Eliana Rudee / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Eliana Rudee / JNS.org
Haredi Women Are Making Great Strides in Israel’s High-Tech Sector
JNS.org - Haredi, women, and high-tech: three words you never expected to exist harmoniously in the same sentence. And yet, in the Jewish state, these three...
Taking Risks Is the Israeli Way
JNS.org - When individuals move to Israel, most are transformed by the new experience in obvious ways. Some become more religious, others become more right wing,...
East African Lawyers Look to Israel for Negotiation Tactics
JNS.org - In the wake of expanding Africa-Israel relations, African nations often reach out to Israel for know-how on a range of topics: water conservation, energy, agricultural...
Adventures in the Israeli Healthcare System
JNS.org - When I made aliyah over a year ago, I was warned that it would be hard. As I had no family here, many people gave...
Israeli Musical Diplomacy: A Victory Over BDS and Israel-Naysayers
JNS.org - Steven Goldstein’s connection to Israel predates his now-renowned acting and operatic career. He first came to Israel at the age of 15 and has returned...
Living in Israel and Dealing With Loss From Abroad
JNS.org - Living in Israel comes with many hardships, some of them known and some of them unknown. I expected certain dilemmas with the language, bureaucracy,...
Jerusalem Pride Parade Goes Beyond the LGBTQ Community
JNS.org - As I walked hand in hand with my boyfriend to Jerusalem’s March for Pride and Tolerance, we got some confused looks from passersby as...
Aliyah: A Year In Israel
JNS.org - Exactly six years ago, when I was just 18 years old, I wrote as my Facebook status, “Doesn’t want to go home tomorrow :( I...
Reflecting on My First ‘Aliyahniversary’
JNS.org - Here we are — a year after my aliyah date — which means I am no longer a “new” immigrant, but rather, just an...
Yom HaAliyah: They Actually Made a Day for Us
JNS.org - As if upcoming Fourth of July parties in Israel weren’t reason enough to celebrate an immigrant’s American background and new home in Israel, this...
49 Promises to the Victims of the Orlando Massacre
JNS.org - Latin night. People are dancing, drinking, laughing, and celebrating their freedom to love whomever they chose. While having fun in their safe space, one...
The Truth About the S-Word in Israel
JNS.org - “I’m sure you get this question a lot, but….” It always starts with those words. What follows is the predictable, frequently asked question on the...
Israelis and Americans: Sincerity Versus Politeness
JNS.org - The cultural differences between Israel and the United States are substantial, reminding me of a major reason why I moved to Israel 10 months...
Newseum Reflections: Journalism and Terrorism
JNS.org - I’ve been in Washington, DC, this week for my brother’s graduation, the only graduation on the National Mall (President Barack Obama casually paid a...
