Jessica Fishman

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Nov 22, 2017, 12:31 PM

Religious Coercion at a Mile High

From less leg room to additional costs being snuck in at every turn, declining airline service is nothing new. With a man violently removed from a United flight earlier this year, it seemed to reach a new dismal low....

Apr 25, 2017, 10:45 PM

Sneak Peek: Chutzpah & High Heels Memoir

Are you looking for a new book to read on the beach or at the pool this summer? Check out the newly published memoir, Chutzpah & High Heels, which was recently ranked as the #1 NEW release in the Women & Judaism...

Apr 8, 2017, 10:29 PM

Cheeseburgers and Egalitarianism

I just wrapped up my book tour in the U.S., for the launch of my memoir, Chutzpah & High Heels. In my presentations, I talked about my experience moving to Israel, learning Hebrew, joining the IDF, and all the...

Mar 13, 2017, 10:34 PM

Chutzpah & High Heels Memoir Now Available

Yotzeret Publishing, which publishes books written from a Jewish perspective with a specialty in those written by women authors, has launched Jessica Fishman’s memoir, Chutzpah & High Heels: The Search for Love and Identity in the Holy Land, which...

Jan 5, 2014, 8:27 AM

What’s your Only in Israel story?

My blog, The Aliyah Survival Blog, was created more by mistake than on purpose. It was put together more by circumstance and even necessity, than actual planning – sort of like the State of Israel. I initially started writing, just...

Nov 12, 2013, 8:00 AM

How to Get Jailed for Two Years in Israel

Since the “Tzohar Law” calls for jailing rabbis and couples for up to two years if they conduct Orthodox marriages without a Chief Rabbinate license, I thought that I would recommend to the Knesset a few other reasons that...

Oct 20, 2013, 6:52 PM

Eight Funny Responses to Tips for Dating Israeli Men

I recently released a video on Tips for Dating Israeli Men. While many people loved the video, especially American women and some men who are waiting for the version about dating Israeli women, I did get some interesting feedback. The...

Sep 1, 2013, 5:13 AM

The DOMA of Judaism

A recent piece that I wrote, "How Israelis out-rabbi the Rabbis," based on interviews with three individuals who found loopholes to deal with the Israeli Rabbinate, had a variety of different responses, including a number of people who personally...

Jul 8, 2013, 10:51 AM

How Israelis out-rabbi the rabbis

Leveraging the legal loopholes to navigate the increasingly stringent religious courts

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About Me

Jessica Fishman moved to Israel from the US in 2003 and writes the Aliyah Survival Blog, an irreverent portrayal of life as an immigrant in Israel; Her new book, Chutzpah and High Heels: The Search for Love and Identity in the Holy Land, will be published soon