Posts Tagged: Eliana Rudee
Zionism Meets Feminism: Talking Shop Over a Glass of Chardonnay
JNS.org - In a quintessential “only in Israel” moment, nearly 60 women (and a few dozen men) gathered on a breezy mid-April evening under the Nachlaot...
The Much-Awaited Grassroots, Zionist, Progressive Movement Is Here
JNS.org - Salt and pepper -- peanut butter and jelly -- Zionism and progressivism. Few question the inherent, irrefutable bond between the first two of those pairs, but civil rights attorney...
How Jerusalem Is Reacting to Trump’s Change in US Policy
JNS.org - Opinions in Jerusalem about President Donald Trump’s landmark policy change there is vast -- reflecting the diversity of the Israeli capital itself. In an effort to take the pulse...
Israel Education Efforts Are ‘Changing Opinions’ on Irish University Campuses
JNS.org - At the age of 18, Tal Hagin is one of the first Zionist and Israeli speakers to present his message on university campuses in...
Israeli Program Helps Aspiring High-Tech Entrepreneurs
JNS.org - As a teenager, Asher Dale created a phone application called “Three Good Things -- A Happiness Journal.” The app sends users daily reminders to write...
Monitoring Which NGOs Get Our Money, and How They Spend It
In light of recent revelations that UN money for “humanitarian aid” has instead been used to fund Hamas’ terrorist and military efforts, NGO Monitor president Gerald Steinberg...
Living in Israel and Dealing With Loss From Abroad
JNS.org - Living in Israel comes with many hardships, some of them known and some of them unknown. I expected certain dilemmas with the language, bureaucracy,...
Aliyah: A Year In Israel
JNS.org - Exactly six years ago, when I was just 18 years old, I wrote as my Facebook status, “Doesn’t want to go home tomorrow :( I...
Reflecting on My First ‘Aliyahniversary’
JNS.org - Here we are — a year after my aliyah date — which means I am no longer a “new” immigrant, but rather, just an...
Proposed Plan Takes a Bite out of Israeli Rabbinate’s Kashrut Role
The Israeli Supreme Court recently ruled that privately supervised kosher eateries cannot use the word “kosher” in their restaurants. The Chief Rabbinate, the ultra-Orthodox religious...
49 Promises to the Victims of the Orlando Massacre
JNS.org - Latin night. People are dancing, drinking, laughing, and celebrating their freedom to love whomever they chose. While having fun in their safe space, one...
Israelis and Americans: Sincerity Versus Politeness
JNS.org - The cultural differences between Israel and the United States are substantial, reminding me of a major reason why I moved to Israel 10 months...
My First Time Experiencing Israel’s Health-Care System
JNS.org - It all started with a pain in my neck. Traveling in the Czech Republic, I woke up with a very sore neck that radiated...
My First Passover As an Israeli
JNS.org - The first time I came to Israel for Passover, I was sold. At Burger’s Bar, a popular burger restaurant in Israel, they served hamburgers...