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Apr 19, 2018, 2:20 AM

70 Things to Love About Israel

It's that time of year again... Israel's birthday and it's a big one. Here's seventy reasons to love it - one for every year we've been around. Enjoy and may there be at least seventy more! 70. When you’re on...

Jun 25, 2017, 2:42 PM

Aliyah: Two Years an Israeli

Two years ago today we landed in Israel. My husband (a toshav chozer), my 17 month old, and myself, about four months pregnant with my second boy. It was an emotional flight with my little guy noticing my emotional...

Jul 22, 2016, 2:06 AM

Aliyah: One Year an Israeli

Last month I hit the one year mark, the famous Aliyah-versary date that Olim tend to celebrate. It's the big goal post that marks how long you have survived (thrived? enjoyed?) in Israel, the crazy, dysfunctional, family-oriented, loving, advice-giving-without-being-asked...

Feb 1, 2016, 8:13 PM

Aliyah: Seven months an Israeli

I have been living the Israeli dream for seven months now and it still occasionally feels like I'm on vacation. I worked for three months in the South Tel Aviv area until I gave birth, joined an art chug...

Aug 27, 2015, 8:17 PM

Aliyah: Two Months an Israeli

Two days ago, my family and I celebrated our two month Aliyah-versary. It happened to fall on what would have been my mother's 75th birthday, the culmination of a very difficult, very sad month for me since this was...

Jul 17, 2015, 1:31 AM

O-“bomb”a: How He Stopped Worrying & Learned to Love Iran

There has been quite a stir and fuss ever since the Iranian nuclear deal came out. Arguments have already started between Democrats and Republicans, Dems and Dems, Jews and Israelis, etc. It's no surprise that everyone has their own opinion, including me. I...

Jul 10, 2015, 7:51 PM

Aliyah: Two Weeks an Israeli

I was never promised a rose garden. I was never told this would be easy. In fact, I was told this would be the hardest best thing I've ever done. Two weeks in and we've accomplished a lot: we've upgraded...

Jul 3, 2015, 1:15 AM

Aliyah: One Week an Israeli

I've been an Israeli for one week. What have I done and what have I accomplished? Well... here are just some of the things I've learned in the past seven days as a new Olah. Most days, you can only do...

Jun 28, 2015, 11:34 PM

Aliyah: 32 Hours to Home

The alarm goes off at 5:45am on the morning of my Aliyah. My husband hurries to turn it off before it wakes the baby and goes back to sleep. I'm tired from all the packing and driving we've done...

Jan 15, 2015, 11:43 PM

Aliyah: The Beginning of the Goodbyes

My husband and I are making Aliyah in a few months. To be more precise, I am making Aliyah; he is returning. When we married, we knew this was going to happen - it was just a matter of...

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About Me

Talya Woolf is a new Olah, an American-licensed attorney, handgun instructor, amateur photographer, and artist. She is politically conservative, Modern Orthodox, and ardent Zionist. She enjoys spending time with family, friends, running, photography, and reading about highly contagious diseases and WWII.