gap year in israel

The Aardvark Monthly – July 2021

Nahal kziv, akko, and yehiam trail

It’s the end of the semester here at Aardvark Israel, and the past month was full of fun, inspiring activities. At the beginning of the month, our students all attended Shabbatonim in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. During these two weekends, the students explored their Jewish identities, traveled through the Old City of Jerusalem, visited Yad […]

This week in the Rothschild Community TLV – July 22, 2021

Gan hashlosha

Hello Parents and Students,   This week was the last full week of the semester. It was filled with final activities and opportunities to enjoy each other as a community. On Sunday, we discussed Tisha B’Av. The groups had an activity with their Madrichim in which they spoke about what this day represents, the reasons […]

This week in the Rothschild Community TLV – July 15, 2021

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Hello Parents and Students, We’re getting close to the end of the semester yet this week we had more amazing experiences. On Sunday, the students had an activity with their Madrichim in which they spoke about different aspects and experiences they had until now and what they are taking with them to the end of […]

This week in the Rothschild Community TLV – July 8, 2021

Gap year in israel - aardvarkisrael

Hello Parents and Students,   This last week was filled with experiences that will hopefuly last for a lifetime. Before this week started, we had a great weekend all together in Jerusalem. The wekeend started Friday at Yad VaShem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving the memory […]

This week in the Rothschild Community TLV – July 4, 2021

Masada and the dead sea

Hello Parents and Students,  This week was filled with fun activities and experiences. In the begining of the week, we participated in a color war, organized by some of our students, in which the students were divided into groups, assigned a color, and completed different tasks in order to win.  In Faces of Israel, we heard […]

The Aardvark Monthly – June 2021

Eilat

Summer has officially began here in Israel, and we have been pretty busy. Earlier this month, our students attended the annual Masa conference, designed to help them think about their next steps after the program. This included workshops, panels and motivational speakers. The seminar was predominantly focused on life on University campus and back in […]

This week in the Rothschild Community TLV – June 24, 2021

Kibbutz nir am

Hello Parents and Students, This week was filled with insightful and enjoyable experiences. On Sunday evening, the groups spent some quality time with the Madrichim in their apartments. They enjoyed hanging out together and they even baked some amazing cookies and cakes. On Monday, Oz and Yoav’s groups had a session of Faces of Israel […]

This week in the Rothschild Community TLV – June 17, 2021

Gap year in israel - aardvarkisrael

Hello Parents and Students, This week was fun and exciting, filled with great discussions and events. On Sunday, the students had an opportunity to get to know other Aardvarkians better by playing fun games that required them to work together. The community was divided into two groups – Yoav and Oz’s, and Stav and Netta’s. […]

This week in the Rothschild Community TLV – June 10, 2021

Enjoying the views near eilat

Hello Parents and Students, This past week was filled with new and exciting activities. On Sunday, the students who signed up for the Eilat trip and those who signed up for Yam Le’Yam (Sea to Sea) left for their adventures. After a long drive south, the students on the Eilat trip arrived and enjoyed Banana […]

This week in the Rothschild Community TLV – June 3, 2021

Rock climbing

Hello Parents and Students,   This week was very exciting with new apartments and new experiences! We started the week with a community discussion. We talked about how we are forming a community, about what we have built since the semester began, the things we’re looking forward to building together in the future, and how […]