“The first question people would ask me in Israel was WHY would an American girl make Aliyah to serve in the military? To me, the answer is simple and clear: as Jews, regardless
Read MoreI write this on the 7 year anniversary of my Aliyah and, despite the time that has passed, my reasons for making Aliyah are as relevant as ever. I came to Israel due
Read More“In 2012, I came to Israel on a gap year, thinking that afterwards I’d return home to Atlanta, go to college and continue my life in America. I remember the exact day I
Read More“My first time in Israel, without my family, was when I came for a gap-year program. While living in Israel that year I realized it was the first time I truly felt at
Read More“At the age of 17 I took a trip to Poland, standing in a gas chamber in Auschwitz touching the blue stained walls I swore to make Aliyah and serve in the Israeli
Read More“I decided to make Aliyah with Garin Tzabar after I did a gap year program in Israel for a year. Living in Israel and understanding the culture, vibe and atmosphere made my decision
Read More“I drafted in March of 2017 through Garin Tzabar from Kfar Ibim. I remember the day so vividly: relinquishing my civilian clothes in exchange for a slightly oversized, green polyester uniform; being subject
Read More“I always had a huge love for Israel, and in 2013 I got on a one-way flight to Ben Gurion Airport and made Aliyah with Garin Tzabar in order to join the IDF
Read More“I made Aliyah in 2014 through Garin Tzabar to Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak. I decided to make Aliyah, specifically to draft to the IDF because I felt that if Israeli citizens must draft to
Read More“It’s been 10 years I can’t believe it. 10 years since I got on that plane, with 8 suitcases and that post I wrote on Facebook when it was just starting to get
Read MoreI grew up with a strong Jewish Identity but in a predominantly non-Jewish area. I wanted to connect more to my history and roots, and that’s why I chose to Make Aliyah and
Read More“Making Aliya was both the best thing that I ever did, and the hardest challenge I ever encountered. Coming to Israel and serving in the IDF as a lone soldier is not the
Read MoreMy name is Shir Kleyman, I’m 24 years old, and I’m originally from California (although now I identify as an Israeli). I made Aliya with Garin Tzabar in the summer of 2013 to
Read MoreMy name is Inbal Bakin, I’m 24 years old and I’m originally from Los Angeles California. I decided to make Aliyah back in December 2014 after I spent a year in Israel doing
Read MoreMy name is Esther Seif and I made Aliyah from New York. I am currently a year into my military service in the International Cooperation Unit of the Israel Defense forces. My job
Read More“So tell me isn’t it scary to be by yourself? How do you handle everything all alone? What do you do for Shabbat dinner? Where do you live? Who takes care of you
Read MoreI remember the first time I was let off of base to go home for Shabbat. It was a Friday afternoon in the middle of January and we made our way out of the
Read MoreHi I’m Yuli, I was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain.I grew up in a Jewish home with a British mother and an Israeli father. Ever since I was a baby I had
Read MoreI’m Noa Efron, I was a member of Garin Tzabar 2016 in Kibbutz Afikim.The summer before my senior year of high school was when I was introduced to Garin Tzabar and I knew
Read MoreHi, my name is Michelle Bachrach originally from Amsterdam I made aliyah with Garin Zabar in December 2017 to Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi in the beautiful north of Israel. I drafted to the IDF
Read MoreMy name is Maya Bresler, and I’m a lone soldier serving in a combat unit called Search and Rescue. I made Aliyah in June of 2017 from a small town in the state
Read MoreMy name is Saar Koren. I was born in Israel and I moved to California when I was 11. In my senior year of high school, I still wasn’t sure what I wanted
Read MoreI made Aliyah when I was 6 with my whole family and right before I turned 16, my family decided to move back to the States. After a year in college, I decided
Read MoreLike any other Oleh Hadash, when looking back on those first few weeks of my Aliyah, they are easily transformed into those surreal, quasi-traumatic, blurred memories, understood only by other Olim and also
Read MoreMy name is Dina Wecker. I made Aliyah at 23-years-old from the USA and enlisted to the IDF as a lone soldier through Garin Tzabar. I joined the IDF as a combat soldier
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