Tag: israel
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Too Israeli for Israelis
Israelis can be an acquired taste but is it possible for an Israeli to be too Israeli, even for other Israelis?
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Whether to celebrate Israeli independence?
A debate flared up about whether to wholeheartedly celebrate Israeli independence. The debate highlights different politics and, at the same time, a shared passion for Israel.
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Becoming Israeli is the hard part
Becoming an Israeli citizen was the easy part. Becoming an Israeli is the hard part. Part of it is tied to Hebrew (for me at least) and the rest is about internalising my people’s history.
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10:00
10:00 Silence. It begins. The wail rises up from the earth beneath my feet to fill the spaces between us. I stand, feel the heaviness in my throat that threatens to drag me down beneath myself. The constant tone. It connects us and it isolates us in our shared sorrow. Then it fades. Silence, again.…
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Are we forgetting our Holocaust survivors?
Just as we should never forget the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust, we must remember the Holocaust survivors who live among us, often neglected and in need of our support.
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When you make aliya “… you will be a Jew – not Jewish”
Our aliya process is very much a work in progress. This list of aliya “facts” is a little funny and I’ll find out in a few years how true they are but one stands out for me.
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Those crazy, early months as a learner Israeli
Bibi is another learner Israeli who arrived here about 3 months ago. She is blogging about her experiences and, when I read her latest post, it reminds me what we experienced a few months ago (and still do).
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Israelis gatecrash a quiet wedding
I came across a fantastic story yesterday about how a group of Israelis gatecrashed a quiet wedding in Haifa that really highlights one of the reasons I am proud to be an Israeli.
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