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May 13, 2026, 4:32 PM

When Life Gets Rebuilt

One of the more unexpected things I’ve noticed since making aliyah is how many women I know are quietly reinventing themselves here. Not in one sweeping moment, but gradually, through circumstance, necessity, and choice. Sometimes because life demanded it. Sometimes because Israel...

May 7, 2026, 3:02 PM

Momentum, Interrupted

I used to think reinvention meant closing one chapter before opening the next. A clean break. A clear starting point. A sense that life moves forward in sequence — one identity finishing before another begins. I no longer think that’s how...

May 1, 2026, 2:48 PM

Coffee, Closets and Community

When I moved to Israel, I expected that building a new life would require practical things: paperwork, patience, Hebrew, housing decisions, and learning how to navigate systems that sometimes feel designed to test your character before you are allowed...

Apr 21, 2026, 1:18 PM

Driving in Israel: Not Your Normal Commute

There are many ways to measure the distance between two countries. You can look at miles, culture, language. Or—you can just get behind the wheel. Driving in America and driving in Israel are technically the same activity: a car, a...

Apr 17, 2026, 7:49 AM

Holding Space Between Emunah & Exhaustion

Since October 7th, life in Israel has been measured in sirens, seconds to shelter, and the quiet, almost suspicious, relief of a full night’s sleep. We have learned how to function inside uncertainty—how to drink coffee with one ear...

Nov 25, 2015, 7:22 AM

The Day Ezra Changed the World

It is 10:15 PM on Thursday, November 19th, and I am sitting in LAX. It has been a very long day. I woke up for a 6 AM conference call with Israel and was immediately assaulted by the reports...

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About Me

Rina Salzman, fulfilled a lifelong dream and made Aliyah in December 2023. Originally from NJ, she raised her children in Maryland and made Israel her permanent home after the events of October 7th.