Liza & Ayan

02/02/2026

We are thankful for the practices and rituals that offer a respite from the chatter, the conflicts, the overachieving. When a dear friend gracefully creates a subtle experience of drinking tea around finely crafted ceramics and a cultivated practice, we are reminded to pause and appreciate the quiet that such moments can bring.

22/01/2026

It took a few months to pick out my vegetable guy at the shuk. I like to go in the off hours so we can banter. Usually I nod my head catching not all of what he’s saying. He’s patient with me as I stumble through what little Hebrew I can piece together. He lovingly calls his five children the mafia. I can relate because I too belong to my children. This man of faith once said that very little that happens is up to him. Perhaps that’s the place from where the loving vibe emanates. He says goodbye with many endearments that are too sweet to translate. As I walk off I look forward to our exchanges through the coming years (perhaps with less stammering in Hebrew on my part) but always with gratitude for the heart-warming few minutes with the man and his vegetables.

12/01/2026

Cold season. When the child wants nothing but broth with lemongrass and ginger before heading off to school. Do take the warm pita for the bus ride.

10/01/2026

09/01/2026

The man said “no water!” Did I hear him right? It appears not all cut flowers need water. A week later they’re still in bloom and gorgeous. Shabbat Shalom.

22/12/2025

Live in the light. Always

13/12/2025

When you spend a year searching for just the right Shabbat candle holders and your soul sister, , hand-builds and sends them from half a world away.

07/12/2025

Our Local Morning Show. Rose-ringed parakeets gather across the balcony and check out our cats. "Why not have some fun teasing them?" they say. Good morning Tel Aviv.

05/12/2025

Feel your body becoming warm and heavy. First your jaw. The back of your head. Your upper back. The lower back, hips, thighs, calves, feet. Your belly is soft. Your chest and ribs are relaxed. Feel your entire body sinking into the ground as the earth carries you. If you find yourself lost in thoughts, gently return to feeling your weight on the ground. Rest.

21/11/2025

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18/11/2025

Repost When you trade fortune for happiness… you find family. ✨🇮🇱

What’s better than making Aliyah?
Finding the family you were meant to have.

This weekend, on the Shabbat before my birthday, my friend Ayan — who I met during Ulpan at University — and his incredible family opened their home, their table, and their hearts to me. They traded their fortune for happiness… just like I did. And somehow, in this little sliver of Israel, our stories lined up like a double rainbow all the way across the sky — What does it meeean?! It means… I’m home.

His daughter Luna, who is pure light. And her hunk, they met on the beach, so
His cooking — I’m not being dramatic — chef level.
The homemade tiramisu they surprised me with.
The laughter. The warmth. The sense of belonging you can’t buy, fake, or manufacture.

Aliyah is courage.
Aliyah is sacrifice.
But most of all — Aliyah is family you didn’t know you had until they pull out an extra chair at their Shabbat table… and suddenly you’re home.

To everyone making their way here — or thinking about it — this is what’s waiting for you.

✨🇮🇱 From strangers in Ulpan to family in Israel.
And if that isn’t a miracle, I don’t know what is.

Tagging the amazing souls who help make stories like this possible:





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