Northern Roundtable: Yokneam Illit
By: Hillel Kuttler
On a cool November evening, Ari Teger has dropped by the home of his friends, Ben and Rachel […]
All Aboard!
By: Hillel Kuttler
A wool cap perched atop his noggin to fend off an early-November head cold, Robert Schrager stepped off […]
Northern Profile: Spiewack Family in Yokneam Illit
By: Hillel Kuttler
Rafi and Rebecca Spiewack and their two sons made Aliyah in July 2017, and are happy where they […]
Northern Profile: Heller Family of Mitzpe Netofa
By: Hillel Kuttler
When Rachel and David Heller moved to Israel in 2012, they sought a Montessori educational framework for their […]
The Draws of the North: Tzfat
By: Hillel Kuttler
On a hot July night in most of the country, the soft breezes gracing Tzfat make the third-floor […]
Northern Profile: Kfir and Galia Fisher
By: Hillel Kuttler
“It’s just a mile away, so we’ll come pick you up,” Galia Fisher tells a caller who asked […]
Community Snapshot: Pardes Chana-Karkur
By: Hillel Kuttler
For many English-speaking Olim, Pardes Chana–Karkur’s appeal lies in its small-town, old-time, down-to-Earth aura that evokes a simpler […]
Northern Profile: Todd and Amy Kesselman
By: Hillel Kuttler
Does life get any better than this?
This being the imposing, three-floor house with six bedrooms; an expansive dining […]
Go North’s 9th Annual Picnic
By Hillel Kuttler
A guide at Chai Park had just pointed out Gilad and Chris, two frolicking residents of the orangutan […]
Northern Profile: Yehoshua and Chana Tibor
By: Hillel Kuttler
Cars and delivery trucks clog the narrow, main street running in front of the home of Yehoshua and […]
Northern Roundtable: Migdal HaEmek
By: Hillel Kuttler
It’s late on a Tuesday afternoon, and four-year-old Elisha Muller and his two-year-old sister Gefen sit quietly on […]
Northern Profile: Beth and Shraga Hymowitz
By Hillel Kuttler
If the living room’s wood paneling, fireplace, M&M’s figurines and Pennsylvania license plate aren’t indications enough of the […]
Community Snapshot: Karmiel
By Hillel Kuttler
When the teenaged Klaris Slizak and her family moved from Argentina to Israel 30 years ago, integrating was […]
Northern Profile: Len Pader and Tanya Fredman
By Hillel Kuttler
Nine-month old Zoe had just fallen asleep as Len Pader welcomed a guest to the home he shares […]
Northern Profiles: Jonathan and Sarah Kemp
By Hillel Kuttler
The previous night’s out-of-the-blue rainfall had soaked their Sukkah downstairs, so Jonathan and Sarah Kemp instead greeted a […]
Northern Roundtable: Retirees in Hadera
By: Hillel Kuttler
A glorious, early-autumn afternoon blankets the new Hadera development of Nisanim, where several residents have yet to take […]
The Call of the North: “Play Ball!”
By: Hillel Kuttler
In 2014, shortly after moving from Toronto to Israel, Marshall Deltoff and his son Periel were entering a […]
Community Snapshot: Haifa
By Hillel Kuttler
While it is Israel’s third largest city, Haifa tends to be excluded from conversations about […]
The Draws of the North – This Month: Nahariya
By Hillel Kuttler
The 10 people settle into couches, loungers and chairs on an early summer’s night in a living room […]
Northern Profiles: Dan and Ellie Schlanger
By Hillel Kuttler
Upon entering Dan Schlanger’s home on the first morning of summer, I hardly expected to see him sink […]
Northern Profiles: Shlomo and Karen Strugano
By Hillel Kuttler
Shlomo Strugano steers his white minivan into the driveway on a recent morning after driving his children to […]
Northern Profiles: Jonathan and Jessica Ben-kiki
By Hillel Kuttler
For some people, a spiritual moment precipitated their decisions to move to Israel.
For Jessica Ben-kiki, the moment was […]
Northern Roundtable: Haifa’s Kiryat Shmuel
By Hillel Kuttler
It’s a Wednesday night, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and several North Americans have gathered in a […]
Northern Profiles: Akiva and Tzivia MacLeod
By Hillel Kuttler
Akiva and Tzivia MacLeod didn’t bring many belongings from Toronto upon moving their family to Israel in 2013. […]
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Northern Profile Beth and Shraga Hymowitz
By: Hillel Kuttler
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Community Profile: Karmiel
By: Hillel Kuttler
When the teenaged Klaris Slizak and her family moved from Argentina to Israel 30 years ago, integrating was hard. […]
