gap year in israel

Weekly Updates – November 17th

Maya works in the kitchen at north abraxas

Shalom Parents and Students! Another exciting week for our students was full of new experiences. Along with participating in Master Chef competitions, fun activities, and a Krav Maga class, they also visited some exciting places this week (some of these places even Israelis don’t know about!). Let us tell you all about it Navi from […]

Selah Newsletter! – November 2022

Shalom from the holy city of jerusalem!

Shalom from the Holy City of Jerusalem! It has been an action-packed semester thus far. I’m sure you are very interested in hearing all about it, so let’s do a quick review! Our semester opened up with activities that promoted introspection and setting intentions for the semester ahead. We has a Jewish meditation workshop run […]

Weekly Updates – November 10th

All you need is love! Yohan from france, nicky from the uk, linda from the states, and tom from australia at jaffa port

Shalom Parents and Students! Great news, everybody! This week we finally got our first sign of real winter in Tel Aviv (winter started in Jerusalem already, don’t worry) and the first rain has fallen! Our students are continuing their routine of classes, trips, internships, and volunteering, and we want to tell you all about it. […]

Weekly Updates – November 3rd

Deji, tali, matti, jessie, and galia in nachal kishon

Shalom Parents and Students! This week was especially interesting in Israel, as the government elections took place on Tuesday, so our students enjoyed a day off, just like many Israelis! Right before that, our Prague trip’s students returned from their 5-day trip, straight to the winter clock and the slowly arriving fall. Our very own […]

Weekly Updates – October 27th

Jordan and jacob touring the city of prague

Shalom Parents and Students! We waited for nearly 3 years and it’s finally here — our first international trip since the start of the pandemic! This week, 14 students and staff members traveled to Prague in the Czech Republic. Scroll down to see all of our students’ adventures from this week >> Jordan and Jacob […]

Weekly Updates – October 20th

Florentin community in nachal arugot

Shalom Parents and Students! Here we meet again! Our students are officially back into routine and are got back to their internships, volunteering and classes. This time, we are going to give you a sneak pick of one of our unique add-ons – Selah, our Jewish Enrichment Track. Ready to go? Scroll down to read […]

Weekly Updates – October 16th

Deji, lily, hannah, alexa, galia and elias from levontin on a camping trip

Shalom Parents and Students! Last week was another exciting week in our program, where our students celebrated both Sukkot, and a few more exciting moments, as part of their time here in Israel; our students Deji, Lily, Hannah, Alexa, Galia and Elias from Levontin community took advantage of the holiday break to explore Israel by […]

Weekly Updates – October 6th

Sea sport group was having some fun in the sun in a sup yoga session at hilton beach!

Shalom Parents and Students! This week was very special, as our students observed Yom Kippur in Israel. The silent streets, with almost no cars on the roads, and the feeling of serenity in the air is something very hard to describe. Many of our students fasted and went to synagogue for Yom Kippur on Wednesday, […]

Weekly Updates – Shana Tova from Aardvark Israel!

Students created their own shofar for the holidays

Shalom, everyone! On behalf of the Aardvark Israel staff, we wanted to wish you all a Shana Tova Umetuka! May this year be a successful, fruitful year. May this year be healthier, happier, full of joy and good deeds. Our students wanted to share their Shana Tova messages as well; click on the image to […]

Weekly Updates – September 22, 2022

Seminar in kibbutz ketura

Shalom Parents and Students! This week was busier than usual, as all of our communities went on their first overnight seminar in Kibbutz Ketura! Founded in 1973, Ketura is a pluralistic kibbutz, with both an observant and a secular population, only 40 minutes from Eilat. It is highly focused on renewable energies, and the kibbutz […]