Student of the Week – Jordi Sachs
My name is Jordi; I was born in Sydney Australia, and for the past 12 years, my South African parents have raised me in a tiny town in Switzerland. Growing up, I attend an international school; I can say with confidence that I’m pretty well-rounded, well-travelled, and have experienced lots of opportunities in my life, […]
Things To Do For Free in Jerusalem

During your gap year in Jerusalem there will be many exciting activities to enjoy organised by Aardvark, but you will also have plenty of free time. You will discover that there are many great things to do in Jerusalem, but you will also realise that Israel is a fairly expensive country. Luckily, plenty of enjoyable […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem December 23, 2018

Dear Parents, I can’t believe that the Jerusalem experience will soon be over, but we still had plenty to do this week. Here are some of the highlights: On Sunday afternoon, the students met with me in the Ulam for our final community talk of the semester. Afterwards, we had an informative session with Charlee on how to […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv December 20, 2018

Dear Parents, We are one week away from the end of the semester and emotions are risings. Over the last week, the students have enjoyed some amazing activities that began the educational process of summarizing this almost finished semester. And now, for almost the last time this semester, I will tell you about this week: […]
Student of the Week – Noam Aharon
Hey, my name is Noam Aharon and I’m from the most boring place on earth, Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Usually, I’d think it’d be really cool to live next to a river, except that in mine you’d get sick from all the toxic waste in it. My family is a bit more interesting though. My […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem December 9, 2018

Dear Parents, Chanukah is a wonderful time to be in Israel and the students have had the chance to take full advantage of the true festival of lights. It has been a great week and we are looking forward to a few more nights of light… Here are the highlights: On Sunday night, we met for […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv December 6, 2018

Dear Parents: This week was a special week because we celebrated Hanukkah which brought with it light and family values into our program. On Sunday evening- our Madrichim organized an activity including lighting the candles in our Moadon for everyone. In the activity, the Madrichim made a fun quiz “Kahoot” about Hanukkah and its traditions. The […]
Students of the Week – Alex & Jonathan Nulman
Jonathan Nulman:Hello everyone! I’m Jonathan Nulman from Morristown, New Jersey. I am also the twin with the better beard (that should be enough information to help you figure out which one I am in the picture). I have loved Israel for as long as I can remember; Aardvark makes it my third and longest time […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv November 30, 2018

Dear Parents, This week was lots of fun and I have so much to tell you. So let’s get started. On Sunday we said goodbye to the students who departed for a week-long trip in China. We have been receiving photos and they are having the most amazing time! Our sea sport group had a wonderful […]
Student of the Week – Lilach Sachs
Hi! My name is Lilach Sachs and I’m from Cape Town, South Africa. I was born in Cape Town and lived there for seven years. I then lived in Boca Raton, Florida for five years before returning back home. I went to Jewish day school up until ninth grade, which is where I learned all […]