About the program
Post-high-school gap year students, current college students and working young adults ages 17-21 from around the world, of all Jewish backgrounds and affiliations.
A gap year or semester program combining 16-20 hours a week of internship or volunteering with Hebrew ulpan, optional mini-courses and for-credit academic courses, weekly field trips and overnight trips. Participants live in shared apartments with counselor support and can split their time between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The Tech Track places interns at Tel Aviv startups.
The facts
- Type
- Gap year program
- Location
- 39 Levinsky St, 2nd Floor, Tel Aviv 6610910
- Executive Director and Co-Founder
- Debbie Goldsmith
- Founded
- 2010
- Program length
- Semester (4-5 months: September-December or January-May) or year (9 months, September-May)
- Number of students
- Not published on the program's website. Ask the program.
- Tuition
- 2026-2027: one semester (August start) $13,990; year-long program $25,990; one semester (January start) $14,990. 2027-2028: semester $14,990; year $26,990. Includes program tuition, medical insurance, apartment in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, internship/volunteering placement, local transportation, weekly field trips, overnight trips and Shabbatonim, Hebrew ulpan, classes and extracurriculars. Meals and airfare are not included. See it on their site
- College credit
- College credit available through a partnership with the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), which issues transcripts; listed at $1,000 per semester
- Masa
- The program's website says it is a Masa Israel program.
- Housing and meals
- Furnished shared apartments used only by program participants, in Tel Aviv's Florentine neighborhood; kitchens and WiFi; meals are not included.
- Tracks and options
- Tech Track
- Culinary Track
- Service
- Year Plus
- Sea Sports add-on
- Marva add-on
- Mada add-on
- StandWithUs add-on
- International trip add-ons
Where this information comes from
Everything on this page was taken from the program's own website and last checked on October 2, 2026. Details change, so confirm with the program before you rely on them. The photo shows Tel Aviv coast, not the program or its campus.
- https://aardvarkisrael.com/
- https://aardvarkisrael.com/aardvark-israel/
- https://aardvarkisrael.com/aardvark-israel/tuition/
- https://aardvarkisrael.com/aardvark-israel/academics-accreditation/
- https://aardvarkisrael.com/about/
- https://aardvarkisrael.com/team/
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