Mara Benjamin: A Fairy Tale in the Arava
Once upon time, a girl from tropical Florida decided to move to the arid Negev desert of Israel to fulfill her dream of living a Jewish life on a kibbutz with her children. She quit her job, sold her mini-van, rented her home and, with the help of Nefesh B’Nefesh, made Aliyah. She found a great job, met and married her true love, watched her children blossom, and has lived happily ever after...
36 Hours with a Doctor in Israel’s South
With her love for children and desire to fix things that hurt, it was natural for Dr. Vika Ioffe to [...]
From Sinai to Israel: Finding True Love in the Holy Land
When Erin Erskine found Tal on OkCupid, she messaged him, “I want to learn Hebrew. Would you be my conversation partner?” “What do I get out of this?” Tal asked. “The chance to talk to me.” At the time, Erin was living in Chicago and Tal was in Israel, but the two began communicating daily—first in Facebook messages and then on Skype.
The Entrepreneur Committed to Saving Lives
In 2004, Ariel Beery was fresh out of the Israeli army and an undergraduate student at Columbia University. Israel was a hot topic on campus, and Ariel found that the discussions were far from nuanced. There were pro-Israel activists and there were anti-Israel activists, and thousands of miles from the Middle East, the student body could not find common ground.
Living Israel – Fall 2015
Enjoy our Fall 2015 Living Israel Magazine. Just some of what you'll find inside: people who found love in the Holy Land, [...]
Spreading Positivity and Spirituality Throughout the World
Each morning, with her eyes still closed, Kaley Zeitouni wiggles her toes, moves her feet, and shakes her legs. Then [...]
7 Reasons to be Thankful for Living in Israel
Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to take a couple of minutes and reflect on some of the things we are thankful for – above and beyond just getting to live in our Homeland!









