'On Fridays We Would Have Kiddush, and Then Sit Down for a Ramadan Meal'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An American hoping to start a new life in Cyprus, and an Israeli who went on a beachside vacation during a pandemic
Noa Epstein
'I Cried When I Got Off the Plane. I Need to Figure Out How Life Goes On. But First, Quarantine'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A globetrotter with an incredible story and a family facing a major life change
'Russia Has Bribery. Germany Has Strict Laws. I Prefer the Israeli Way.'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A cloud security architect who says startup nation is lagging behind technologically, and a young couple whose souls connected on a bus ride to Safed
'I Used to Be Terrible on Dates and Interviews. Now I Can Speak Freely. That's the Pokémon Legacy'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A young Israeli reveals the positive side of video games, and a nomad who wants to raise his children back home in Ireland because of the 'craic'
'We Met on a Birthright Trip to Israel and Fell in Love Instantly'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A young couple explain why they left Ukraine for Israel, and a tour guide who is spending her coronavirus downtime volunteering with Palestinians who need medical care
'In Vienna, Life Is Meant to Be Enjoyed. It's Not Like That in Israel.'
An Israeli and a German explain the difference between life in Israel and in Western Europe
'I Left Israel for London in the Wake of a Trauma. It's Still Fresh.'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: One Israeli who is taking extraordinary measures to bring his dog to live with him in London, and another heading down an academic path that few women take
'When I Visited Israel in My Youth, Italy Was the Advanced Country. Now It's the Opposite'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A Roman family who weathered the coronavirus storm in Israel, and a young Coloradan who fell in love with Mideast conflict resolution
'Working at Summer Camp, I Realized I Didn't Want to Raise My Kids in America'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An Israeli New Yorker who experienced profound change during the coronavirus crisis
'I Want to Be a Nurse to Be Close With Patients, to Cry With Them'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A family that had to mourn grandma's death over Zoom, and a nursing student who wants to get personal with patients
'If I Die, Let Me at Least Be Buried Here in Israel'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: People trying to get home as the coronavirus pandemic rages
'I Hope My Father Is Waiting for Me. I Just Want to Get There in Time'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A woman rushing to Rhode Island to be with her ill father, and another trying to figure out what to do after the coronavirus crisis ends
'I Lived in China. I Got to Know the Chinese. They’re a Lot Smarter Than Us'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: An Israeli who says that social distancing offers an opportunity to broaden the human experience, and a German who spent months volunteering in Israel
'We Realized We Could Be Stuck in a Coronavirus Lockdown in a Foreign Country, and Things Got Real'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: A couple who managed to fly home to Israel in the nick of time, and an American who came to Israel because God told her to
Disrupted by Coronavirus: We Had to Fly Home With a Newborn in the Middle of a Pandemic
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: People whose trips were cut short and had to fly home in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic
'I Feel Like a Walking Virus. But It Seems People Aren't Stressed'
This week at the Tel Aviv airport: What it's like to be a globetrotter in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic
'For the Bulgarians, There’s No Difference Between a Jew and an Israeli'
Last week at the Tel Aviv airport: What it's like to teach non-Jews attending a Jewish school in Bulgaria, and what's the point of taking part in a dog show?
Two Generations With the Hijab, Two Generations Without
Amina Kahil had to marry when she was 13. Jada is fond of President Rivlin. Maryam moved to Ramle for a big house. And if Na’ima hadn’t been born that night in 1948, everything would be different. Four generations in the Kahil-Dalak-Kakhoub-Abu-Alhalawa family