Where is America heading?

Being a proud American by birth who didn’t move to Israel until adulthood, I get no pride in relating negative stories about my country of origin. Unfortunately, today I must do just that in referencing an article by Rabbi Hanoch Hecht of a very disturbing incident that occurred right in Manhattan, one of the centers [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Where is America heading?", url: "http://israel.shippingconsolidators.com/movingtoisrael/index.php/where-is-america-heading" });

Howie Mischel goes from discouraged immigrant to successful Oleh

As I often try to bring successful case studies to this blog of people who have moved to Israel, today I have a particularly special one of someone who takes his Aliyah story, both mentally and physically, from beginning to end. Howie Mischel, 58, is a new immigrant to Israel from the United States who had [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Howie Mischel goes from discouraged immigrant to successful Oleh", url: "http://israel.shippingconsolidators.com/movingtoisrael/index.php/howie-mischel-goes-from-discouraged-immigrant-to-successful-oleh" });

Simeon Asher: another successful Oleh

Nothing makes person who writes about and encourages moving to Israel happier than successful Aliyah stories and that’s why The Jerusalem Post’s Cafe Oleh section is such a great way for me to start my day. It is always inspiring to hear new stories of Olim who start over here in Israel and today was [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Simeon Asher: another successful Oleh", url: "http://israel.shippingconsolidators.com/movingtoisrael/index.php/simeon-asher-another-successful-oleh" });

A devout Catholic asks what has happened to the West and America

It is always difficult to tackle the delicate happenings in the world when this blog is trying to focus on moving to Israel, yet today is one of those days. As the world continues to scream and shout at Israel regarding the flotilla story I felt compelled to point out a fantastic article to get [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A devout Catholic asks what has happened to the West and America", url: "http://israel.shippingconsolidators.com/movingtoisrael/index.php/a-devout-catholic-asks-what-has-happened-to-the-west-and-america" });

Death of a hero

I unfortunately must report on some sad news today as Steve Averbach, a former member of the elite Israeli military and police units, died in the middle of the night Thursday. He was 44. Averbach, who made Aliyah and moved to Israel in 1982 at age 16, tried to thwart a suicide bomber on a Jerusalem [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Death of a hero", url: "http://israel.shippingconsolidators.com/movingtoisrael/index.php/death-of-a-hero" });

An Aliyah story with a happy ending

As common as it is to hear stories of immigrants who struggle after moving to Israel, it’s always refreshing to hear the ones about the Olim who had a dream of making it in Israel, made the dream happen and manage to live out the dream. I was in the mood to hear such a [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "An Aliyah story with a happy ending", url: "http://israel.shippingconsolidators.com/movingtoisrael/index.php/an-aliyah-story-with-a-happy-ending" });

Lack of true leadership is our biggest problem

While I would never discourage anyone from moving to Israel, today’s article of the week does, unfortunately, contain some sobering thoughts of the state of our country. Fred Moncharsh, an Oleh from the West Coast of America as well as a Likud activist and member of the Likud Central Committee, does a fantastic job of [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Lack of true leadership is our biggest problem", url: "http://israel.shippingconsolidators.com/movingtoisrael/index.php/lack-of-true-leadership-is-our-biggest-problem" });

Shavu’ot is here

We here at the moving to Israel blog always like to acknowledge the Jewish holidays as they come and this week is one of the most special as the holiday of Shavu’ot arrives. Shavu’ot (over here is a fantastic summary and explanation of the holiday) marks the end of the time of The Counting of [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Shavu’ot is here", url: "http://israel.shippingconsolidators.com/movingtoisrael/index.php/shavuot-is-here" });

Where is the Israel/Obama relationship headed?

The heat has continued to rise in U.S. President Barack Obama’s tense relationship with Israel and this American Jew who moved to Israel over a decade ago couldn’t be more disappointed in the leader of the country he once called home. The dust continues to settle in the wake of the Obama administration’s misguided rebuke of [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Where is the Israel/Obama relationship headed?", url: "http://israel.shippingconsolidators.com/movingtoisrael/index.php/where-is-the-israelobama-relationship-headed" });

Lag BaOmer in Israel

As we celebrate Lag BaOmer - the 33rd day of the Omer, which is, according to the Talmud, the time when 24,000 of of Rabbi Akiva’s students died from a divinely sent plague - here in Israel and we take in the atmosphere of happiness and bonfires, I wanted to point out a great article [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Lag BaOmer in Israel", url: "http://israel.shippingconsolidators.com/movingtoisrael/index.php/lag-baomer-in-israel" });