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

The holiday of Sukkot has always been a sight to see throughout Israel (as well as a huge driving force for encouraging potential Olim to move to Israel) and this year is no exception. Check out this video - courtesy of Arutz Sheva - which provides live coverage of the scene in Hevron where thousands of Jews are streaming in for a full day of fun-filled family-friendly events celebrating the Sukkot holiday, including concerts, arts & crafts workshops and a joyous Simchat Beit HaSho’eva celebration (Simchat Beit HaSho’eva commemorates the water pouring ceremony that was performed in the Holy Temple, when the priests would draw the water from a well and pour it on to the altar).

Take some time watching the events in Hevron and let it be an inspiration for you to make your own move home.

Chag Sameach.

Ari

I just received a very important email from Michal Moreno who works for the Israeli government on a very special project for the LIBI fund. The LIBI fund’s  - the fund for strengthening Israel’s defense - current project is about raising support (and funds) for Israeli troops in GAZA.

For this cause, LIBI has produced a video which can be viewed here. I was asked by Michal to post the video and, upon viewing it, agreed immediately. Please give it a watch, forward it to everyone you know and consider giving to this very important cause. The IDF and the Jewish people need all the help we can get.

Thanks for the support and for spreading the word.

 Ari

As the Jewish new year is upon us over here in Israel and throughout the world, we would like to wish all our readers and their families a happy and healthy new year. May the coming year bring only joy and bring more of us back to our homeland in Israel.

To sign off on the year, here is a cute video that was sent to me by Michal Moreno that I thought you might like. It’s a new video by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and the Municipality of Jerusalem aiming to introduce Jerusalem to new crowds and to keep the city fresh in the minds of people who have already visited and might plan another trip in the future. Please pass it around to whomever you think might enjoy and let’s try to keep the visitors and Olim coming all year long and making the move to Israel.

Have the most wonderful year.

Ari

As a blog that encourages and (hopefully) contributes to the moving to Israel and Aliyah process, we are always searching the Internet for content that does just that. In searching, today I came across a video that is an aboslute must-see for our audience. The video, written, produced and acted out by Yehezkel Laing, can be viewed here.

These are some tough times that the country is going through and, therefore, this video comes along at the perfect time as it promotes Israel while also being laugh-out-loud funny. If there’s anything better than encouraging Aliyah, it’s encouraging it while making you smile. This is a great piece by Yehezkel and I hope to see lots more content from him in the future (which I will be sure to pass along).

Enjoy the video. You will not be dissapointed.

Ari