Common Denominator: 2 Christian Clergy & 1 Rabbi

Three American men: a Baptist Pastor, a Seventh Day Adventist Minister and an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi – what do they have in common? No, this is not a riddle or joke, there’s story. During my quest for truth and purpose in life, I ventured through a few of America’s religions (actually the truth is that …

Are You Too Old to Make Aliyah?

Originally blogged at Almost Eden on March 2, 2011 There has been a very popular discussion thread taking place on the Nefesh B’Nefesh LinkedIn group for more than 2 weeks regarding older olim, employment and living in the northern part of Israel. There were more than 100 comments when I logged in tonight and I …

Unexpected Parnassah in Israel

One very strange, yet exciting, thing about living in Israel is that parnassah (one’s livelihood) can come from the most unexpected sources! For example, as I wrote a while ago, after 13 months of scouring job sites and sending out résumés all over the Internet for numerous hours daily, Michael landed a job with a …