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Welcoming the French Jewry: An Israeli chanson
"I didn't know there were so many French speakers here," says Salinger. "I was moved to rediscover my native language, to hear expressions in French that I hadn't heard in years. It was like hearing a lullaby from my childhood." Israel's French speaking new immigrant society is connecting to a culture that is rewarding and yet at home in Israel. [Full article...]By: Goel Pinto
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Glorious Past, Uncertain Future: Youth Movements in Israel
Whereas the diaspora movements were built on hopes and dreams, the members who actually moved to Eretz Israel set about actively trying to bring those hopes to fruition. [Full article...]By: Carl Schrag
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Exile: Abstract Condition and Concrete Community
The Hebrew Galut means the abstract condition of exile, or bondage. Golah refers to a concrete community in exile. [Full article...]By: Ben Halpern
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On Making Aliyah: Letters to an American Jewish Friend
The same classical Zionist beliefs that justified modern Jewish settlement in Palestine, and that justified the establishment of a Jewish state, justify this country to this day. [Full article...]By: Hillel Halkin
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Olim in Israel: Dreamers in a Promised Land
I begin with a confession. Whenever I return from hutz l'aretz, a rather large domain of endless sky, all the great seas, and practically all the beaches and the total land mass on earth, I recite Psalm 126: Shir hama'alot: b'shuv HaShem et shivat Tzion, hayinu k'kholmin , ("When the Lord brought back those who returned to Zion we were as dreamers"). [Full article...]By: Michael Rosenak
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Culture Clash or Cultural Compatibility: Understanding Culture Part 1
After providing a basic definition of culture and its influences on us, this article outlines the basic Israeli cultural orientation with suggestions for how to orient oneself more successfully to the cultural reality in Israel. [Full article...]By: Katrina Jacobs
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Sources, Symptoms, Solutions: Culture Shock
The first in a series of three articles, this article looks at the experience of crossing cultures, particularly as it relates to aliyah. You will learn: what culture shock is, what causes it, and tips for how it can be managed. [Full article...]By: Katrina Jacobs
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Why I am Making Aliyah: To Keep the Blessing
Eisen shares his reasons for making aliyah- some of which may defy conventional wisdom. [Full article...]By: Arnold M. Eisen
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Zionism > Zionism and the Diaspora
Aliyah Seven Years On: Scratching the Seven Year Itch
Things are never quite how you expect them to be. That goes for aliya too. No doubt people have different expectations, and I can only speak for myself, but after seven years of being here how does the reality compare to the dream? [Full article...]By: Deborah Meghnagi
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No Abbreviations With Thousands of Olim: Yakov Maimon
Batsheva Pomerantz introduces us to Yakov Maimon. In addition to being Israel's first stenographer, he helped thousands of new immigrants to Israel integrate into Israeli society. [Full article...]By: Batsheva Pomerantz
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Cultural Diversity and The American Dream: Aliyah
When I first came to Israel, I admit, I came with an American NYC cum hippie/bohemian head. I was not fleeing persecution, only rising from one level to another. More like jumping between two levels at the same level, like when I was a kid at summer camp crossing a stream, dancing from one rock to another. [Full article...]By: Elazar Larry Freifeld
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A Sense of Belonging: Stomping Home
A trip to Caesarea for a performance of the UK dance sensation ‘Stomp' made British-born Deborah Meghnagi feel she belongs in Israel. [Full article...]By: Deborah Meghnagi
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Memoirs of a Bi-Patriot: From Vermont to the Red Sea
Elazar Larry Freifeld looks at the aliyah process from a personal perspective - and what we find is an emotional, and often amusing roller-coaster ride, following the trials and tribulations of his family's immigration and absorption into Israel. [Full article...]By: Elazar Larry Freifeld
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Zionism > Zionism and the Diaspora
Memoirs of a Bi-Patriot: What time is it?
Elazar Larry Freifeld looks at the aliyah process from a personal perspective - and what we find is an emotional, and often amusing roller-coaster ride, following the trials and tribulations of his family's immigration and absorption into Israel. [Full article...]By: Elazar Larry Freifeld
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Israel and the Diaspora: Aliya is a four-letter word
An article written by David Breakstone, (Head of the Department for Zionist Activities of the World Zionist Organization and a member of the Executive of the Jewish Agency and WZO), originally published in the Jerusalem Post. [Full article...]By: David Breakstone
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