Aardvark Updates – March 12, 2019

March 12, 2019 Aardvark Updates Our Tel Aviv students traveled to the Bahai Gardens on Mount Carmel in Haifa, the most holy site of the Bahai faith. The Bahai faith is a relatively new one, started under 200 years ago by a Persian of the name Siyyid Ali Muhammad Shirazi who revealed himself as the […]
Daily Update – January 29, 2019

January 29, 2019 Daily Update Caesarea is a magnificent site, a national park where amazing ancient harbor ruins, beautiful beaches, and impressive modern residences sit side by side. Caesarea is originally an ancient Herodian port city located on Israel’s Mediterranean Coast about halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa. The site has recently been restored to […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 19, 2018

Shalom Parents, We hope that you have had just as fantastic a week as we have had here in Israel. It was a great week full of fun and educational activities. Ready to read about it? Here are some highlights: On Sunday, after internships, all of our students gathered in the “moadon” for the very […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 11, 2018

Dear Parents, We were finally able to spend a full week with the students after the holiday season and it was great fun! Here are some highlights from the week: On Sunday: The Sea Sport group had another surfing class. This time our Internship Coordinator, Idan Levy, joined them, as he is a professional surfer. It […]
Beersheva – The South’s Hidden Gem

You don’t hear as much about Beersheva as you do Israel’s other cities, such as Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. However, it is a thriving place that deserves far more attention than it gets. The city is packed with interesting things to see and do, and it is well worth a visit while on your […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv March 23, 2018
Hello Parents, It has been an amazingly sunny week here in Aardvark Tel Aviv. Here are some of this week’s highlights: On Sunday, we had a routine day with volunteering and internships. During the apartment meetings the madrichim ran all kind of different activities. Ilay’s group discussed the Break-Out March program: each student wrote their […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem November 30, 2017

Dear Parents, This week was crazy fun, and I have so much to tell you! So let’s get started!! On Sunday we had elections! To round off our Politics Month the students spent the day preparing for the elections and in the evening they had a debate between each apartments’ assigned Knesset party. The students […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem November 23, 2017

Dear Parents, I hope this email finds you well and that you’ve had a fantastic week. Before telling you about this week’s highlights, I would like to tell you about last weekend. Last Shabbat we took 30 students away for a Shabbat experience on Kibbutz Hanaton. Selah, our Jewish identity program, goes for Shabbats away […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv November 23, 2017

Dear parents The week is about to end but before it does I would like to tell you all about it! Last Shabbat we took 30 students away for a Shabbat experience on Kibbutz Hanaton. Selah, our Jewish identity track, goes away once a month for Shabbat but this time they opened their doors to […]
Universities in Israel

Israel has quickly built up an international reputation for academic excellence at a number of its universities. From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, there are a number of world-class academics across the county who are leaders in their respective fields. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem was founded […]