Blogs about: Aliyah Rites

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Typical Israeli supermarket conversation.3 comments

eliesheva wrote 1 month ago: Russian man with silver teeth: grumbles something in heavy accented Hebrew (or maybe it was Russian? … more »

Tags: what-a-country, American, Conversation, Life, Russian, supermarket

Turning new olim into reality TV. 1 comment

eliesheva wrote 1 month ago: Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just keep a blog? There is a new show going into production called H … more »

Tags: what-a-country, Israel, Aliyah, Immigrants, HaOlim, Reality TV, Entertainment

An Israeli county fair in the dream of aliyah. 1 comment

eliesheva wrote 1 month ago: Spent the evening strolling around the Yom Haatzmaut celebration going on in the Tzur Hadassah eleme … more »

Tags: tzur hadassah, Israel, Aliyah, tzur hadassah, Life, Judaism, Independence Day, County Fair

A little thing about home(land) cooking.1 comment

eliesheva wrote 2 months ago: There is something so completely special - when you can look past the depressing, lonely, sad aspect … more »

Tags: Food, Judaism, cooking, Passover

Israeli Pet Peeve #127: Wrong number.1 comment

eliesheva wrote 2 months ago: I have never experienced this anywhere in my life but here with my Israeli mobile number: *Ring ring … more »

Tags: what-a-country, Israel, wrong number, Mobile, Pet Peeve

Have a wonderful holiday of hidden miracles.1 comment

eliesheva wrote 3 months ago: Here’s what I love about it being Purim in Israel and being a part of an Israeli community: Co … more »

Tags: 400 thoughts, Community, Israel, Judaism, Miracles, Mishloach Manot, Purim, Suburbia, Tsur Hadassah

Feeling the home land. 1 comment

eliesheva wrote 4 months ago: After almost a week of driving back and forth to work through trees and hills (the way God intended, … more »

Tags: Israel, Jerusalem, tzur hadassah, View, Life, Peace, Beit Shemesh, God, Nature

For an alternative means of defense.4 comments

eliesheva wrote 5 months ago: It’s some sort of rite of passage that olim go through; the idea of “becoming more Israe … more »

Tags: 400 thoughts, Israel, Aliyah, .:*Conflict*:., Defense, oleh

Aliyah reason #213: Shabbat leftovers.

eliesheva wrote 5 months ago: Reason #213 to make aliyah: When you work in an all-Jewish company, lunchtime on Sundays smells (and … more »

Tags: Israel, Aliyah, Shabbat, Sundays

Today I turn three... and am no longer 'new'.3 comments

eliesheva wrote 6 months ago: So apparently, starting today, I am no longer considered an olah chadasha (new immigrant). That seem … more »

Tags: lizrael update, Israel, Aliyah, New York, Immigration, anniversary, Nostalgia, oleh chadash

Last year's a charm.

eliesheva wrote 7 months ago: I just found out that for my last year of studies, to get my tuition paid for by Misrad Klita/Minhal … more »

Tags: bar ilan, Israel, minhal student, misrad klita, Tuition, aliyah rights

Re: israel stuff

eliesheva wrote 7 months ago: I’ve been here almost three years, and the other day my mom forwarded me an email I wrote home … more »

Tags: what-a-country, Israel, Aliyah

Hump Day.1 comment

eliesheva wrote 8 months ago: My mom has this thing that on Wednesdays she announces that it’s Hump Day. Of course, the firs … more »

Tags: Israel, Hump Day, week

Two teeth dumber... yet also wiser...2 comments

eliesheva wrote 8 months ago: I’m sitting here, post-removal of my last two wisdom teeth, done by an Israeli doctor at my in … more »

Tags: Clinic, dentist, Israel, wisdom teeth

People-watching in a mirror.4 comments

eliesheva wrote 10 months ago: Waiting for my mom at the airport this morning, I got to engage in the curious ritual that is people … more »

Tags: American, Long Distance, English, Personal, mom, relationship

The Rich Little American game.2 comments

eliesheva wrote 10 months ago: Sometimes I long to play the Rich Little American game. Basically, it’s a game that plays on t … more »

Tags: 400 thoughts

A view of yet another Israeli first. 7 comments

eliesheva wrote 11 months ago: I love going to the eye doctor. Is that weird? I just love the clicking sound the lenses make when y … more »

Tags: language bites

Living here is taxing.

eliesheva wrote 11 months ago: Ah, the Israeli workforce. It can be quite taxing. Literally. My aliyah counselor-husband came to my … more »

Aliyah realism.4 comments

eliesheva wrote 12 months ago: Just met with an old friend who is visiting/studying for the summer. She considers aliyah from time … more »

Tags: 400 thoughts


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