Almost Eden

Last week we used Stanley Movers to move us from Ra’anana to Ma’ale Adumim and it was without a doubt the WORST experience of our lives. To put this into proper perspective, this was my 20th move since 1987 and I’ve lived on both US coasts as well as in… more »

If you are in Israel show your support by doing business with the following companies (to help combat the monetary losses incurred by our enemy's boycotts). Abadi Bakery Achiya olive oil Achva (halva & cookies) Adanim Tea Adir plastics… more »

Our DVD player died on Sunday and I never imagined that being without one or purchasing a replacement could be so stressful!In October 2008 we bought a Maraton DVD player (model 3206) with a ONE YEAR warranty from a shop in the Ben Yehuda - King Geor… 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 »

I can't believe three months have already passed and I haven't told you all about our new home in Ra'anana. I do apologize for the delay and for the fact that this is going to be a long one! Work If you've been reading this blog for a while, yo… more »

You may recall that on May 21st I posted Count on Dell to Fail During a Crisis and Swearing By-At Dell. On July 2nd I received my Dell Latitude D620 laptop back in working condition solely due to the exceptional service of Bill B of Dell in Round Rock,… more »

The Nefesh B'Nefesh e-mail list has been hopping lately with prospective olim asking questions about whether or not it makes sense to ship their appliances, electronics and/or furniture to Israel on their lift or container. And others have written to me… more »

7:10 PM update to my previous post Count on Dell to Fail During a Crisis: I phoned Dell Customer Service 1-800-456-3355 about my warranty problem. It cost me $115. + tax to transfer my US Next Day Service Business Warranty to an International Israe… more »

I've got a bone to pick with Dell over quality and technical support issues lately. Instead of seeing the cute tiger-striped kitten that usually greets me with a log in screen this morning, I was harassed by rolling multi-colored horizontal lines on my l… more »

I started this blog with two goals in mind, to share our experiences: as new immigrants in Israel, thus providing a realistic view of Aliyah to people in other countries considering coming home. with family and friends in America so that they won't… more »