Almost Eden

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 »

Sari Holtz asked me to tell you about Hope I Get, the first English-language wedding registry website in Israel. "In the scope of my work, I have seen firsthand how many people (and especially olim) in Israel are continuing to get engaged and marrie… more »

It is not very often that I receive a product newsletter that wows me. Last week I received the letter below from SunbeltSecurityNews Editor Larry Jaffe. Sunbelt is the creator of the Vipre AntiVirus and AntiSpyware software we use. Their tagline is "we keep the bad guys out" and so far they're doing a great job!Larry's introduction to the newsletter so matched my own opinions that I asked (and received) his permission to share it with you here... My hats off to Larry Jaffe for his creative wordsmithing - and for having fun at his job. Thanks Larry! more »

When we were preparing for our big overseas move, we were attracted to the idea of using those vacuum seal storage bags seen on TV. Our goal was saving money (shipping companies charge by the cubic foot) by fitting as much as we could into a 7' x 7 ' x 7.5' lift van. We shipped about 30 of these bags filled with clothing, linens and bedding. I was happy until I recently unpacked my cold weather clothes. It took me FOUR hours to iron three bag's worth. I'm now contemplating sending suits off to the dry cleaners, and washing all my sweaters so I can put them in the dryer and pull them out before the cycle finishes; thus avoiding wrinkles. The worst part of this experience is that despite the fact that we crammed so much into such little space, we still had to use a second lift van. My clothes could have gone into garmet boxes on hangers. more »