A Quick Guide to Israel’s 2019 Elections
This month sees elections taking place in Israel. Israeli politics are incredibly hard to follow; the fact that there are 41 parties standing in the elections tells you all that you need to know. People vote for the parties and the more votes a party gets, the more seats it has in Israel’s 120-seat parliament. […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv April 5, 2019
Shalom dear parents, This week was special due to the upcoming elections next week, during it we focused on important topics such as the security situation and the political storms that are happening at present. Now I would like to tell you all about the week we had. On Sunday evening, after cleaning their apartments, […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem April 5, 2019
Dear Parents, We hope you are all doing well and that those of you who are preparing for Passover are not finding the cleaning too stressful. Remember dust is not chametz! Here are this week’s highlights: Early Sunday morning, Natali flew with some of our students for their trip to Italy! Everyone else had internships […]
Israeli TV Shows to Prepare You for Your Gap Year
If you are considering a gap year in Israel but are not sure how best to prepare for it, then one thing that you can do with minimum effort is watch some fantastic Israeli television shows. Over the last few years a number of Israeli shows, such as Homeland, Traffic Light and In Treatment, have […]
Student of the Week – Jaimi Knep
Hi, my name is Jaimi Knep from Sydney, Australia and I am currently living it up in the most hipster neighbourhood of Florentin, Tel Aviv, whilst on the Spring Semester of Aardvark Israel. I graduated from Moriah College in 2018, a modern orthodox Jewish day school. I grew up surrounded by a loving Jewish community, […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem March 28, 2019
Dear Parents, Spring is almost here, things are beginning to bloom, and we are looking forward to the end of winter so that we can enjoy spring in Jerusalem and Israel. Here are last week’s highlights: On Sunday afternoon, some of our students went on a tour of the IDC Herzliya – International School. Some […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv March 28, 2019
Dear Parents, Another week has gone by here at Aardvark Tel-Aviv and it was definitely an exciting and thrilling one. After our Nepal group came back and the Purim festivities ended, we returned to our normal routine and had another great week focusing on our monthly subject, the multicultural society of Israel. On Sunday we […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv March 24, 2019
Dear Parents, PURIM WAS HERE!!! Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill all the Jews. This took place in the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire. Purim is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in Israel, it is embraced by the entire country, […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem March 24, 2019
Dear Parents & Students, PURIM WAS HERE!!! Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill all the Jews. This took place in the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire. Purim is one of the most widely celebrated festivals in Israel, it is embraced by the […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem March 17, 2019
Dear Parents, With some of our students currently in Nepal, we were a smaller group than usual, but what we lacked in numbers we made up for in spirit! On Sunday evening, the staff challenged the students to find their inner superhero. Each student needed to come up with a superhero name, a costume, a […]