Biological Research Lab
My name is Dina Kornbluth and I’m from Denver, Colorado. I graduated from Denver Jewish Day School and I will be attending WashU in the fall! I’m currently interning at a biological research lab in the department of anatomy and anthropology at Tel Aviv University. For the past two months, I assisted a student in […]
Weekly Updates – November 10th
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. […]
Student of the Week – Oren Asayag-Asaf
My name is Oren Asayag-Asaf and I’m from Miami, Florida and used to attend Aaron’s David Posnack Jewish Day School. I chose to go on a gap year because I start college in January and there’s no place I’d rather be other than Israel. I specifically chose Aardvark Israel because it is a program that […]
Weekly Updates – November 3rd
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
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 […]
Student of the Week – Shoshana Miryam Cantor
My name is Shoshana and I’m from Longbeach, California where the sun shines on the good times. I went to school at Renaissance High school for the Arts. At first, I didn’t want to go on a gap year; thinking ‘what should I do now?’. I came on to Aardvark Israel because I wanted to […]
Weekly Updates – October 20th
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 […]
Student of the Week – Matthew Zucker
My name is Matthew Zucker, but everyone calls me Matti. I am from London, UK and I went to Yavneh College. I didn’t want to go straight into studying at university; I felt I would be more prepared taking a year and having new experiences which I would remember for life! I chose Aardvark Israel […]
Weekly Updates – October 16th
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 […]
Student of the Week – Yair Hojberg
My name is Yair Hojberg, I am from Miami, Florida and I went to David Posnack Jewish Day School.I wanted to go on a gap year to develop more as a person while also learning more about Judaism.I chose Aardvark Israel because the program allowed me to take the tech track so I would be […]