tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post8095203131309601910..comments2024-03-27T13:26:48.484-07:00Comments on I'll call Baila: Coming to AmericaBailahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14115498582378133552noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-69913042760928011682011-01-09T00:25:42.058-08:002011-01-09T00:25:42.058-08:00My sentiments exactly! It's EXHAUSTING feeling...My sentiments exactly! It's EXHAUSTING feeling so torn between two places all the time. I feel guilty still calling the US home but yes, I'm homesick! And it's not going away. How do you cope?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-55290776654558785632010-10-23T16:46:12.775-07:002010-10-23T16:46:12.775-07:00I'm nearing the halfway mark - I made aliya at...I'm nearing the halfway mark - I made aliya at 17 and I've been here 15 years, and in some ways, it's harder. I'm neither an Israeli nor an American. There comes a point when you are absolutely a tourist when you visit the USA. You might know the streets, but you're no longer a native. <br /><br />And you never really become an Israeli either.<br /><br />But ... there's a point when it becomes second nature to offer even a workman a glass of water or tea when they walk into your house. There's a point when you can't imagine washing a floor with a mop. There's a point when pounds and inches stop making sense, and you stop converting your money into dollars.<br /><br />And there's a point when you stop asking people to bring you root beer or vanilla or whatever. <br /><br />And then one day, you realize that if your friends and family were here, you might miss the shopping and the donuts, but you really don't wouldn't miss America all that much anymore.<br /><br />And of course, there's the first time you get on the plane back to Israel, and you get off and you're relieved to be back home where you belong...<br /><br />These things take time, but it's a process....and we all go through it.<br /><br />Just be glad we have heinz ketchup. When my brother made aliya, there was NO real ketchup in Israel (1984). <br /><br />And whenever I really miss America, I take a bite of cucumber and think that a country that can't even keep the flavor in their cucumbers isn't really all that great...Leah Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16546935038863589318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-53909740061385587392010-10-22T06:59:18.711-07:002010-10-22T06:59:18.711-07:00The real success of aliyah isn't for the oleh;...The real success of aliyah isn't for the oleh; it is for his/her next generation. The ones who most fully integrate (most of the time) are the children. Before you know, please God, you'll have Israeli grandchildren (not too soon!). Their parents will reminisce about Israeli schools, tiyulim, tzava. And that will be your great success and aliyah accomplishment.Mordechai Y. Scherhttp://www.kolberamah.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-80411685737076237352010-10-21T14:02:50.869-07:002010-10-21T14:02:50.869-07:00can i bring Tali and Orli to the season opener thi...can i bring Tali and Orli to the season opener this Monday - it's at 18;30. Keep a kiss in your pocket, from your dad.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15140787532236064187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-1571252714077249412010-10-20T13:26:27.550-07:002010-10-20T13:26:27.550-07:00Sarge will remember you :)
Have a safe and enjoyab...Sarge will remember you :)<br />Have a safe and enjoyable trip!another former 5townser...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-50558099839789839622010-10-20T11:38:36.791-07:002010-10-20T11:38:36.791-07:00Have a safe trip and enjoy NY!Have a safe trip and enjoy NY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-53894270299415366182010-10-20T02:26:12.886-07:002010-10-20T02:26:12.886-07:00Excellent post! Even after almost 28 years here i...Excellent post! Even after almost 28 years here in Israel I still miss New York, but as time goes by it will start to feel less and less like home. Enjoy your bittersweet trip, and come home soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-42476031509679352902010-10-20T02:11:45.287-07:002010-10-20T02:11:45.287-07:00We'll miss you here!
I miss America, too. Ther...We'll miss you here!<br />I miss America, too. There is a certain category of olim who refuse to admit there's anything good about living in America. I am not one of them. There's a lot to miss, even besides Target and Dunkin' Donuts.<br />Also, you look fabulous in that picture.Gila Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974200761522148555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-72238888742385915872010-10-19T21:55:19.601-07:002010-10-19T21:55:19.601-07:00Enjoy every minute of your trip. But hurry home! h...Enjoy every minute of your trip. But hurry home! have a safe trip.<br />CKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-31234565878562389412010-10-19T21:28:48.021-07:002010-10-19T21:28:48.021-07:00your "people" are anxiously awaiting you...your "people" are anxiously awaiting your arrival!<br />szAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763532437435602439.post-91292632704212325002010-10-19T20:54:45.214-07:002010-10-19T20:54:45.214-07:00In a word: Yes.
Thanks for another lovely and th...In a word: Yes.<br /><br />Thanks for another lovely and thoughtful post. Your heart is big enough, dear one, to be in two places.rutimizrachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809119908148195009noreply@blogger.com