Moving to Israel

As the Pesach/Passover holiday begins to wind down, I thought it was a great time to link out to this fantastic video. It is an exciting and inspiring interview with former Prisoner of Zion, Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky, on moving to Israel, Aliyah, Zionism and Judaism.

In the video, Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel, hosts of Tuesday Night Live in Jerusalem, meet Sharansky, who also was one of the founders and spokesmen for the “Refusenik” movement in Moscow in the 1970s after being denied an exit visa to Israel in 1973. Since immigrating to Israel upon his release, Sharansky has held various high governmental positions, headed a Knesset party and was Cabinet minister, and is the symbol of strength, resistance, and the Jewish dream for many people around the world.

This video is a must see for all and should help bring us in to the “second day(s)” of the holiday with the right frame of mind.

Ari

Just wanted to wish all of our readers a healthy and happy Passover/Pesach holiday from the entire staff at the Moving to Israel blog.

This is one of the most special times of the year for the Jewish people and this link will give you a fantastic summary of various Passover Laws and Customs.

Have a healthy and peaceful holiday and, with G-d’s help, may we all celebrate next year together in Jerusalem.

Ari

“While the present situation presents us with many great challenges we should always remember how lucky we are to be able to witness the fulfillment of this great prophecy.”

The above quote comes this week’s must read article and reminds us that while, yes, the challenges of moving to Israel and making Aliyah are indeed formidable, we must always remember that it is also a blessing and miracle that such a possibility even exists. Yehezkel Laing, author of the article published at kumah.org, does an outstanding job of reminding us of this and also mentions other eye opening points that should get the Aliyah juices flowing as we near the Pesach holiday.

Ari