gap year in israel

Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv March 3, 2019

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Dear Parents, It has been an eventful week full of diverse activities, a large number of which were arranged and lead by our very own students. The week was all about education, starting with our community talk on Sunday and ending with our Shabbaton this weekend. Now I’m happy to tell you about everything that […]

Student of the Week – Becca Carin

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My name is Becca Carin and I’m from Boyds, Maryland. After spending almost six months in Israel with Aardvark, I can say for a fact that this program has helped me grow. I grew up with strong Jewish connections, from living at my temple every week to becoming president of my youth group and temple […]

Weekly Updates – Jerusalem February 21, 2019

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Dear Parents, Shalom Shalom! What a week it’s been! On Sunday the students met with their Madrichim in the apartment meetings, and in memory of Ori Ansbacher, they learned about Israel and the Shvil Israel. The Shvil is a trail that goes from the North of Israel to the South of Israel. The students learned […]

Student of the Week – Josh Cohen

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My name is Josh Cohen and I am from Columbia, Maryland. This is my second semester on Aardvark, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m having such a great time that I’m looking to study at Hebrew University in the coming years. Back home I grew up in a hyper-competitive environment. At many points in my […]

Weekly Updates – Jerusalem February 15, 2019

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Dear Parents, What a week it has been! On Sunday, in the apartment meeting, the students met with the Madrichim for a night that was all about group dynamics. Each group had a nice activity to break the ice and then went deeper into meaningful conversations about their experience in Israel. Shalhevet taught her students […]

Student of the Week – Annabelle Farris

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My name is Annabelle Farris and I’m from Colorado Springs, CO. This is my first semester on Aardvark, and it has been a blast so far! I chose to have a gap year because I wanted to take some time before school to really focus on my passions and experience living in a different culture.Through […]

Student of the Week – Miquelle Taubman

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My name is Miquelle Taubman and I’m from the San Francisco Bay Area. This semester is my first semester with Aardvark, and I couldn’t be happier! Before joining Aardvark in January, I worked for my uncle’s personal injury law firm in California. I chose to do a gap year program in Israel because I love […]

Student of the Week – Solly Sperber

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My name is Solly Sperber and I am a proud member of the British delegation on Aardvark this year. This is my second semester and it has already been incredible after only three and a half weeks. I came back to Israel for my second semester after having spent a week in London where I […]

Student of the Week – Shira Vilvovsky

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Hi everybody, my name is Shira Vilvovsky. I was born in Israel, however since the age of four, I have lived in the Greater Boston Area (Go PATS!!), which is why I chose to come back to Israel and spend a year here as an adult. Though I still have a semester to go in […]

Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv January 18, 2019

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Dear Parents, The second week of our semester has ended and after two busy weeks full of activities and traveling, it seems as if our students have come together and already formed close friendships with one another, which contributes to the amazing vibes we are feeling. As promised, each week I will send you an […]