Student of the Week – Seth Williams
I knew ever since my senior year of high school I wanted to take a gap year. It was important to me to add some excitement and change to my life. My mission for this year is simple: full send. I want to do everything I can to the max. After looking at many options, […]
Student of the Week – Max Gould
Aardvark Israel has shown me how to handle myself much better than before. It is a good opportunity to mature as a person without the stress of school looming over you. It has forced me to make friends and work with my roommates to maintain a livable space. I enjoy the trips Aardvark has planned […]
Student of the Week – Keira Hartman
I wanted to go on a gap year because I wanted to experience Israel as a local and immerse myself in Israeli culture. I have always wanted to strengthen my connection with Israel and a gap year was an amazing opportunity to do that as well as meet other Jews from all around the world. […]
Student of the Week – Yoav Konstantino
I joined Aardvark Israel because I wanted to take the opportunity to connect to Israel and my Israeli family. The chance to learn and intern in Israel while exploring the country seemed like an experience I would never forget. (bobbergdesigns) I am so excited to be here and can’t wait for the year ahead!! Originally […]
Ethiopian National Project
My name is Noa Isaacson, and I’m interning for Ethiopian National Project, a non-profit that works to integrate Ethiopian Jews into Israeli society and create equal opportunities for them in the workplace. As part of my internship, I’m working on ENPeople, a photojournalism project in which I photograph and document stories of different participants in […]
Green Course Internship
My name is Haley and I’m a global movement building intern at Green Course. Green Course is the largest environmental activist non-profit organization in all of Israel. I’m so happy to be working with such an impactful group. As an intern at green course, my main project is to create a webinar. This process includes […]
Weekly Updates – November 11, 2021
Shalom Parents and Students! It’s the middle of the semester (wow, how time flies!) and our students keep treasuring moments and collecting memories. This week, our Tel Aviv communities traveled to Sderot and Nativ Ha’Asara, while our Jerusalem community traveled to Rahat and Beer Sheva, both in the South of Israel. The Jerusalem students were […]
Weekly Updates – November 4, 2021
Shalom Parents and Students! It’s getting chilly here in Israel as November has finally arrived! This Tiyul Tuesday, our Tel Aviv students traveled to the Holy City of Jerusalem and entered Me’arat Hanetifim – a stalactite cave. Our Jerusalem community traveled to Ein Prat, a beautiful hike, with a mix of desert vibes and a […]
The Aardvark Monthly – October 2021
Shalom Parents, Students, Partners, and Staff! We are already halfway into the semester (!) and the students have been enjoying their internships, volunteering, classes, and chugim. Each of our communities participated in 3-day seminars in Kibbutz Ketura, down south, near Eilat. They got familiar with the collective lifestyle in the Kibbutz – an Israeli invention. They attended […]
Exploring Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Boulevard
Anyone who has spent any time in Tel Aviv is sure to be familiar with Rothschild Boulevard. It is like a microcosm of the city, displaying everything that it has to offer. If you are spending your gap year in Tel Aviv, then it is a street that you are sure to come to know […]