Weekly Updates – December 2, 2021
Shalom Parents and Students, and Happy Hanukkah! This week was extremely busy, with holiday celebrations and a wonderful Shabbaton in Peki’in, a Druze village in the north of Israel. But first – Hanukkah! Our students never miss a chance for a party, and what amazing Hanukkah parties we’ve had this week! Especially when they include […]
Weekly Updates – November 25, 2021
Shalom Parents and Students! We are a few weeks away from the end of the semester (oh no!) and our weekly routine forms a solid basis for our students, interning, traveling, studying, and volunteering. This week, our students traveled to a few very different cities in Israel – each one representing a different segment in […]
Weekly Updates – November 18, 2021
Shalom Parents and Students! Our students are keeping busy, and this weekend, we might even get our first rain here in Israel (finally!). On this week’s Tuesday tiyul, our Florentin community traveled to Beit Shemesh (a city where most of the people are Orthodox Jews). Zac Lovat told us about the experience:“In an attempt to […]
Weekly Updates – November 11, 2021
Shalom Parents and Students! It’s the middle of the semester (wow, how time flies!) and our students keep treasuring moments and collecting memories. This week, our Tel Aviv communities traveled to Sderot and Nativ Ha’Asara, while our Jerusalem community traveled to Rahat and Beer Sheva, both in the South of Israel. The Jerusalem students were […]
Weekly Updates – November 4, 2021
Shalom Parents and Students! It’s getting chilly here in Israel as November has finally arrived! This Tiyul Tuesday, our Tel Aviv students traveled to the Holy City of Jerusalem and entered Me’arat Hanetifim – a stalactite cave. Our Jerusalem community traveled to Ein Prat, a beautiful hike, with a mix of desert vibes and a […]
The Aardvark Monthly – October 2021
Shalom Parents, Students, Partners, and Staff! We are already halfway into the semester (!) and the students have been enjoying their internships, volunteering, classes, and chugim. Each of our communities participated in 3-day seminars in Kibbutz Ketura, down south, near Eilat. They got familiar with the collective lifestyle in the Kibbutz – an Israeli invention. They attended […]
Weekly Updates – October 31, 2021
Shalom Parents and Students! This week was busy as usual, but mostly for our Tel Aviv students, who traveled to Kibbutz Ketura, in the Arava, near Eilat. The students experienced some really meaningful moments, in a three-day-long seminar, that included workshops, hikes, community activities, and group bonding activities. The students learned about the Kibbutz lifestyle […]
Weekly Updates – October 21, 2021
Shalom Parents and Students! What a busy week we’ve had! On Tuesday our Tel Aviv students traveled to Khirbet Midras where they learned about the history of Bar Kokhba revolt, and also traveled to Beita Israel, a cultural center of the Jewish Ethiopian community in Israel, where the students built houses from mud, just like they do […]
Weekly Updates – October 14, 2021
Shalom Parents and Students! Another exciting week has come to an end here in Israel, filled with new, meaningful adventures. Our seminars in Kibbutz Ketura started with the Jerusalem community traveling down South (and we mean really South, near Eilat!) for three days of kibbutz life in the desert. The seminar started with a tour around […]
The Aardvark Monthly – September 2021
Shalom Parents, Students, Partners, and Staff! This month on Aardvark Israel was very exciting, with the arrival of more than 160 students from all around the world, starting their Fall programs. The students settled into their new apartments, started getting to know their new flatmates, toured around the neighborhoods, and started their local experience. The Chagim arrived, mentioning […]