night we had a closing activity with the madrichim and all of the students. The idea was to look back at different moments from the semester and we used a number of statements to facilitate […]
Student of the week – Nelly Bromberg
My name is Nelly Bromberg, I am 18 years old and I am from Mexico City. I just graduated High School and I plan to start Medical School this coming January in Mexico. All my life I studied in a Jewish school, so I have always have a special bond with Israel. This is why […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem December 22, 2017
Dear Parents, I can’t believe that the Jerusalem experience will soon be over, but we still had plenty to do this week. Here are the highlights: On Monday night we had a Hanukkah shirt making and Sfinge Donut making session. Sfinge is a Moroccan Hanukkah donut. We had so much fun making donuts and making […]