The most important word when it comes to packing for Israel is DECLUTTER. This is true for a move anywhere. When we live in one place for many years, it’s natural to accumulate many things. But when it comes to moving to Israel, you don’t only have moving to a very far away place working against you. The apartments and houses in Israel are a lot smaller than we are used to in America.
Your Story: Andrew Fowler
What made you decide to make Aliyah? In 9th grade, I watched the documentary Beneath the Helmet. Two of the soldiers were chayalim bodedim (lone soldiers), and I fell in love with the idea of moving to Israel and volunteering to serve in the IDF.
The Advantage of Facebook Groups
While a lot of people these days don’t use Facebook anymore, there is a virtual goldmine of resources for Aliyah through Facebook groups.
Your Story: The Stolovitskys
We considered ourselves Jewish communal workers all our lives. We wanted to strengthen Jewish learning and identity through our work and it was especially gratifying. We were proud to have been a part of building up so many future Jewish leaders.
Your Story: The Tannenbaums
Initially, we thought we would do so when we retired but for many reasons, we realized we didn’t want to wait that long. The idea that we have Israel to go to and we aren’t there was a dream that we didn’t want to push off any longer!
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