This week in the Rothschild Community – Tel Aviv
Shalom Parents! Here in Israel it has been a packed week including both Memorial Day and Independence Day. Marking these days, the students felt the unification of the country during this special time. Before the week started, the students experienced their first Shabbat in Israel. Jenna Braudo wrote about her experience:“Shabbat is a time that allows us to disconnect […]
Weekly Letter TLV – April 8, 2021
Dear Parents & Students, After a well-deserved spring break, celebrating Pesach and travelling around Israel, this week we got back to our schedule. with classes, Selah, Yazamut, Tuesday Tiyul, and more.We spent a day in Yaffo and Neve Tzedek and had a very interesting discussion on Israeli-Palestinian politics, in which everyone could share and […]
Aardvark Jerusalem Spring Semester Here We Go
We are having an exciting and interesting first day here at Aardvark Jerusalem! Many of the students have arrived safe and sound from the airport, and we look forward to the rest of the arrivals soon! When the students arrived at their apartments, they were greeted by their Madrich/a (counselor) who let them in the […]
Safe & Sound in Rothschild Tel Aviv
We are having an exciting and interesting first day here at Aardvark Tel Aviv Rothschild Community! Many of the students have arrived safe and sound from the airport, and we look forward to the rest of the arrivals soon! When the students arrived at their apartments, they were greeted by their Madrich/a (counselor) who let […]
The Aardvark Monthly – Big Idea Gap Year Special Edition
In this Special Edition of The Aardvark Monthly, we share with you some of the exciting things happening on the Big Idea Gap Year! And with March being International Women’s Month, we are focusing on some of our female Big Idea students making a big impact in the tech scene! My name is Abby Miller, […]
Weekly Letter TLV – March 25, 2021
Dear Parents & Students, Today marks the start of Spring Break, and the students are looking forward to celebrating Passover – some with friends, some with family, and some are traveling in Israel.Here are some highlights from our past week: Raquel Levit wrote about the Alternative Seder: “The past few weeks as things have been […]
Weekly Letter TLV – March 18, 2021
Dear Parents & Students, Another busy week has passed, with the days getting warmer and longer here in Tel Aviv. On Monday night, we had a neighborhood scavenger hunt, on Wednesday night, Faces of Israel, and of course, Yazamut and Selah are going steady. Wednesday evening, during Faces of Israel, the students learned about the […]
Weekly Letter TLV – March 11, 2021
Dear Parents & Students, We are sure you have heard about the oil spill which devastated Israel’s coast Israel two weeks ago. The oil spill is considered one the most severe ecological disasters that has ever happened in Israel’s history. Thousands of Israelis have joined efforts to clean the tar that has spread over […]
Weekly Letter TLV – March 4, 2021
Dear Parents & Students, It was great week here in Tel Aviv, packed with different activities and cultures. Monday night was a big outdoor game of Laser Tag. It was great to have a chance to be outside and active! On Tuesday, we went to Akko and Haifa. The group in Haifa learned about the […]
The Aardvark Monthly – February 2021
Happy 11th Anniversary, Aardvark Israel! Aardvark Israel is celebrating its 11-year anniversary this month 🥳!In the last decade, over 1,250 students from over 30 different countries on 6 continents have joined the Aardvark Israel program for an Israel experience they’ll never forget and memories that will last a lifetime!Here’s to many more years of helping […]