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Aug 26, 2017, 3:08 PM

The Garden of Eden

Recently I returned home to Australia to visit family and friends. I left Israel on a high after having several successes of my own in establishing myself in a new country – a social network, overcoming language barriers, understanding...

May 1, 2017, 7:53 PM

Getting used to a place

A good friend said to me that the hardest thing I would find about Aliyah is how to be yourself in Israel. How to hold on to who you were in your country of origin and find the “Israeli”...

Mar 8, 2017, 4:47 PM

Aliyah – Part 2

It’s almost a week after my 34th birthday here in Beér Sheva. I have an apartment. I have a bed. I have friends. I have family. I have the start of a life here - I have the start of a dream. The day I...

Jan 14, 2017, 9:31 PM

Aliyah – Part One

It’s been over two months since I wrote; simple answer – settling in to Israel has required some adjusting! Let’s back track. There I was in Australia, the start of summer, waiting patiently for my Aliyah paperwork to go through...

Nov 20, 2016, 12:35 AM

Chasing the Ideal Jew

“You want to make Aliyah to Beér Sheva? From Australia??? You’re crazy! Behatzlacha!” This was a common theme as I travelled through Israel last summer volunteering on a Kibbutz, practising my broken Hebrew and sharing my dream of moving...

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Schooled in four different continents and experienced multiple Jewish communities. Hava has an interest in politics and identity.