All posts by Eliana Rudolph

An Olah Without A Parachute: Chanukah edition

December 25, 2008 No Comments »

Pin It Happy Chanukah!! It is really such a delight to walk down the streets in Israel and see all the lit  menorot that the municipality puts up.  There are... Read More »

An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure IX

September 28, 2008 4 Comments »

Pin It I am going to institute an Israel idiosyncrasy -Ism (the triple “I”) to my column because.. well why not? Banks charge you for taking out your own money. ... Read More »

An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure viii

September 23, 2008 No Comments »

Pin It An Arab terrorist decided to drive his car into a group of soldiers tonight.  I had been close to that location earlier tonight.   Although, I probably wouldn’t have... Read More »

An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure vii

September 17, 2008 3 Comments »

Pin It “Welcome to Israel.” No, I’m not being redundant.  This is what I hear every day, many times a day.  The thing is,  people aren’t saying it in a... Read More »

An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure vi

September 11, 2008 3 Comments »

Pin It I’m heeere! After all the waiting, all the emotion, and taking care of all the specifics, I have arrived.  The Nefesh B’Nefesh flight went smoothly and all the... Read More »

An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure v

September 7, 2008 1 Comment »

Pin It When first asked to write a column about my aliyah experience – I thought that at best, it would be a help to someone going through or wanting... Read More »

An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure iv

September 2, 2008 4 Comments »

Pin It My last post was about the trials of packing, this post is about what I am feeling this very moment. I’m scared. It’s starting to really hit me. ... Read More »

An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure iii

August 13, 2008 No Comments »

This is a rite of passage that I have to take, like many who came before me and many who will after me. This column is not here to... Read More »

An Olah Without A Parachute: an aliyah adventure ii

August 5, 2008 3 Comments »

Pin It Since I gave such a grand introduction to this blog, I shall now start to back it up. Want to guess the #1 question people ask when I... Read More »

An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure i

July 28, 2008 3 Comments »

Pin It Phew!  Coming up with a title for a column is hard work.  So many I mulled over, brainstormed and massaged and I still landed with the original one.... Read More »