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Aliyah On Purpose: July 2014
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Our adventrues in Israel. Monday, July 21, 2014. SPOILER ALERT: I'm not saying anything here that you haven't read in a million other blogs and posts. But writing it out helps me deal with it. So this one is really for me. I knew when we made aliyah that we would be living in a country where everything revolves around the army. And then they get sent off to battle sites. And then they die. That was last week when it was just a rocket war. Now it's a ground war. And the battle site is about a 1...Here ...
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Aliyah On Purpose: January 2015
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Our adventrues in Israel. Thursday, January 15, 2015. As I said in my last blog. Learning Hebrew and being comfortable enough to speak to an Israeli are constant challenges for olim. I can practice and practice, but the words trip over themselves on the voyage from my brain to my mouth and I always end up sounding like an idiot. I have found that reticence to speak to Israelis happens with women more than men. I think that women are more nervous about sounding stupid and men are not (no, I am not man...
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Aliyah On Purpose: March 2014
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Our adventrues in Israel. Thursday, March 27, 2014. Hebrew Update / Coping Mechanisms. So Ulpan is long in the past, and I think my Hebrew skills are a little stagnant. I mean, I work in English, and I don't have that much to do with Israelis who only know Hebrew. Also, I don't watch Israeli TV (we gave up cable - too expensive). When I am spending time with Tani, age 6, first grade, we read Hebrew books. This is how it goes:. Me: No, no, I can read it! Tani: Are you sure? Then there's Ariella, age 10...
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Aliyah On Purpose: Victory and Defeat
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Our adventrues in Israel. Wednesday, March 18, 2015. If you skipped this blog because you thought I was going to talk about the elections - nah nah nah boo boo. As I have often said, I find politics exceedingly boring. Yes, there is intrigue and yes I watch "House of Cards" but seriously, it's all about money and power, and not at all about what's right or wrong. Cynic? No, no, I am going to speak about my own, personal victory and defeat. All of which happened today! Let's start with the defeat. She loo...
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Aliyah On Purpose: We are So Smart
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Our adventrues in Israel. Wednesday, December 10, 2014. We are So Smart. Many of you may already know that if you live in Israel you are often told you have to filter your water. So when we moved in, we had a water filter attached to the water pipe that brings all of the water into our apartment. We are so smart. Now Here we go. The other day we get a call. This is the water-filter-changer people. Don't we want a contract on the water bar like we have on the water filter? Why, of course we do! We have ma...
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Aliyah On Purpose: December 2014
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Our adventrues in Israel. Wednesday, December 10, 2014. We are So Smart. Many of you may already know that if you live in Israel you are often told you have to filter your water. So when we moved in, we had a water filter attached to the water pipe that brings all of the water into our apartment. We are so smart. Now Here we go. The other day we get a call. This is the water-filter-changer people. Don't we want a contract on the water bar like we have on the water filter? Why, of course we do! We have ma...
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Aliyah On Purpose: May 2014
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Our adventrues in Israel. Saturday, May 31, 2014. As y'all know, I struggle with Hebrew, yes, still. Yes, after about 2.5 years here I still. Tremble in fear before speaking to an Israeli. Don a sheepish smile and ask if what I've said is correct. Hope that I haven't asked for a cow wearing a pith helmet when what I really want is lettuce. Avoid buying anything, doing anything, or being anywhere that involves speaking Hebrew. Etc etc. etc. I have an appointment with. Yes, I will wait. Here is my ID card.
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Aliyah On Purpose: Ah, Hebrew
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Our adventrues in Israel. Thursday, January 15, 2015. As I said in my last blog. Learning Hebrew and being comfortable enough to speak to an Israeli are constant challenges for olim. I can practice and practice, but the words trip over themselves on the voyage from my brain to my mouth and I always end up sounding like an idiot. I have found that reticence to speak to Israelis happens with women more than men. I think that women are more nervous about sounding stupid and men are not (no, I am not man...
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Aliyah On Purpose: Three Years
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Our adventrues in Israel. Saturday, January 3, 2015. As of today, we've been here for three years. I will share my accumulated wisdom with you at no charge. It's a small country, the living spaces are small, there is very little storage space. They have big hearts and big mouths. They will tell you exactly what they think, every time - at first it is a little shocking, but after you realize how much they care, it's sweet - it's kind of like everyone is family. Living in Israel vs. living in the US. You w...
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Aliyah On Purpose: September 2014
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Our adventrues in Israel. Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Erev Rosh Hashanah - The Sewer, the Nectarines, and the Drama. Well, it's been quite a while since I've written anything - my many fans have asked me what happened, and both of you (Hi, Gila! But here are some interesting anecdotes for your pre-Rosh Hashanah reading:. 1 The sewer cover. I called the city office and complained - in Hebrew! 2 The treif nectarines. Yes, folks, I managed to buy fruit at the one store in Modiin that is truly treif - mea...
