Weekly Updates – Jerusalem October 19, 2017
Here are this week’s highlights: On Sunday the Holidays were finally over and we returned to our regular schedule! We resumed our internships and volunteering activities. In the evening we left the building, went next door to the soccer field and played a game of Human Foosball. The game is just like table foosball but […]
Spain 2017
Day 1 Shalom from the end of an exciting, smooth, enjoyable and exhausting first day of our trip to Spain.From the minute the students alighted the buses (all on time and to their credit, very early in the morning at 5am!) things ran smoothly and we began our journey. Everyone showed patience when the security […]
Student of the Week – Donna Shashoua
Hi, My name is Donna Shashoua and I am from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Next year, I will attend Barnard College in New York. I chose to do a gap year program in Israel because I wanted to experience life in this country. Both of my parents are Israeli and I visit every year, but I […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem October 11, 2017
Moadim L’Simcha! We began Sunday bright and early attending Birkat Kohanim, The Priestly Blessing or Priestly Benediction, (Hebrew: ברכת כהנים). In rabbinic literature the practice is also known as the raising of the hands (Hebrew Nesiat Kapayim), or Dukhanen (Yiddish from the Hebrew word Dukhan, platform, because the blessing is given from a raised rostrum). […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 11, 2017
Dear Parents, Moadim L’Simcha! It has been an amazing week full of activities keeping us busy from morning until night every day.The week was mainly dedicated to Sukkot and the students had a blast with all of the different activities. On Sunday we began the day with an activity at the Tel Aviv Port. We […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 6, 2017
Dear Parents, Because of sukkot, it was a short week but nonetheless, it was packed with a variety of activities. On Sunday, the students went to their internships and volunteering programs as usual. Every week the Madrichim visit the students in their internships in order to see how they are doing and give them advice […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem October 4, 2017
Dear Parents, This week was short due to the upcoming holiday of Sukkot, but it was still jam packed with activities! The students made Sukkah decorations during their apartment meetings on Sunday. Apartment 6 created the best decorations, a family portrait of themselves drawn by Heidi David. Each of the girls went an extra step […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem September 29, 2017
Dear Parents, We have enjoyed another jam-packed week here at Aardvark Jerusalem: On Sunday, the Madrichim sat with the students to do an activity as part of the program “My Israeli Journey”, a special program that we run on Aardvark. The goal is for the students to learn how to process their experience from Israel […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv September 24, 2017
Dear Parents Shana Tova! Another week has passed here on the program, and even though it was a short week, we have enjoyed a number of interesting and fun activities. On Sunday, the students in the sea sports group had an amazing session of Yoga on a paddleboard. It was a very relaxing experience after […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem September 15, 2017
Dear Parents and Students, On Monday night we went to a store called “Kad Vechomer” for our monthly art workshop. The students chose from a variety of clay dishes to paint and take home. Everyone had to chance to show off their artistic talents. William Oken said, “This was the most fun thing I’ve done […]