Jerusalem Weekly December 17
on, red slanted roofs facing towards us in a uniform arrangement. As we entered Hebron, the largest Arab city in the West Bank, we began to learn about the religious history of the city, said to be the second most important city in Judaism. The city was home to the matriarchs and patriarchs of Judaism, […]
Jerusalem Weekly December 24
Shalom Aardvark Jerusalem Families, I feel very emotional writing this last email of the Fall semester. This was a very significant semester for us, which makes it that much more difficult to say goodbye, but at the same time we are taking a deep breath and look forward to the next semester. The students are […]
Weekly Letter TLV December24
This week in Tel Aviv we started to really feel the end of the semester. Each group participated in a concluding activity with their Madrich or Madricha, students started to clean up the apartments, final classes and exams were held, and some goodbye dinners were eaten. One half of our community visited Sderot and the […]
Jerusalem Weekly – November 19, 2020
This week, Aardvark Jerusalem visited two very special places, the Old City in Jerusalem and Gush Etzion. These two cities are full of history and culture, and luckily this past Tuesday they were also full of sun even though it’s almost the end of November. This Monday, I had an excellent Faces of Israel class, […]
Monopoly Jerusalem
by Zach Buller & Ussishkin 10 Twenty-one sites. Eight hours. One city. When my roommates and I played Jerusalem-themed Monopoly during quarantine, we hatched a plan. The board would be our roadmap, and with featured locations like the City of David and Mount of Olives instead of Boardwalk and Park Place, we would explore all […]
The Aardvark Monthly – October 2020
MONTH IN REVIEWOctober was a month filled with challenges, but more importantly triumphs! As we approached the end of the strict regulations, we began to truly explore the beauty that Israel has to offer.Our Jerusalem group began their adventure down south in the oasis of the desert , Kibbutz Ketura. While Tel Aviv was able […]
An open letter to the Aardvark Israel community
by Sara Goldstein Since March 12th, when the legislators of the Greater Los Angeles area declared my hometown was to undergo a mandatory shut-down due to the COVID-19 outbreak, I have felt overwhelmingly stagnant. Given that I am a sociable extravert who thrives on deep interpersonal connection, a pandemic which forces the global community into […]
Alumni of the Month – Betsy Weill
My name is Betsy Weill and I’m from Deerfield, Illinois. I took a gap semester with Aardvark Israel in Jerusalem during the Fall of 2019 and started college at New York University in January of 2020. The cliché of a life-changing gap year is a cliché for a reason. After my four months of living […]
Student of the Week – Leena Demers
Hi, my name is Leena Demers and I was born and raised in New York City! I’ve spent my spring and summer semesters in Florentine, Tel Aviv. In the fall, I will be in Montreal where I will be attending McGill University and majoring in Art History. Funny story, this isn’t even really my gap […]
Student of the Week – Alexa Narunsky
Hi, my name is Alexa Narunsky and I am from Sydney, Australia. During Aardvark’s spring semester, I was lucky enough to live in Florentine, Tel Aviv and now, in the new summer semester, I am able to stay another 2 and a half months! In February 2021, I will attend the University of Technology in […]