Matt / משה Made Aliyah

My cousins have started working on a new venture. They are planting a vineyard to grow grapes to be eventually used in the making of wine. T...

We stopped at Eden Springs an ancient Jewish town that has a clear water spring. After driving back across the Hula Valley, we then drove th...

After relaxing at Rhonda and Moshe's they became tour guides an d we set off for the Golan Heights. We drove down the mountain into the...

I went for the weekend to visit my cousin Rhonda and her husband Moshe. I got up early and headed for the junction (bus station) in Ra'...

Had to wait a few extra days, but finally saw the movie last Thursday. It was such a different experience. Got to the theater on opening da...

Yesterday (22nd) was the day I finally got to meet my cousin Rhonda, her husband Moshe and their kids, son in law, girlfriends, etc. Rhonda ...

I have kept an open mind on everything I have written and have shared almost everything in this process. I talked about all my preparations,...

Friday and Saturday was spent with Silvy in Neve Daniel. If you have been reading my blog for a while you know that I made connections with ...

Started the day as a normal day. I went to class and stumbled through a little more Hebrew. I did learn some things, but it is still hard. C...

I’ve been promising for a week now to give you a look at where I live. The pictures loaded in reverse order so start at the bottom and move ...

After my busy day in Jerusalem I slept quite well and woke up to goto my first day in Ulpan (Intensive Hebrew Class) I arrived before the 8a...

I made my first trip to Jerusalem on Sunday. Sunday is the first day of the week here in Israel. Everyone is getting where they need to be, ...

My cousin Susan picked me up on Friday mid-day and I met two of her kids and another. We went to the local bagel shop for lunch and I must s...

I've been here a few days now and wanted to share some of the things that I already enjoy in my new home: Walking down the street from w...

I want to take a step back, from when I got off the plane until I was seated in my chair for the arrival ceremony. I gathered my things and ...

Well I slept fairly normal again and got up at 7am agin. I uploaded the videos and posted them to the blog, played on the computer a little...

I am still using a "borrowed" internet connection and it doesn't always connect and when it does it can be slow at times. It t...

After this post I promise I'll upload the pics and videos I've taken so far. I'll start where I left off yesterday. I took a 40 ...

This will be a short post as I am still a little jetlagged but wanted to let everyone know that I have arrived safely. I must thank my cousi...

If you are so inclined the arrival of the plane in Israel will be broadcast live on the web. The arrival is also part of a welcoming ceremon...

The day started in Philadelphia at the FJMC (Men's Club) Convention where I got to join my friends for morning services and breakfast. ...

All my bags are truly packed. 2 big rolling duffels, a backpack and my computer bag which will all make the big trip with me. I also have a ...

Even though I know my departure date is rapidly approaching, I know it's close since I can now see the long term forcast for that date. ...

I just finished my last Shabbat in Columbia before leaving to head to New York to catch my plane home. My mother is visiting from Californi...

I decided to move up from just typing and the occasional still shot. I ordered a digital video camera so I can capture events and more easil...

I was looking back over the last week and realized I had another blogable moment that I completely overlooked. Last week I received an e-ma...

Today I got an e-mail with my new Israeli cell phone number. It was like wow I'm almost really on the plane. I will also have a US numbe...

Tuesday morning I was at the airport at 6:15am to fly to Washington. I flew into Reagan National Airport. I have never flown into that airpo...

I saw this on the Sussman's Blog (Thanks Romi ) and had to make sure my blog readers got to see it as well. All I can say is watch...

Nefesh b'Nefesh has opened registration for those readers that might be interested in coming to the airport on July 7th to partake in th...

I was finishing packing my box of photographs and had a few photo albums to pack with the loose photos I had already packed. I flipped throu...

There are lots of choices for cell service in Israel. All but one require you to have an Israeli ID number and bank account. The one that do...

A couple of posts ago I posted the text of what I said at the Rally at the SC Statehouse (moved inside because of rain). The different speak...

Nothing big has happened in the last week but I can update everyone with the little things that happened this week., particularly the last ...