The Aardvark Monthly – November 2020
Adventure Is Out There by Ryan Neutel, Irvine, CaliforniaEver since arriving in Israel and completing the 14 day quarantine, I knew I never wanted to waste any time that I had free. From Thursday afternoons to Saturday nights we are free to do as we please. Last weekend, I had the chance to arrange a […]
Jerusalem Weekly – November 26, 2020
This week, my Israeli politics class went to the President’s Residence! We were able to see “The room where it happens,” as our teacher kept saying, which was filled with so many different aspects of Israeli life and culture. We learned about the president’s role here in Israel, and how throughout history it has been […]
Jerusalem Weekly December 10
This week on Tuesday, half of the group traveled to Hebron, an extremely controversial yet holy city that houses M’arat Hamachpela (The Cave of the Patriarchs), located in the disputed West Bank territory. Prior to the trip, we learned about the rich history, both biblical and recent, as well as the conflict surrounding the city […]
Jerusalem Weekly – November 19, 2020
This week, Aardvark Jerusalem visited two very special places, the Old City in Jerusalem and Gush Etzion. These two cities are full of history and culture, and luckily this past Tuesday they were also full of sun even though it’s almost the end of November. This Monday, I had an excellent Faces of Israel class, […]
The Aardvark Monthly – October 2020
MONTH IN REVIEWOctober was a month filled with challenges, but more importantly triumphs! As we approached the end of the strict regulations, we began to truly explore the beauty that Israel has to offer.Our Jerusalem group began their adventure down south in the oasis of the desert , Kibbutz Ketura. While Tel Aviv was able […]
Welcome to Aardvark Jerusalem!
Dear Parents, We are having an exciting first day here on Aardvark Jerusalem! Except for one last flight scheduled to arrive later tonight, all the students have arrived safe and sound. Our building is abuzz with students getting to know one other. Throughout the day, the students had time to unpack and rest, and we […]
Plus Program Visit
Dear Parents, I hope this email finds you well. I would like to share with you my visit to NJY Camps, this past Friday, when I saw our lovely students: Yaeli, Josh, Rachel, Jess, Cayden, Saul, and Adam. All of them are doing great and enjoying the best summer of their life. The entire staff […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv November 30, 2017
Dear Parents, It has been an exciting week. We had many activities and the real highlight was our overnight trip to the north on Tuesday and Wednesday. However, before giving you more details about it, let’s start from the beginning of the week. Here we go: On Sunday we had the Add Ons’ activities. The […]
A Brief History of Israel’s Railways
During your gap year, you will probably take a train in Israel at some point. These days the train service is modern, relatively reliable and can take you around large parts of the country. However, the train service has undergone many stages of evolution over the last one hundred years or so. The first railway […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem October 27, 2017
Shalom Parents! We’ve had an exciting week! On Sunday evening we had an activity about Kibbutz life. The activity focused on kibbutz’s values and we asked the students where they could apply these values, such as mutual responsibility, in their daily lives in their apartments. On Monday we had a sushi workshop where we taught the students […]