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Making Aliyah: Dalia Itzik, a dodgy clutch and the greatest story not yet told

So this is my final blog entry and I've been sat in front of my laptop for more than an hour trying to work out where to start and how to try and describe how I feel. I am currently sitting here in on my balcony in Herzliya having just had the most un...

Old/New World Discourse: Anniversary special

On this Nth year anniversary of my family's aliyah, I share with you an edited version of one of the required essays I submitted, with my family's application package, to a popular aliyah organization. BH, we had a three month window from the time we discov...

Tales from the Towers: Opera, surgery and cleanliness

Last week I wrote that every day in the early morning, trying to enjoy the peace and quiet of the new day on my balcony, Puccini's Tosca resounds from somewhere, I don't know exactly from where. I have nothing against this really enchanting opera, but heari...

Israel Stories: Everything in triplicate

Stacks of files, manila envelopes and loose papers litter the waiting room, the corridors and every desk and office in the building. This is a government office. Everything in triplicate, that's the way this country is run. Like Noah on steroids...

Journey into Zionism: A day in the life of a kibbutz volunteer

My suitemate recently painted a beautiful mural of the Jordanian hills overlooking the date orchards with some OTZMA-esque footprints in the sand on the side of the volunteer office as a way of leaving our group's mark on Kibbutz Ketura. More importantly, s...
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