Posts Tagged: making aliyah
French Olim Help Fill Needed Health Care Gaps in Northern Israel
JNS.org - As a wave of Islamist terror directed at churches and priests raises religious tensions in France, a special group of recent French immigrants...
You Don’t Have to Be a Zionist to Make Aliyah
JNS.org - When I made aliyah, I was not a Zionist. It’s a strange fact to share, as most people know me as a proud American-Jew-become-Israeli...
‘Aliyah’ Seems to Be the Hardest Word
JNS.org - At its three-day board of governors meeting in Jerusalem this week, the Jewish Agency for Israel, which recently turned 90, revealed a new...
2018: The Year to Make Aliyah?
The founders of modern Israel came from contrasting ideological movements. Since their dispersion into exile, Jews who for centuries endured Christian and Muslim persecution, maintained spiritual (and...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Israel Becoming Increasingly Attractive to Immigrants From Western Countries
JNS.org - Member of Knesset Michael Oren (Kulanu), the self-described “resident old man,” surveys the scene unfolding before his eyes with growing astonishment. Seven-hundred pounds of grilling...
Bedouin Hospitality in Israel
JNS.org - Unfortunately, vacation life is nothing like real life. We all know this. So when I fell in love with Israel after visiting four times...
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...
Another Perk of Making Aliyah: The Food
JNS.org - As summer approaches in Israel, I have found that all the mouthwatering Israeli cuisine is starting to catch up with me. I call it...
