Israel
Another Israeli Take on the Upcoming U.S. Elections
Pin It I just received my absentee ballot for the upcoming U.S. elections in the mail and I’m psyched. Yes, I know that some critics will question whether an American... Read More »
The issues
Pin It In the upcoming election, we have two very qualified choices for President. John McCain has been a government servant for 26 years, and nobody can deny his heroism... Read More »
“Jewish Mother for Obama”: First Video from Orthodox Community to Refute Anti-Obama Rumors
Pin It Janette Hillis-Jaffe, An Orthodox Jewish supporter of Senator Barack Obama who lived in Israel for five years, has released a ground-breaking video (www.JewsObamaIsrael.com) encouraging other Jews who love... Read More »
Palin’s Pastor Problems vs. Obama’s
Pin It I recently wrote a post on my personal blog that has been getting some people kind of heated. I posted some videos and a sermon given at Sarah... Read More »
“Israel in Focus”: an Israel advocacy conference for student leaders
Pin It Here is a great event for student leaders who want to strengthen their Israel advocacy skills, and receive amazing resources. “Israel in Focus” 2008 will be held in... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure IX
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
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
Pin It “Welcome to Israel.” No, I’m not being redundant. Â This is what I hear every day, many times a day. Â The thing is, Â people aren’t saying it in a... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure vi
Pin It I’m heeere! After all the waiting, all the emotion, and taking care of all the specifics, I have arrived. Â The Nefesh B’Nefesh flight went smoothly and all the... Read More »
Seeking a Different Birthright Israel experience
Pin It Over the past decade over 100,000 Jews from around the world have participated on Taglit Birthright Israel’s amazing 10-day trip. Each trip offers participants a unique experience to... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: My Aliyah Adventure v
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
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 »
Perfection, Eugenics, Israel, and America
Pin It I will always remember Friday night. I came to a realization, an understanding, the veil of darkness was lifted from my eyes. I recall the mad dash before... Read More »
FUD on Israel attacking Iran
Pin It In his weekly opinion column on August 22, M.J. Rosenberg argues that Israel would endanger Jews living outside of Israel by attacking Iran. Furthermore, he rattles off a... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure iii
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 »
Where Zionism Lives
Pin It By: Michael Dickson The despondency that marks the two year anniversary of the recent war in Lebanon is, for me, mitigated by the happy anniversary of my Aliyah,... Read More »
Alone Again (Not) Naturally
Pin It The week didn’t go at all as I expected. When Jody made plans for her and Amir to go to Cleveland for Jody’s grandmother’s 90th birthday at the... Read More »
Young Geeks gather in Israel
Pin It Israelis are full of ideas. The Silicon Wadi is only behind the Silicon Valley in terms of sheer numbers startups. One guy, Shai Agassi, is working on a... Read More »
New TV Show Attempts to Bridge the Religious Secular Divide
Pin It A new TV show that debuted earlier this month on the Israeli satellite company YES is the talk of the town across certain sectors of southern Jerusalem. “Srugimâ€... Read More »
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure i
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 »
