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Almost Eden
http://almosteden.co.il
Written in "A Day in the Life" format, this blog has been created for those of you who have been asking about the Aliyah process and/or just want to know how we are and what we're up to.
The blog name comes from the teaching that the cave of machpela where Adam & Chava (aka Eve), Abraham & Sarah, Yitchak & Rivka (Issac & Rebecca), and Yaakov and Leah (Jacob & Leah) are buried is the entrance to Gan Eden (The Garden of Eden). Since our new home is in Ma'aleh Adumim (a few miles east of Jerusalem) and the cave is in Chevron (Hebron), we are Almost at the entrance to Gan Eden - at least a whole lot closer than we were in the US!
- Author: Tehillah Hessler
- Listed in: Culture Judaism
- Tags: family Israel judaism assimilation aliyah international relocation
Recent Posts
Rabbi Nachman Kahana on Parasha Miketz 5770
BS"D Parashat Miketz 5770 At the top of the wish list of men of science is the desire to understand the world around us in the simplest and most fundamental terms. Albert Einstein labored for years to determine what he called the "Unified Field Theo...
Rabbi Nachman Kahana on Parasha Vayayshev 5770
BS"D Parashat Vayayshev 5770 A: Letter to Eighteen Year Olds The Mishna (Sanhedrin 40a) teaches that on the day when the court of 23 judges deliberated on the death penalty for one accused of a capital crime, the judges did not eat nor did they dri...
Understanding the Education System in Israel
This is in response to those of you who have been asking me via Facebook and e-mail about the education system in Israel. If I've missed something, please feel free to ask questions in the comment section below and I'll attempt to get you answers. Q...
CHAI Chanukah News
Having made Aliyah from Cleveland, Ohio, I receive the CHAI (Cleveland Hometown Association in Israel) newsletter periodically. The most recent issue opens with a holiday message from Jerusalem Rabbi Shalom Bronstein who has kindly granted me permiss...
What are They THINKING?!
There are lots of wonderful and inspiring blogs filling the blogosphere these days. So many that I often have difficulty finding time to read the ones I have subscribed to. After putting in an intense day of work yesterday I'm indulging this morning...
Rabbi Nachman Kahana on Parshat Vayishlach 5770
BS"D Parshat Vayishlach 5770 Our parsha relates the return of Ya’akov to Eretz Yisrael and his immediate purchase of land near the city of Shechem, as is stated: And he purchased the parcel of land where he pitched his tent from the children...
