This is a guest posting.
Web 2.0, The Aliyah Revolution, and Nefesh B'Nefesh
"I told her we were planning on making Aliyah. do you know what she answered? She said, "Oh, people still do that?"..... Fast forward one whole year. Four hundred people just made aliyah with an organization [NBN] that didn't exist one year ago. People who never would have thought of making aliyah are sudden thinking about it. And many people are really doing it." Laura Ben-David, An Aliyah Journal
I truly believe that there is an Aliyah Revolution going on in today's times. I think it started with Nefesh B'Nefesh and was bolstered by Blogs (like the Aliyah Blog) that show that is possible to live and be happy in Israel and other organizations that provide information about making aliyah (like Kehillot Tehilla).
When I first lived in Eretz Yisroel in 2000, only 9 years ago, none of these resources existed. And when I left in 2003, I still felt that there were few resources for the person wishing to live his life in Israel. It was hard to find out about careers, resources, communities, etc. Now, that has all changed. [...]
A relative of mind married a woman who was converted by a Modern Orthodox rabbi. while they are not ultra-orthodox they are definitely observant, the wife is working for a financial institute and does not cover her hair.
ReplyDeleteI remember they were talking about moving to Israel but after all the conversion wars started , they are not sure what will happen to her conversion in Israel. They are very happy in their modern Orthodox community over here and probably gave up that plan.