Jonathan Pollard: “This is our future”

Jonathan Pollard joined guests at Psagot Winery a couple of days ago. He gave what is being referred to as his first speech. We all look forward to hearing much more from him. This is our future. We left the land of desolation to come to the land we're fighting and dying for. He says...

Spiritual Aliyah: Soulful Wisdom for New Immigrants to the Homeland

  Spiritual Aliyah: Soulful Wisdom for New Immigrants to the Homeland By Ariella Bracha Waldinger New Immigrants to the Jewish homeland!  Aliyah Jews! Awaken to the spiritual connections peeking out from amidst our G-d given land inheritance, As your Aliyah journey progresses and you meander through the back doors of bygone eras of Jewish history and...

The Sacred Act of Building up Israel

The Sacred Act of Building up Israel The Center of Holiness in the World   By Ariella Bracha Waldinger If anyone had told me that soon after making Aliyah, my husband and I would be Building up Israel, not just with our Aliyah but with the sacred act of building a home on virgin soil...

Turning Inspiration Into Action

Turning Inspiration Into Action By Ariella Bracha Waldinger I always feel sad as the sun sets on the last day of Chanukah and I can no longer kindle the lights of my Chanukah candles. Waiting an entire year to perform the mitzvah again seems far away and yet in truth, I know a year passes...

Aliyah & Rosh HaShana: Their Commonalities and Connectors

Aliyah & Rosh HaShana: Their Commonalities and Connectors By Ariella Bracha Waldinger Every change in perspective creates a new beginning just as every new beginning creates a change of perspective. I love new beginnings and the feeling of a new start. I also appreciate and value a change in perspective, as new and relevant information...

The Glorious State of Israel: State of Mind: State of Being

The Glorious State of Israel: State of Mind: State of Being “A state is not handed to a nation on a silver platter.” Dr. Chaim Weizmann, first president of the State of Israel. By Ariella Bracha Waldinger From the darkness appeared a young girl and a young boy, and slowly they stepped to face their...

Aliyah 2003-2015 Celebrating 12 Years Of Extraordinary Blessings

Aliyah 2003-2015 Celebrating 12 Years Of Extraordinary Blessings By Ariella Bracha Waldinger It is my intention to write 12 different essays over the next few weeks on 12 different topics related to making Aliyah and living in Israel. This will be my way of celebrating 12 wondrous years of living in G-ds beloved garden—Eretz HaKodesh....

Crossing to Safety: Returning Home to Israel

Crossing to Safety: Returning Home to Israel by Ariella Bracha Waldinger I had been away for more than a month and was returning home. As the airplane approached the runway for touch-down, I began to feel a fluttering in my heart that cannot be explained in words. I knew that soon I would walk through...

Aliyah Is Not a Geographical Change – It’s a Personal Transformation

Aliyah Is Not a Geographical Change - It's a Personal Transformation By Leah Kahalani I firmly believe that I can choose to live anywhere on the planet and the choice is solely mine to make, except when moving to Israel. The land of Israel has a share in the process of my move and plays...

Aliyah – Why So Hard? Or Is It? with Rabbi Lazer Brody

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