The Aardvark Monthly – December 2020
Dear Future Aardvarkians, Thank you for choosing Aardvark Israel for your Gap Year experience! Welcome to our monthly newsletter. We want to keep you informed on the day to day happenings, Add-Ons, Weekly trips, Internships and Volunteering, and so much more! Here you can find more information to help you prepare and get excited for […]
Jerusalem Weekly Letter – November 26, 2020
This past Tuesday, we listened to a guest lecture from Charlotte Korchak, a member of Standwithus. For me, these past two weeks have been eye-opening: hearing Palestinian and Jewish Settlers talk sbout living in Judea and Samaria, learning about the politics around the terms “occupation” and “Palestinian” and the struggles of being a group not […]
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 […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem November 16, 2018
Shalom Parents, We have reached the halfway point of our first semester and I must tell you about some of the amazing things that have happened. We had a great week full of fun, meaningful and educational activities. Here is the news from this week: Our week began on Motzei Shabbat (Saturday Night), when we had […]
Student of the week – Gina Lewis
Hi, my name is Gina; I am from, London, England, and I am studying on Aardvark in Jerusalem. I have grown up surrounded by the same friends all my life and for me, one of the goals for my gap year was to get away from the London bubble and meet new people, Aardvark has […]
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 […]