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Wednesday May 09, 2012
  This week we've invited Kim Ephrat, Associate Director of Employment at Nefesh B'Nefesh to answer our questions on employment opportunities for new Olim.  Kim has been helping olim integrate into the Israeli job market since 2004.       For many potential olim, the prospect of finding both fulfilling and suffient work in Israel is quite daunting and often accounts for the biggest obstacle in the way of their decision...
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Wednesday May 02, 2012
This week on Cafe Oleh, our panel of Judaism and aliya bloggers recount their experiences entering the Israeli workforce as new olim. What was the biggest challenge to finding work in Israel? The language barrier? A cultural barrier? Were there any stigmas against olim that made it difficult to get a foot in the door?   Yoni Cohen   I was actually very lucky with the job that I have now. It didn't take me too long to find and I was...
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Wednesday Apr 25, 2012
This week on Café Oleh, we ask our panel to reflect on a both joyous and painful time in Israel. In the span of a week, we commemorate both Holocaust Remembrance Day and Israel’s Memorial Day, as well as celebrate Israeli Independence Day. For many olim, new and old, this can prove to be a time of both connection and disconnection to their new country.   1. Do you remember your first time hearing one of this week’s...
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Wednesday Apr 11, 2012
This week on Cafe Oleh we continue with our Passover in Israel special feature. Last week, we heard from one of our Judaism blogger (and veteran olah), KJ Hannah Greenberg, about her experience of celebrating Passover in the Holy Land. This week, we invite Rabbi Elan Adler to answer some questions on the difference of celebrating Passover in Israel versus the Diaspora, both through a halahic lens and through the lens of his own experiences...
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Wednesday Apr 04, 2012
In light of the upcoming holiday of Pessah, we decided to feature a special Cafe Oleh segment on what is so special about celebrating Pessah in Israel. We talk to one of our resident and much-loved Judaism bloggers, KJ Hannah Greenberg, who writes the blog Middle Eastern Musings, on her experience of celebrating Passover in the Holy Land.     1. What is special about (or your favorite part of) Passover in Israel?   Our prayers...
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