‘Returning Home’ airs:
US Eastern time: Sundays 10am
Israel time: Sundays 5pm
Natalie Sopinsky, a Delaware native, was raised in an “all-American” Conservative Jewish family. Today she is a pistol-wearing, hitch-hiking settler living in the Hebron Hills. A lawyer, lifeguard, and Zumba instructor, the mother of five children, and wife of Philadelphia-public-school-teacher-turned-Israel-university-lecturer, Natalie represents the 150 communities in Judea and Samaria as Director of Development for Rescuers Without Borders Israel, the main US charity for emergency medical needs in the Jewish heartland. Natalie is also an executive team member of Partners in Aliyah, a grassroots movement helping match potential olim to more established olim who have successfully made the move to Israel.
Read Natalie’s Blog at https://www.hatzalah.org.il/blog/ and follow her on FB at https://www.facebook.com/RescuersWithoutBordersIsrael/
and at: https://www.hatzalah.org.il/
For aliyah support join Partners in Aliyah at https://partnersinaliyah.org/
Natalie is passionate about Aliyah and Israel, and hosts the show, ‘Returning Home’ which is chock-full of information on the immigration process to Israel. It airs every Sunday.
Natalie begins by comparing 1970s Soviet Union to present-day Israel, and reflecting on the abundance of the Holy Land; then Natalie speaks with Tzvi Ophir, English teacher from the UK, who made aliyah in 1970 …Keep Reading!
Natalie starts off discussing the recent murder of Esther Horgan, 52 mother of six, who was killed near her home while out jogging this week, and Natalie speaks of how difficult it is to hear …Keep Reading!
Natalie speaks today with Go’el Jasper who made aliyah from Baltimore in 2004, and discusses how he suddenly wanted to live in Israel. Some people are planners, and others act by instinct. Go’el talks about …Keep Reading!
Natalie begins speaking about Chanukah in Israel and how it is special; first guest is Nechama David, who made aliyah as a single adult in 2002 and got married here, lives today on Kibbutz Shluchot …Keep Reading!
Natalie starts off describing her winter cold, and the new baseball stadium being built in her community; Speaks with Nechama Stein, 19 year old in Wisconsin, starting the aliyah process; Then speaks with Nichoma Ceasar, …Keep Reading!
Natalie speaks with senior citizens who have made aliyah, and discusses their experiences living in Israel. First Rini and Alan Goncher from Kansas City now living in Efrat; then Helen Freedman from Arizona now living …Keep Reading!
Natalie opens the program by speaking about the difficulties of leaving family behind; Then we meet Ezra Shapiro, math teacher-turned-shepherd, who made aliyah from Omaha in 2001 and today runs Ezra Computer Solutions & Support …Keep Reading!
Natalie speaks about focusing on positive happy things even when things get tough in life; Speaks with returning guest Yael Julanov, Formerly of the Soviet Union and New Yorker making aliyah plans and handling the …Keep Reading!
Natalie talks about the first winter rain; speaks with oleh Al Tannenbaum, Sport Teacher, who tells his aliyah story from Philadelphia to Arad; and Eli Ben-Ami with Dolphin Express shipping company used by the Jewish …Keep Reading!
Natalie speaks about having faith, and making the move to Israel even in the face of the unknown; speaks with Yoseph Prigal, an oleh from Baltimore who came to Israel at the age of 18 …Keep Reading!
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