Almost Eden

One very strange, yet exciting, thing about living in Israel is that parnassah (one's livelihood) can come from the most unexpected sources!For example, as I wrote a while ago, after 13 months of scouring job sites and sending out résumés all over th… more »

Yesterday I had an unusual customer service experience with a Bank Leumi representative. I phoned (because with my limited Hebrew I couldn't find the correct link on their site) with the goal of transferring money from our savings to our checking accoun… more »

Are you still unemployed/underemployed in the diaspora/galut/galus? Or an oleh/olah/new immigrant looking for work in Israel? The following list (mostly hi-tech, or marketing) is from the Jobs In Israel by www.AsakimPlus.co.il e-mail list:Jobs at BMC… more »

Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive guide, just my experiences in registering as a business in Israel today - at the request of my friend Shoshana :DThere are two ways to go about this - the hard way or the CPA way! For more than 6 months (on an… more »

One of the most humbling (i.e., humiliating) things about making Aliyah has been my inability to conduct "business as usual" due to my poor Hebrew skills. A few weeks ago I needed to deposit a check that someone gave us. When I entered the bank a young… more »