Making Aliyah alone

[stevem]

Aliyah

Shalom! Thank you for your sincere reply. It is an exciting decision, this is true. I think M.A. degree and moving to the other side of the world by myself are slightly different but I appreciate your perspective and understand the analogy. Good luck on the degree! I say late only in reference to hopefully some day having a family. To make a move such as this - to start all over in a new world - adds an element of very high challenge. I'm not very encouraged by your statement that it's more difficult in Israel to be alone than anywhere else but do appreciate your honesty. I'm learning the laws of Judaism, not because I was thinking of moving to Israel but because I needed to feel more connected. I'm VERY happy that there are many places to help take great care of my dog. She's #1 and I'm #2. I did once meet with the Shaliach some time ago when I first began thinking of this move. Thank you so much for the help and information!!! Steve

 

[היפופיזית]

If I may?

I read your post and was intriged by the following paragraph: That's what so good here that you don't have to practice Judaism and still feel and live full Jewish life – from the language, through high holidays, the food, the culture – and this is a loose term, anything goes here – this is the land of doing what you want to do, and it is a liberating feeling now that's interesting.. what you and I refer to as "judaism" is apparently not the same. I guees that, again and again, the different perception of "Judaism" as a jew, who grew up/live abroud sees it and the way an israeli, whos' been living all his/her life in Israel, sees it, is huge indeed . I don't think that by speaking Hebrew, or even living in Israel I get to practice Judaism. I don't think that the food here is more "jewish" then in any other place (it could be regarded as kosher, but most restaurants in tel Aviv for example couldn't care less, as well as many of the young secular ppl here), nor the culture. on the contrary, I have a feeling that the society here is trying its best to become as american-westren as possible.... BTW - pls forgive me for the poor english

 

[OrenTet]

He said...

its hard being alone in israel because there are so many opportunities to have friends here

 

[OrenTet]

He said...

its hard being alone in israel because there are so many opportunities to have friends here

 

[stevem]

Making Aliyah alone

Hello all, It is with great anticipation that I seek out my true identity by exercising my right of return. Am I crazy? Is this the right thing to do? I was born to a Jewish mother and remained Jewish throughout my life. I have never been religious. I had the great pleasure of visiting Israel last year and felt "it." I felt the need to be there. My company has graciously provided me an opportunity to be there. So, I go with employment already. I am a single male, just about to be 36 years old. I sometimes feel it's too late in life to make such a drastic change as a single person. What do you think? I know little Hebrew (I'll learn quickly), I don't know many of the laws of Judaism (learning with Partners in Torah) nor do I understand the culture of Israel. I've got a lot to learn. Is there a good life for a pet in Israel? My dog is my family - my baby - who will go with me. I sometimes will travel for business so I'll need to find someone to watch her while I travel. Do these services exist? I don't know many people in Israel and I will be going alone. This is very scary but very exciting at the same time. I need to find out more. Where do I go? I'm sorry if this message jumps around - my mind is racing. Thank you all for reading and in advance for responding! Steve