‘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 speaks about the contrast between the real life in the small towns and the news stories depicting strife and division throughout the country; natalie plays a short segment as she walks through her yishuv …Keep Reading!
Natalie interviews Arlene Milgram, 81, Boca- Modiin; Arlene tells about her move and her ways of finding a new home and establishing a new life in Israel after wanting to come home for years. She …Keep Reading!
Natalie begins the show recounting Purim, and discussing a recent funeral. Meet Clive Dallas, oleh from South Africa who made aliyah in 2009, lasted a year and a half, then returned because he missed friends …Keep Reading!
Natalie carries the show completely this week; first by sharing her frustration over planting a garden in her yard; Then by sharing her son’s challenges in finishing his Basic Training in the Paratroopers Unit; and …Keep Reading!
Natalie opens the show by sharing the distressing news of the past week; the earthquake in Turkey and the horrible terror car ramming attack in Ramot that killed three people, two of them young children, …Keep Reading!
Natalie welcomes Edith Barr to the program, who shares her aliyah story. Edie and her husband made aliyah first to Beer Sheva in the early 19803, with their 3 small children (ages 1, 5, 7); …Keep Reading!
Natalie discusses the important “tefillah ha’derech” the Traveler’s Prayer said each time she drives in the car, and explains the way her driving has become better and more aggressive since driving in Israel. She goes …Keep Reading!
Natalie interviews Jason Lipstein (Montreal – Haifa) who made aliyah with his family just a few months ago, Summer 2022. Jason tells his story of coming to Israel 20 years ago on Birthright, returning to …Keep Reading!
Natalie gives a short talk touching upon fear, the fear of change, the fear of the unknown. This fear appears throughout our lives, in different aspects and different times. It is normal for this fear …Keep Reading!
Natalie hosts Kevin “Zvi” Klagge who made aliyah from Hollywood, Fl – Ramat Beit Shemesh in summer 2021, and says “everything just fell into place” regarding work, housing, and schools for the kids. He and …Keep Reading!
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