Yoel Israel on Taking the Leap Some people spend years thinking about Aliyah. Others spend years planning it. And then there are people like Yoel Israel, who decided as a teenager that he was going to move to Israel one day and never really let go of the idea. In the first episode of Season 2 of Aliyah Chronicles, I sat down with Yoel, a longtime friend, entrepreneur, marketer, and outspoken advocate for taking action before you're "ready." What followed was less a conversati

When people talk about Aliyah, they usually focus on the big stuff. The paperwork.The move.The airport photos.The excitement.The stress. But after talking to people on Aliyah Chronicles, I think one of the hardest parts of Aliyah for a lot of people isn’t actually the move itself. It’s the cultural shift afterward. And not necessarily in some dramatic way. It’s the smaller things. The things you don’t realize are “different” until suddenly you’re living inside them every day.

Aliyah is one of those words that sounds simple until you actually start talking to people who’ve done it. From the outside, people picture the big moments. Landing at Ben Gurion. Getting your teudat zehut. Posting the airport photo with the Israeli flag in the background. But after talking to people on Aliyah Chronicles, one thing has become very clear: Nobody’s Aliyah story is actually that simple. Some people come because of family. Some because of religion. Some because t

A lot of Aliyah content focuses on the exciting parts. The airport photos. The Israeli flags .The “welcome home” moments. The fresh start. And those moments are real. But after talking to people on Aliyah Chronicles, I think one of the biggest things I’ve learned is that almost nobody talks enough about the difficult parts. Not because people are hiding them. But because a lot of the harder parts of Aliyah are difficult to explain until you actually live through them. The lon

There’s a version of Aliyah people picture in their heads. A dramatic leap. A lifelong dream. A perfectly planned move where everything suddenly clicks into place the second you land at Ben Gurion. And then there’s real life. For Telma Haviv, Aliyah wasn’t about chasing some romanticized idea of Israel. It was about something much more personal: the feeling that this was the one place where she could truly build a life that felt like hers. In this episode of Aliyah Chronicles

When Paulina Bulgakova discovered her Jewish heritage at 17, she had no idea how much it would change her life. Growing up in Siberia, her connection to Judaism and Israel was nonexistent—until one conversation set her on a path of self-discovery, resilience, and transformation. Seven years after making Aliyah, Paulina’s journey is a testament to the power of embracing your identity and the courage it takes to start anew. A Revelation That Changed Everything For Paulina, the

Making Aliyah isn’t just a move—it’s a leap of faith, a bold decision to build a life in Israel. For Anna Rajko, a French-born social media manager, Aliyah meant rediscovering her Jewish identity, embracing challenges, and finding a place where she could truly belong. In her episode of Aliyah Chronicles, Anna shared a story filled with resilience, growth, and unforgettable moments. From her beginnings in Brazil and France to her transformative experiences in Israel, Anna’s jo