Posts Tagged: life in Israel
The View From an Israeli Bomb Shelter: 60 Seconds to Survival
In the 1970s, I arrived in Israel as an exchange student from Berkeley. The country was still reeling from the Yom Kippur War -- having narrowly...
In Israel and Elsewhere, the Secrets of Happiness (or Unhappiness) Are Revealed
JNS.org - What makes us happy -- or unhappy? The 2018 edition of the World Happiness Report, published annually by a group of United Nations-linked development experts, asserts that a...
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,...
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,...
The Best and Worst Parts of Having a Bad Cold in Israel
JNS.org - Spring has sprung in Israel! And with it, a bad virus that everybody seems to be getting! Joy. Well, it’s not the first time I’ve...
How Would Living in the United States Change My Daughters?
Yogi Berra once said that when you come to a fork in the road, take it. On a recent family vacation to the United States, I did...
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...
