Aliyah Blog 49: It’s Broken.
Flowers of the Season No reason to make this blog entry all sad – let’s start off with some flowers from K’far Rut – planned for the next blog entry: The Internet Breaks Now...
Author: tostien
Aliyah Blog #48: Bank Account for Business in Israel
An American Trying to Open a Business in Israel “The banks are a test of your Zionism.” – said at a Nefesh B’Nefesh thing about money I went to years ago. “I don’t understand...
Aliyah Blog #47: Taking the Bus in Israel
Preface here: It’s 2025 and the last time I took a bus in Israel before this was in about 2003. The last time I took a bus in the United States … 2010-ish? Maybe...
Aliyah Blog 46: Car Towed and Repaired.
Fun New Experience Exploring new foods, places, ideas … I like all of it. I didn’t choose to go into patent law for nothing. In some sort of perverse and twisted way, I was...
Aliyah Blog 45: Ramon Crater Revisited with Llamas
Introduction Having loved my previous visit to the Ramon Crater, I returned again with some more kids. This time a very different, and unplanned adventure ensured based on the selections by younger kids. We...
Aliyah Blog 44: Pesach Shopping & Osher Ad
Pesach Shopping is Easier in America Culture shock #997: kosher supermarkets don’t have shmura matzah, fruit jellies, chocolate leaves, or onion powder for Pesach [passover]. Where, oh where, are all the Israeli matzah brands...
Aliyah Blog 43: ANU Jewish Museum in Tel Aviv
The Diaspora Museum –> Anu Museum of 2021- The “Anu” museum – formerly the “Diaspora Museum” . . . is a completely redone museum in 2021. When I was first there, there was the...
Aliyah Blog 42: Nachal HaTavor, Har HaTavor
Printing a Replacement Driver’s License The trip almost didn’t happen – I lost my wallet. My wife is big into saying a small prayer and giving a donation to Rabbi Meir Baal HaNeis Tzedekah...
Aliyah Blog 41: 1/2 Yr Check-In & Shopping Habits
Introduction It feels like about three months, maybe, though it’s now March. I’m here this long without seeing my friends from America? The weather has gone from the 90s with huge differences in how...
Aliyah Blog 40: Holiday Loneliness
Background This isn’t an article that I plan on sharing on social media like I usually do, though I feel that if someone wants to get a fuller picture about what it is like...