Student of the Week – Hannah Hepner
Hi, my name is Hannah Hepner and I am from just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. I am lucky enough to have been able to call the neighborhoods of both Florentin, Tel Aviv and Nachlaot, Jerusalem (both equally vibrant in their own ways) my home over the past seven months. Coming to Israel was not in […]
Student of the Week – Maya Laufer
My name is Maya Laufer, I’m from Sao Paulo, Brazil and I’m spending this semester in Tel Aviv! Next year, I’m going to study at a university and be a Doctor in ArgentinaI heard about Aardvark Israel through an exchange fair where there was a lot of different options of programs I could go on […]
Student of the Week – Isaac Schapiro
Hey everyone, My name is Isaac Schapiro and I am from Bellingham, a thriving city, about an hour and a half north of Seattle in the lovely state of Washington. I spent my first semester in Tel Aviv, and now I’m living in Jerusalem. I hope to attend IDC Herzliya next year and major in […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv May 5, 2019
Dear Parents, After the spring break ended, our students returned to the program with lots of happy and exciting experiences, trips and stories to share with everyone about their time at home or abroad with family and friends. We, Aardvark Tel-Aviv staff, were all looking forward to seeing our students again and we chose to […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem May 5, 2019
Shalom Parents! We hope everyone had a wonderful Passover holiday! This week in Jerusalem, it was great to hear from all of the students about their adventures and celebrations during the time off. We had a very busy week, with so much going on! This time of year in Israel is always an exciting one […]
What Makes the Israeli Diet So Healthy?
Israel is ranked as one of the healthiest countries in the world and one of the main reasons for this is the country’s diet. A recent ranking of countries with the lowest rate of diet-related deaths ranked Israeli at No 1 and the country came in at No 10 on the 2019 Bloomberg Healthiest Country […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem April 19, 2019
Shalom Parents and Chag Sameach! Today is the start of Spring Break and all of the students are on the way to celebrate Passover, some at home, some with friends, some are traveling within Israel and some outside of Israel. Last Sunday afternoon, the students met with Charlee, and together created a Positive Post-Its Wall […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv April 19, 2019
Shalom Parents and Chag Sameach! Today is the start of Spring Break and all of the students are on the way to celebrate Passover, some at home, some with friends, some are traveling within Israel and some outside of Israel. Just as I send you every other week, here are some highlights from our past […]
Aardvark Update – April 17, 2019
April 17, 2019 Aardvark Update In a few days, it will be Pesach, and our students will be celebrating with family and friends. So, both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv held model Seders. The Ma Nishtana was sung, the story of Passover was told, and the Matzah eaten! Here are just a few photos from both […]
Aardvark Update – April 15, 2019
April 15, 2019 Aardvark Update The Selah students took the train to Kfar Chabad, a delightful little village in the center of the country for Lubavitch Hassidim. The village numbers about one thousand families. They were given a guided tour around the main building – a replica of the famous 770 building where the Rebbe […]