Weekly Letter TLV – March 11, 2021
Dear Parents & Students, We are sure you have heard about the oil spill which devastated Israel’s coast Israel two weeks ago. The oil spill is considered one the most severe ecological disasters that has ever happened in Israel’s history. Thousands of Israelis have joined efforts to clean the tar that has spread over […]
Weekly Letter TLV – March 4, 2021
Dear Parents & Students, It was great week here in Tel Aviv, packed with different activities and cultures. Monday night was a big outdoor game of Laser Tag. It was great to have a chance to be outside and active! On Tuesday, we went to Akko and Haifa. The group in Haifa learned about the […]
Student of the Week – Avi Shapiro
Hi everyone! My name is Avi Shapiro and I’m from Sacramento, California. I love living in Israel. At the end of Aardvark Israel, I will have spent close to two years of my life in Israel, and I’m only eighteen. I chose Aardvark Israel after weeks of deliberation because I felt like it could give […]
The Aardvark Monthly – February 2021
Happy 11th Anniversary, Aardvark Israel! Aardvark Israel is celebrating its 11-year anniversary this month 🥳!In the last decade, over 1,250 students from over 30 different countries on 6 continents have joined the Aardvark Israel program for an Israel experience they’ll never forget and memories that will last a lifetime!Here’s to many more years of helping […]
An Environmental Disaster and Moment for Reflection
by Josh Glucksman “A few days ago, one of Israel’s worst environmental disasters occurred when an oil tanker spilled hundreds of tons of oil along the country’s coast. For all the parents reading this email who are not a 5-minute walk from the Tel Aviv Promenade, the beaches are bad. So bad, in fact, that […]
Weekly Letter TLV – Feb 25, 2021
Dear Parents & Students, This week, we were getting in the Purim spirit!Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill all the Jews. This took place in the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire. Purim is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in Israel; […]
Weekly Letter TLV – Feb 11, 2021
Dear Parents & Students, With more people coming out of quarantine, this week we continued with our programing inside, outside, face-to-face, and online. This week, a group of Aardvark students began their EMS training with Magen David Adom, Israel’s Ambulance Service. Through this experience, the students will gain many skills in the medical field, while […]
Jerusalem Weekly – Feb 11, 2021
Dear Parents & Students, I want to start this week’s letter with the AMAZING news that every student & Aardvark Israel staff member in Jerusalem has received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine! This week, a group of Aardvark students began their EMS training with Magen David Adom, Israel’s Ambulance Service. Through this experience, […]
Impact Month
by Harper Green When Big Idea started back in September, I was really excited to learn about web development and expand my programming skills. I wanted to take away a new skill set that could help me in my future endeavors, as well as allow me to help others. After completing the coding course during […]
Weekly Letter TLV – Feb 4, 2021
After five months of being a Covid-free program, this week our community faced and still is facing the challenge of managing a few corona cases and the “bidudim” (quarantines) as a result. One of my favorite quotes about overcoming challenges and facing difficult times is from Rabbi Nachman of Breslov who said, “You will never […]