gap year in israel

Weekly Letter TLV – March 18, 2021

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

Weekly Letter TLV – Feb 25, 2021

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Dear Parents & Students, This week, we were getting in the Purim spirit!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; […]

Weekly Letter TLV – Feb 11, 2021

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Dear Parents & Students, With more people coming out of quarantine, this week we continued with our programing inside, outside, face-to-face, and online. This week, a group of Aardvark students began their EMS training with Magen David Adom, Israel’s Ambulance Service. Through this experience, the students will gain many skills in the medical field, while […]

Jerusalem Weekly – Feb 11, 2021

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Dear Parents & Students, I want to start this week’s letter with the AMAZING news that every student & Aardvark Israel staff member in Jerusalem has received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine! This week, a group of Aardvark students began their EMS training with Magen David Adom, Israel’s Ambulance Service. Through this experience, […]

Weekly Letter TLV – Feb 4, 2021

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After five months of being a Covid-free program, this week our community faced and still is facing the challenge of managing a few corona cases and the “bidudim” (quarantines) as a result. One of my favorite quotes about overcoming challenges and facing difficult times is from Rabbi Nachman of Breslov who said, “You will never […]

Jerusalem Weekly – Feb 4, 2021

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Dear Parents & Students, In such a time of uncertainty in the world, it is important to remember the good things we have. I think we can all guess what the highlight of this week was: getting vaccinated! On Monday, we were notified in the afternoon of an opportunity for most of our Jerusalem students […]

The Aardvark Monthly – January 2021

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Happy New Year! 2021 will be a new year with new experiences surrounded by new friends! Whether you are sitting outside with your best friends drinking coffee, laughing the nights away, seeing Israel through interactive activities and tours, exploring Tel Aviv and Jerusalem with your own two feet, gathering life experience through internships, or whatever […]