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#15
Issue 791
December 25, 2019 · 2 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 17

March 7 VICTORY IS MINE!!!!!! No, Israel didn’t just win the World Cup in soccer, but trust me,…

#14
Issue 790
December 18, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 16

Hi there, Remember when I told you that I had overheard my parents talking about Plan B? Well,…

#13
Issue 789
December 11, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 15

The weather here is great! Back in New York, it is freezing! Literally!

#12
Issue 788
December 4, 2019 · 2 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 14

This morning before school, my mother asked me to pull out this journal of mine

#11
Issue 787
November 27, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 13

Now when my parents talk in Hebrew in front of me thinking that I don’t understand, I totally…

#10
Issue 786
November 20, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 12

It’s not just a grown-up drink here. Kids get them all the time. It’s kind of like a…

#9
Issue 785
November 13, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 11

Sufganiyot!!!! In Eretz Yisrael, they don’t just have jelly inside, they have like every flavor you can imagine!

#8
Issue 783
October 30, 2019 · 1 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 9

“So you mean that if I don’t like making aliyah, we can all go back to America for…

#7
Issue 781
October 10, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 7

I looked around at all the boys in my class taking out rolls and pitot, and get this—…

#6
Issue 780
October 2, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 6

In today’s entry, I’m going to add a bunch of things to my list that fall under the…

#5
Issue 779
September 25, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 5

U gh. I hate saying goodbye! Why do we have to move?! Today, a bunch of my friends…

#4
Issue 778
September 18, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 4

“You don’t want to be left wearing the same T-shirt every day for a month, do you?”

#3
Issue 777
September 11, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 3

“If you can make a list of 50 things that you love about Israel and living there, then…

#2
Issue 776
September 4, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 2

My mother could tell that I was getting a little nervous, so she suggested that when I tell…

#1
Issue 775
August 28, 2019 · 3 min read

50 Reasons: Chapter 1

I don’t love the idea of writing in a journal. I do enough writing at school, so why…