Eliana Rudee / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Eliana Rudee / JNS.org
The S-Word: A Weekend in an Israeli Settlement
On the day that I made aliyah to Israel, a nice couple with a teenage daughter stood behind me in the line at JFK Airport,...
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day Is Ultimate Proof of Israel’s Desire for Peace
JNS.org - This week, Israel commemorates the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, a prime minister of Israel and hero in the eyes of the Israeli people. I...
Your Frequently Asked Questions About Israel and Aliyah — Part 2
JNS.org - You asked, I answered. And now I’m at it again. I apologize if your question didn’t make it in this time — I have a...
Not-So-Chai Times: an Immigrant’s 18 Complaints About Israel
JNS.org - Although I often describe Israel as my Jewish form of the “American Dream,” Israel isn’t always as pleasant as it seems when you first...
A Muslim Call to Prayer — or Violence: A Terror Timeline
JNS.org - Every day now, I am waking up to news of more murders around Jerusalem. Outside my window, I hear screaming, and as my stomach twists...
This Year Building for Sukkot, Next Year in the Rebuilt Jerusalem
JNS.org - This year was my very first Yom Kippur in Israel. The experience was in some ways similar to Yom Kippur in the U.S., but...
Trouble in Paradise and the Unlikely Place Where I Found Hope
JNS.org - In the first days of the New Year, I received a notification from the U.S. government to avoid certain places in the capital of...
My First Rosh Hashanah in the Land of Milk, Apples and Honey
JNS.org - The other day, I hopped on the bus and headed towards my Shabbat host for the weekend in Baka, a beautiful and quiet neighborhood...
My Non-Birthright Experience with Birthright
JNS.org - Chances are, if you are Jewish and have a close connection with a young Jewish adult, you have heard of Taglit-Birthright Israel. Most...
Living in Israel and Visiting America Inspire Self-Reflection
JNS.org - As I sit on a bench at the First Station in Jerusalem, just about to leave Israel for a weeklong conference in the U.S.,...
A Lesson in Cultural Differences: Israeli vs. American Feminism
JNS.org - Hi, my name is Israel Girl and I am a feminist. While this may not be a shocking confession, the mere mention of the...
Your Frequently Asked Questions about Israel – Answered!
JNS.org - On the rare occasion that I get to talk to people from home (the 10-hour time difference is killer), I am often asked about...
Aliyah Update: Ulpan, Bureaucracy, and Reacting to Jewish Terrorism
JNS.org - It has now been a whole month since my aliyah date, so I thought that this week I’d reflect on the process as a...
TII: This is Israel
JNS.org - My friend from college made aliyah just a couple of months before me. She and her boyfriend came up with a secret code to...
