Reasons I'd love to live in Israel

amother

Thu, Jul 08 2021, 11:11 pm

There are a bunch of small things about living in Israel that really make me want to move there... Some might think they're silly reasons...
Add your reasons!

*Separate beaches
*No rain in the spring/summer (I'm so sick of the crazy thunderstorms we have in the summer, and not being able to plan outdoor things in advance)
*Eruv (in most places?)

amother

Daylily

Thu, Jul 08 2021, 11:17 pm

My in laws, siblings in law, and my grandparents.
My DH is alone in NY with just me, our baby and my parents.

I wish my dh had his rebbeim and friends close by to.

amother

Trillium

Thu, Jul 08 2021, 11:18 pm

I can’t think of one reason not to....

Oh wait, I heard that the ferfel there isn’t so good

jerusalem90

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 2:40 am

I live in Israel and like it and don't plan on leaving. I don't think your reasons are silly.

Elfrida

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 2:45 am

We don't get thunderstorms in the summer, but we do get unbearable heatwaves. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else, but when it comes to the weather its really a case of choosing your evil.

Rappel

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 2:47 am

I love how every door you knock on is family.

And I love this thread. Let's keep talking about all the nice things in Israel. Very Happy

amother

Hyssop

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 2:48 am

Cons:
Chutzpah
If you are Sephardi than you are treated like you are inferior
The pros are numerous

ora_43

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 3:26 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Having an eruv is huge.

My silly reasons:

* kosher cappuccino everywhere you go.

* can go ahead and give your kid a name with ח or כ or צ in it, without worrying about how difficult it will be for future coworkers to pronounce.

achayl

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 3:32 am

We made aliyah with our family a few years ago.

It's home. Plain and simple. You know you belong here.

Mayflower

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 4:09 am

My silly reasons:

* Sponga. The concept of just being able to empty a bucket of water on the floor and then sponga everything into this hole the floors all have in Israel is just pure genius. I wonder why this doesn't exist elsewhere (or does it?)
* Access to kosher ice cream any place, any time

Rappel

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 4:15 am

I have a (not) secret passion for pomegranates by the dozen, so Israel is definitely my home. Smile

jerusalem90

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 4:38 am

Kosher ice cafes on every corner.

Eruv

Literally any job either giving you the major Jewish holidays off, or it not being an issue because you are an EMT (etc) and halchichally allowed to work them.

Extremely inexpensive frum Jewish schooling for kids.

Comparatively (to the US) inexpensive higher education.

amother

Quince

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 4:45 am

* having the Kosel a bus ride away
* Amazing parks wherever you go for the kids
* Kosher food wherever you go. Every gas station. Grocery. Kiosk
* Stunning views allover the country, so different the north and south yet not so distant
* People that take care of you (and your kids!) wherever you are... Wether they are overdressed, underdressed, falling asleep, they'll let you know!
* Taxi drivers that are one of a kind!!
* Medical insurance - cheap, affordable
* The only place that you can REALLY be mekayem mitzvos!

jerusalem90

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 4:46 am

Free midwife led hospital births. Maternity rooms are not luxiourious like in US hospitals, but maternal and fetal outcomes far better.

amother

Winterberry

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 5:04 am

*My gardener doing a pre-shmitta check-up
*A tie in sports being called a תיקו
*Never being more than 15 minutes away from rugelach
*The army's annual report before Pesach of how much matza and marror they have
*Streets named for figures from Jewish history
*When my fridge light went on over shabbos, and the repairman said, "I can fix the wire, but the קרבן חטאת is on you."

amother

Mustard

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 5:13 am

My heart is there.
Wish I can be there. I yearn every single day to be in Eretz Yisroel.

Rappel

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 5:24 am

My children play cops and robbers, and every other childhood game, in Ivrit.

A mitpachat inspires respect and trust, rather than a bomb search.

No government office or school is open on chag/Shabbat, or in the lead-up to them

moonstone

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 5:52 am

One day of chag. We have the occasional 2-day chag, and very rarely a 3-day chag on Rosh Hashanah, but for the most part it's one day. And I love that we only have one seder.

I know there are people who love 2 or 3 days of chag, but I'm not one of them.

Offices are closed on the chagim, no need to take vacation days. Also, workplaces in Israel seem to be much more easygoing about coming in late/leaving early to go to a brit, a kid's school event, etc. It's really a nonissue here, at least wherever I've worked.

Kids have much more freedom here than they do in the US.

And this is silly, but I like that the stoplights here turn yellow before turning green. 😁

imaima

Fri, Jul 09 2021, 6:38 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Kids having a sense of belonging. Not being a minority anymore.

Not sticking out as a big family.

More experience in medical field with women having multiple kids.

Historical and religious heritage

Religious infrastructure