יום שלישי, ט״ו תמוז תשפ״וTuesday, June 30, 2026
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By Ariela Davis
Come. It’s your land. You’ll find your place. You will forge your own path on the backs of those who have done it before you.
By Ariela Davis
Life in Israel, for Rebecca, feels more purposeful than anything she experienced in the U.S. She’s struck by the sincerity of the people, their love of Torah, of Hashem, and of one another.
By Ariela Davis
The Pomerantzes love living in Maalot and encourage other olim to think about the advantages of moving to areas outside of the center!
By Ariela Davis
Living far from family is hard. When we had our fourth child, we had to call a friend to stay with our kids when we went to the hospital, but other than missing family and maybe Target and the ease of Amazon, I don’t miss America at all.
By Ariela Davis
Two and a half years into our aliyah, our family (children and adults) have made new friends. We’ve held onto some non-Israeli habits like buying American cereal, playing baseball, flag football, and ice hockey (in Netanya) but are also slowly adapting to Israeli culture.
By Ariela Davis
They made aliyah with their six children in 2021 to Efrat. But moving to Israel has come with incredible highs, and also some challenges.
By Ariela Davis
Despite having to procure documents from several provinces and states to get aliyah approval, their arrival was a lot smoother than anticipated although there is always the adjustment to a new culture.
By Ariela Davis
The experience of retraining to be a teacher is analogous to navigating through an underground labyrinth of bureaucracy. An outdated map with helpful comments scribbled on the margins is available as a guide; plentiful voices above ground of those who’ve ‘made it’ topside are available if called upon.
By Ariela Davis
While it was officially temporary, they viewed it as a full-on move, making the effort to settle and live their daily lives as if this was a long-term move.
By Ariela Davis
When we got on the plane to make aliyah, the world was shut down and I didn’t know when I would see my family again. This was so difficult, especially since they had been so helpful to me in raising my son.
By Ariela Davis
All of this led to the day that Jeffrey came home and told Daniella that he really felt the time had come to make aliyah. This time, they really talked it through.
By Ariela Davis
As much as they had a rich life in England, the Saverys didn’t give up on their dream of aliyah (even though eight years later, no one believed they would actually make it!).
By Ariela Davis
Among Elie’s aliyah perks: I don’t have to wear a tie or suits anymore and I recently graduated and got permission from my wife to wear sandals (no socks!) and my feet are finally able to breathe. They’ve needed to breathe now for a long time!
By Ariela Davis
The initial big holdback for her was leaving her family and Atara and Zach have been amazed that so many of their family members have moved to Israel since their arrival.
By Ariela Davis
As olim, we envision moving to Israel for the reasons described in Masechet Sotah in the discussion of why Moshe Rabbeinu wanted to enter Eretz Yisrael. Either for mundane reasons like eating the fruits of Eretz Yisrael and swimming in the Kineret... and be a more fulsome Jew in Eretz Yisrael.
By Ariela Davis
Sam laughs that she was on every WhatsApp group, watched every NBN video and asked questions to everyone she knew.
By Ariela Davis
It’s been a heavy year but we are trying to build ourselves back up within our new reality... It’s a crazy reality to look around the world and feel that they’ve scrolled past while we have real family and friends still over there; it’s all still very real and raw for us.
By Ariela Davis
We felt it was an obligation that we speak about in our tefillot every day. We ask to be here and if we can make it work, we should be here.
By Ariela Davis
The challenges of making aliyah on a short timeline and in the midst of lockdown were many, but Tali says, Once we made the decision, Hashem carried us on His back to our new life...
June 26, 2026 
