Category Archives: aliyah rites

make aliyah, stuff happens, pass through it.

Leaving New York City.

Posted on August 26, 2010 by elie

I returned on Tuesday from a trip to New York. It was a family visit with some work mixed in, and it came at a time when I was starting to feel a bit… hungry for New York. Not homesick, … Continue reading →

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Coming, going.

Posted on August 10, 2010 by elie

In the past four weeks, I’ve heard about a total of five actual (three)  and potential (two) yeridot – leaving Israel after making aliyah. I’m not necessarily homesick, so the news doesn’t really hit me that way. It’s more like … Continue reading →

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The future.

Posted on July 5, 2010 by elie

Last night I found myself hanging with ‘the girls’ in Modiin. We picnic’d next to a man-made lake somewhere along the road near the mall. It’s like a (very) poor man’s Central Park. In a good way. I watched groups … Continue reading →

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Take your coffee with extra חחחחח.

Posted on February 11, 2010 by elie

You know you’ve been here a while when you get all the jokes at a Jerusalem Anglo comedy show. Presenting… HaHaפuch! Tonight was the group’s opening night; you may have already heard it of it from such performances as Facebook and YouTube. How … Continue reading →

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My own Israeli Australia.

Posted on July 15, 2009 by elie

Just left the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv. If you happen to be an Australian married to an American and you have children together, then I don’t have to tell you how much more of a pleasant experience it is … Continue reading →

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The truth about sabras.

Posted on July 14, 2009 by elie

I’ve been in this mood lately… I’m not sure what it is exactly, but it’s this subtle hostility I’ve been feeling towards my Israeli surroundings. Perhaps it was the head-on collision between two cars on the Beit Shemesh road (speeding … Continue reading →

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Ancient lizrael history.

Posted on May 24, 2009 by elie

Subject: update from the mideast Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 09:30:06 -0400   hey friends, i honestly dont think ive felt this happy in years. im in a place where i belong and im having an incredible time. its so … Continue reading →

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