I told my senior partner. There are a series of small steps in this process, each of which seems to make it more real, and each of which makes it that much harder to back out of, even if only psychologically. They slowly cement it in your mind that this is not just something we’re…
Read moreThe “MegaEvent”
The “MegaEvent” Nefesh B’Nefesh has many events throughout the year for people moving to Israel. But most are in the big cities with a large Jewish population like NY or LA. We decided to fly to NY, just Val and I, for their “MegaEvent” because they were having a dedicated session just for physicians. And,…
Read moreJanuary 2018 – Thinking about medical licensing
January 2018 – Thinking about medical licensing We’re working on our list of possible cities. But we also need to get jobs. And that means practicing medicine in Israel. While we assume that our licenses would transfer somehow, we don’t know any of the details. Will we need to re-take exams? In Hebrew? 😱 Luckily,…
Read moreDecember 2017 – Thinking about where to live
December 2017 – Thinking about where to live When you fill out the Nefesh B’Nefesh application you have to choose a destination city. So…. where the heck would we live? The past two summers when we visited Israel we’ve stayed in Jerusalem. It was nice, fun, seemed pretty family-friendly, lots of kids, lots of parks,…
Read moreWell, now it’s for real. Yesterday I told my parents about our plans, and today I registered on the Nefesh B’Nefesh website.
Well, now it’s for real. Yesterday I told my parents about our plans, and today I registered on the Nefesh B’Nefesh website. The Nefesh website is very good. It has a lot of information. It has an “Alyiahpedia.” The basic online application is straightforward, basic personal info, passport info, info about your parents, etc. And…
Read moreI told my parents.
I told my parents. They just arrived in Phoenix from Minneapolis – they had been in Winnipeg dealing with my mom’s mom who has been having more memory issues. I think she knows it, which might be why she apparently cries all the time when they see her. There is a lot on their plate…
Read moreWhen the opportunity presents itself….
When the opportunity presents itself…. Random day in Fall 2017, We’ve been back from our second summer trip to Israel for several months. The kids are back in school. Our five year plan is now a four year plan. I keep talking about it, and about how we would do it, and when we would…
Read moreSecond family trip to Israel
Second family trip to Israel Ok, its summer 2017, time for our second, now annual, family trip to Israel. So if last year we put ourselves on a five year plan, that means that after this trip, we’re down to four years. Four years left. We actually rented a different unit in the same AirBnB…
Read moreTalking to friends
Talking to friends We are still on our five year plan, to move to Israel in five years. We have also decided that we should take a family trip to Israel each summer, so our next trip will be the summer of 2017. In the meantime, we have told absolutely no one about our plan….
Read moreFirst family trip to Israel
First family trip to Israel Passover 2016. Our first family trip to Israel. Both Valerie and I had been to Israel many times before, both together and when we were single before we met. But this was the first time as a family with our own children. We travelled to Israel from Phoenix to celebrate…
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