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Esther Aiello

Dec 16, 2014, 9:53 AM

“The scariest part of living in Israel isn’t the attacks. It’s realizing I go about my day, despite it all.” That’s what my sister said to me the night of the attack on the Synagogue in Har Nof. Then in...

Nov 18, 2014, 7:54 PM

It’s Your Turn

I used to think I wrote about new ideas, or at least old ideas presented in new ways. But lately, my friends have suggested I’ve only been saying just what they’d expect from someone like me; a young, White,...

Nov 10, 2014, 7:43 PM

‘Electing’ to Live in Ignorance

To my fellow Americans, Jew, and gentile, alike: If someone had asked me about Israel just a few years ago, I would have said it’s wonderful, it’s amazing, and I’d love my impression of it to stay that way. I...

About Me

Esther Aiello is just your average 17 year old American. Except she ditched being in the States for the ‘height’ of high school - senior year - instead opting to study in Israel. She prefers spending her weekends (and weekdays) changing babies’ diapers to buying new shoes. And when she’s not learning Hebrew from the kids she babysits, she’s using the money she earns to attend political events, not concerts and movies. But she loves chocolate and ice cream, so that basically makes her normal, right?