Posts Tagged: Israel girl
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Israel is the Jewish Melting Pot
JNS.org - The joyous, momentous welcoming ceremony for the new immigrants at Ben Gurion Airport was only the beginning of my aliyah day. We stayed...
My Aliyah Day (a.k.a. the Most Intense Day of My Life)
JNS.org - It happened. I’m officially an Israeli and I have an identification number that will stick with me (and my future children, G-d willing) to...
A Firsthand Look at Making Aliyah to Israel
JNS.org - As I lie on my manicured lawn in the shade of an evergreen tree, I listen as an ice cream truck passes my...
