Posts Tagged: Eliana Rudee
A Trip From Israel to the Czech Republic
JNS.org - On the first day of ulpan (Hebrew-language immersion school), I met Naomi in a get-to-know-you game. “Where are you from?” I asked her. She said...
A Staycation in Tel Aviv
JNS.org - Although the bus ride from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv is just about one hour, stepping off the bus seems like stepping into a completely...
The Odyssey of My First Israeli Haircut
JNS.org - Never having gotten my hair cut in Israel before, I was mildly concerned about finding a good place for a cut and some highlights....
A Big Fat Israeli Wedding
JNS.org - If you think your Jewish reunions are big, try a gathering with two Jewish families put together, plus friends from nearly every continent. And, with the...
Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Jerusalem
JNS.org - The first time I was in Jerusalem for New Year’s Eve, it was 2011/2012 during my college winter break. When the clock struck midnight,...
Analysis of New Palestinian Poll Shows Fertile Ground for Escalation of Violence
The recently released quarterly Palestinian Public Opinion Poll yielded “very frightening and pessimistic results” according to Khalil Shikaki, Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey...
Being Jewish and Pro-Israel in College: 2010 vs. 2015
JNS.org - This week, I was able to talk to many Jewish students from around the world (including a friend from my alma mater who is...
New to Israel, and Finding a Pipe to Nowhere
JNS.org - Torah is awash in stories connecting water with miracles. This is not one of them. Six months in, and I have taken the plunge...
I’m a New Immigrant to Israel, But I Know Terrorism All Too Well
I recently completed my Jerusalem ulpan course, an intensive five-month Hebrew program. I am originally from Seattle, but I moved to Israel five months ago, with a group...
The Aliyah Trail: End of Ulpan, Apartment-Hunting and Moving
JNS.org - This week marked the biggest transition point for me since making aliyah — the end of the five-month ulpan (Hebrew-language immersion school) has come,...
A Marriage Shows What Israel Is Truly Made Of
JNS.org - On Nov. 26, I went to the wedding celebration of Sarah Tehiya Litman and Ariel Beigel, just two weeks after Sarah’s father and 18-year-old...
This One’s for Ezra Schwartz: An Immigrant to Israel Reflects on Fellow American
JNS.org - I really wanted to write about something else this week. But I just can’t ignore the unrelenting attacks happening in Israel. Just last week,...
A Tale of Israeli Bureaucracy: The Ministry of Interior
JNS.org - I remember taking my brother to the Department of Motor Vehicles in Seattle to get his driver’s license. We arrived early in the morning, took...
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,...
