Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv February 14, 2019
Dear Parents Shalom Shalom! What a week it’s been! With what feels like a third of our students in Ethiopia, Aardvark Tel Aviv has noticeably downsized. However, what we lacked in numbers this week we made up for in spirit and activities. On Sunday for the apartment meeting, the students met with the Madrichim for a night that […]
Ethiopia 2019
On our way! Shalom from Ben Gurion airport!After all the airport arrangements, we are one step from boarding.We all are very excited to start our trip and explore the history and culture of Ethiopia. We will be in touch soon,Shay-El Day 1 Shalom Parents, Today was a day that your children are sure to remember […]
Daily Update – February 7, 2019
February 7, 2019 Daily Update The Tel Aviv group had a tour about co-existence in the neighbouring port city of Jaffa. The students walked with a tour guide and saw local businesses, sculptures and the way two nations – the Jews and the Arabs live in one city. For the second part of the day, […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv February 7, 2019
Dear Parents, We have had a great week that was full of activities and I would like to now tell you about some of what we’ve been doing. On Sunday, in the apartments meeting, our madrichim met with their students and after a brief cleanliness check, they began their educational activity. Daniel’s group had an activity involving mindfulness. […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem February 7, 2019
Dear Parents, The first month of our program has come to an end, and it has been a very successful month. The vibe here at Aardvark Jerusalem is becoming very family-like and a lot of fun. The participation of our students in the various activities, the challenges they face in their internships and the bonds […]
Daily Update – February 6, 2019
February 6, 2019 Daily Update Selah spent the morning at the very special Biblical Natural History Museum in Bet Shemesh. They got to hold and pet some incredible creatures while learning about animals in the Jewish tradition. The students heard how to identify which animal species are kosher and we discovered the long-standing and powerful […]
Student of the Week – Miquelle Taubman
My name is Miquelle Taubman and I’m from the San Francisco Bay Area. This semester is my first semester with Aardvark, and I couldn’t be happier! Before joining Aardvark in January, I worked for my uncle’s personal injury law firm in California. I chose to do a gap year program in Israel because I love […]
Daily Update – February 5, 2019
February 5, 2019 Daily Update The Jerusalem group went on a Graffiti Tour in the Nachlaot neighbourhood of Jerusalem and learned all about the fabulous street art of the city. Through the art we understood more about the political situation in the country and different opinions of the people in this diverse city. We also […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv January 31, 2019
Dear Parents, The first month of our program has almost come to an end, and it has been a very successful month. The vibe here at Aardvark Tel-Aviv is becoming very family- like and a lot of fun. The participation of our students in the various activities, the challenges they face in their internships and […]
Weekly Update – Jerusalem January 24, 2019
Dear Parents, Here are the highlights from our week: On Sunday evening, Maia the Madricha ran a salsa class for the students. Salsa is a popular form of social dance with its origins in Cuban folk dances. The movements of salsa are a combination of Afro-Cuban dance, Son, cha-cha-cha, mambo and other dance forms. Josh Cohen said, “This […]