First few days We arrived at the apartment and Dani the building manager met us there to let us in. The van driver helped us unload our 18 bags + carry-ons + cats onto the sidewalk while Dani assured us that they would be safe there while we went up to look at the apartment….
Read moreArriving in Israel
Arriving in Israel The last two days of packing were very rough. We were pulling all-nighters trying to get the house empty, clean, etc, and everything all packed. I made hundreds of trips up and down the stairs carrying boxes, etc. (my apple watch literally said that i had done 111 flights of stairs on…
Read moreThe Move…
The Move… We are finally here – its been a hectic week and I only got the internet working a couple of days ago so I’ve fallen behind on posting. But here are a few more pics from the move: Junk haulers loading the truck. We eventually ended up with three full truckloads of…
Read moreMad dash to the finish line
Mad dash to the finish line OK, been busy lately so haven’t posted in a bit but lots happening right now. Junk haulers are here today, storage guys come tomorrow. Up to box #108 all being stored in one of the basement bedrooms. Have packed most of the odd kitchen items, but still have to…
Read moreHousing crisis solved!
Housing crisis solved! Unbelievable but earlier this week, on the same one day, we finalized our lease on our furnished rental apartment in Ra’anana; and on the same day we listed our home here for rent. And on the same day we received an offer and finalized the lease. So now we have a place…
Read moreHousing deal here in America fell through…..
Housing deal here in America fell through….. For the past few weeks we’ve had a verbal agreement with a family to rent our home for the next year, while we’re in Israel. We were about to finalize a lease agreement when they decided that they will only do the deal if they can have a…
Read moreWhy are we doing this?
Why are we doing this? I’ve had some people asking me this lately. So I thought I would lay it out here in a little more detail. And I thought it might be nice to get it out there before we move and then we can all see how it goes once we get there….
Read moreNo room at the middle school we wanted. 😟😟
No room at the middle school we wanted. 😟😟 Darn. Now we’re looking at other schools in the area. Have a bunch of texts and emails out to various people we’ve met there to ask for other suggestions. Hopeful that things will work out well in the end. ——————————————————— OK, its been close to a…
Read moreHousing deal in Israel fell through….
Housing deal in Israel fell through…. They decided to rent it to some other couple without kids and without cats. 😟 So we’re moving on to plan B – find another one. Meanwhile, back in Phoenix, our plans to rent our current home seem to be solid. The family we are renting to walked through…
Read moreVisas have arrived! How cool is that?
Visas have arrived! How cool is that?
Read moreSeder night
Seder night Who knew the Ministry of Aliyah in Israel puts out their own Passover Haggadah? So that’s the one I used this Passover. Seemed fitting for our last USA Passover. And obviously the key line for us is the last one, “Next year in….” In other news, we think we may have found a…
Read moreOffice Reveal
Office Reveal We met last night with all the doctors in the office to reveal my plans. They were surprised but everyone understood and agreed that it will be a positive experience for me. It undoubtedly will be difficult for the practice. Which is not my intent and about which I feel bad. But, as…
Read more✈✈✈We booked our flights ✈✈✈
✈✈✈We booked our flights ✈✈✈ We are leaving on Wednesday June 26, 7AM from Phoenix, connecting thru LAX and arriving at 12 noon on Thursday June 27 at Ben Gurion Airport. Seems a bit more real now. In other news, still looking for an apartment (we are working with a great real estate agent with whom…
Read moreOur Aliyah application has been accepted!! HOORAY!!!
Our Aliyah application has been accepted!! HOORAY!!! Next step is to get a visa. Which can again only be done at an Israeli Consulate, i.e. in Los Angeles. However, when we did our JAFI interview in LA this past summer, they were very nice and said that they would work with us to do it…
Read moreA little delay….
A little delay…. So it’s been a month since JAFI (Jewish Agency for Israel) supposedly submitted our Aliyah application to the Israeli Immigration Ministry (or wherever they submit it to), and I still haven’t heard anything. So I emailed JAFI two days ago to see what was up. This morning I received a standard form…
Read more