On this episode, David interviews Oleh Shawna Goodman Sone, founder of Summer Camp Israel, an organization dedicated to supporting the creation of the Summer Camp experience in Israel. It’s not too late to send your 11-16 years olds to Summer Camp, here in Israel, so take a listen and get those trunks packed! And don’t forget our word of the Pod!

Mentioned in this episode:

Shawna Goodman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawna-goodman-52a4a9140/

Summer Camps Israel - https://summercamps.co.il/

Instagram: @aliyah_stories

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Edited and Mixed by: Yazek Shrem

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In advance of 'Yom Hazikaron,' Israel's National Remembrance Day, David interviews Shira Brown from The Michael Levin Base, annual host of an English-language event to commemorate the day. Shira shares about her own Aliyah journey, how the Michael Levin Base came to be and how it serves lone soldiers and b'not sheirut. And Shira provides the "word of the pod" - TASH.

Find out about:

Yom Hazikaron event: https://causematch.com/tmlb-yomhazikaron2025

Michael Levin Base: https://themichaellevinbase.org/

February draws to a close, with a return to fitness! Find out about the gym scene in Israel, what its like to run the Tel Aviv Marathon (well, just the 10K), a special 'pop vox' interview with my friend and recent oleh Shlomo, and how the recent weeks have been with the return of the Bibas family.

And the word of the podcast.. "Bamba"

Discussed in this episode:
- Tel Aviv Marathon - https://www.tlvmarathon.co.il/MenuDefault_en.aspx?Id=8947
- La'Bayit Gifts - https://www.labayitgifts.com/
- Bamba at Trader Joe's - https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/bamba-peanut-snacks-058373

January is about to end, but Hebrew lessons have just started. Find out about "ulpan" - the Hebrew language course in Israel, and David's first impressions. Learn two more new words in this episode as well - "yofeh" and "mitzuyan."
Discussed in this episode:
- Lillenblum 7 - the Hebrew language boutique community
https://www.lilienblum7.com/
- the 172 bus - https://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/en/Live/Transportation/Pages/PublicTransportaiton.aspx

Happy New Year, Hannukah and Christmas! It's been a while since I uploaded an episode, here's a brief update on what's been happening since the last one:
- I moved to Holon
- I bought a car
- My benefits ended :(
- I've run into bomb shelters many times
- Eaten a lot of donuts
We have two words for the podcast this time - Sufganiyot and Sylvester. Thanks for listening, please like and subscribe, with hopefully more to come in 2025.
#wrapped #newyears #israel #bringthemhomenow #zionist

On this episode, Liz Morley shares her Aliyah Story and about her work with Sar El - the Israeli organization that brings volunteers from around the world to help the Israeli Defence Force.
Find out more about Sar El here: https://www.sar-el.org/
Please subscribe for more about the journey of moving to Israel (Aliyah) as a new immigrant (Oleh) during Israel's most challenging time.
Follow on IG: @levineatlarge and @aliyah_stories

Welcome to Ep 2 of this season of Oleh at Large - chronicling David's experiences as a new immigrant "Oleh" and his process of immigration "Aliyah" to Israel during wartime in 2024.
In this episode, we visit the Nova Festival site on the Gaza border - hallowed ground and volunteer at two sites, about which you can find out more and donate to here:
Shlomi Ohaon Food Truck: Via Paybox - +972 52-826-8286
Leket Israel - Nation's Food Bank - https://www.leket.org/en/about-leket/

Follow David on IG @aliyah_stories for pics and tips on day to day life in Israel.
Please comment and subscribe for upcoming episodes!

Oleh At Large is back with a new season of David's experiences as a new immigrant "Oleh" and his process of immigration "Aliyah" to Israel during wartime in 2024.
In this episode, David tackles not one but TWO of Israel's most challenging government offices, the Ministry of Absorption and the Department of Motor Vehicles, and has an absolutely unexpected experience!

Follow David on IG @aliyah_stories for pics and tips on day to day life in Israel.
Please comment and subscribe for upcoming episodes!