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‘Scuse the quiet period. MILs visiting.

‘Scuse the quiet period. MILs visiting.

17 November 2010

In case you wondered why its been a bit quiet on this blog lately, I should tell you the Mother-in-Law is visiting at the moment.  So we have had a bit of er, tidying up to do.  Hem-hem.  I mean, not that my house isn’t usually tidy but you know what I mean… So it’s …

Day 4 – Does Anyone Speak Eeenglish?

Day 4 – Does Anyone Speak Eeenglish?

29 July 2010

Number of Cockroach Sightings: 0 Time to collect our sal klitah and register non-hebrew speaking husband for ulpan.  We take a bus and observe the “alternative” Israeli that resides in the North.  Generally a little calmer, more polite, better dressed (less of the all-hanging-out look you see in Tel Aviv) and really keen on olim. …

My Story

This is the story of one family’s aliyah in 2010 to the North of Israel from just North of London, beginning 26th July 2010. At the time we were a family of 3, our delightful toddling little boy was 18 months and we were expecting a new baby just 7.5 weeks later.

In 2017 we are now a family of 7, after 4 boys we were blessed with a daughter. We invite you to join the trials, tribulations and (possibly) triumphs of emigrating to the holiest, and craziest country in the world, Israel.

Sadly, in 2020, just before the pandemic hit, the family became a family of 6 when the author, Deganit, passed away, suddenly and unexpectedly, age 40.

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