Aliyah Chronicles

Aliyah Chronicles Aliyah Chronicles shares the unique journeys of people who’ve made Israel home.

Through heartfelt stories, we explore not just the move, but the lives, dreams, and challenges of building a life here.

His family has been in Israel since the 1600s. Marty R. Paz is the one who finally moved back. 🇮🇱And the way he tells it...
29/06/2026

His family has been in Israel since the 1600s. Marty R. Paz is the one who finally moved back. 🇮🇱

And the way he tells it, it wasn't some grand Zionist mission. I asked him what the deciding factor was, and the honest answer? Health insurance. (No, really.) That, plus a feeling he summed up better than I could: "The world is breaking, and Israel is the one bright spot that isn't broken. So let's give it a try. You can always undo it."

So he did. December 2020. Last night of Hanukkah. Middle of a pandemic. No clapping reception, no singing, no ceremony, just him, his wife, and two Chihuahuas on a United flight, because El Al was mid-bankruptcy. 😅

And then this happened: the guy sitting in the seat in front of him turns out to be his childhood rabbi from Las Vegas. Who is now the rabbi OF the airport. Who still had Marty's dad's name on a synagogue membership list from 30 years ago. You genuinely cannot script this stuff.

This one's special to me because Marty's my co-host over on Landings & Layovers — and somehow, in all our time recording together, I'd never heard his whole aliyah story start to finish. The bureaucracy nightmares (including his father, who gave up his Israeli citizenship decades ago for a U.S. government job and got stranded two weeks before his flight home). The lockdown dog-walking loophole that emptied Tel Aviv of stray animals overnight. And the quiet realization that home isn't always where you planned to end up.

🎧 Full episode out now → www.aliyahchronicles.com

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Most people I interview on Aliyah Chronicles chose to make Aliyah themselves.Lin didn’t.She was 8 years old when her mot...
16/06/2026

Most people I interview on Aliyah Chronicles chose to make Aliyah themselves.

Lin didn’t.

She was 8 years old when her mother moved them from eastern Russia to Israel. She didn’t really understand what Aliyah meant. She didn’t speak Hebrew. She was just a kid being brought into a completely new life.

But years later, after building a life here, her mother moved back to Russia.

Lin stayed.

That’s the part of her story I keep coming back to.

In a lot of ways, it feels like Lin made Aliyah twice. The first time because her mother chose Israel. The second time because Lin did.

In this episode, we talk about growing up between Russian and Israeli cultures, serving as a lone soldier, building a life after family leaves, moving abroad, coming back, and figuring out what “home” actually means.

Full episode is now on YouTube.

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What makes a place feel like home to you?

"The text that changed everything."Not a dramatic speech. Not years of planning. Not some perfectly mapped-out life stra...
11/06/2026

"The text that changed everything."

Not a dramatic speech. Not years of planning. Not some perfectly mapped-out life strategy.

Just a text:

"Hey Mom and Abba, so I'm thinking about making Aliyah."

Three months later, Talia Krief was Israeli.

That part stuck with me because so many of us assume major life decisions happen after years of certainty. But listening to Talia tell her story, it sounded a lot messier than that. More human. She knew where she wanted to be long before she knew exactly how it would work.

The other thing that stood out? The title of this episode ended up writing itself. Talia thought she was coming to Israel for one thing. Instead, she found a completely different life: national service, learning Hebrew from scratch, building a career, meeting her husband, and eventually watching her family make Aliyah too.

If you're thinking about Aliyah, already living here, or just interested in how people rebuild their lives from the ground up, I think you'll enjoy this conversation.

You can watch the full episode on YouTube:
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07/06/2026

Every person who makes Aliyah has a story.

Some came for family. Some for faith. Some for opportunity. Some because they felt like Israel was where they were meant to be.

What I've learned from starting Aliyah Chronicles is that no two journeys are exactly alike.

Behind every move is a person leaving something familiar behind and taking a chance on something new.

This highlight reel is a small glimpse into some of those stories.

Not just why people came to Israel—but who they were before, what the journey was really like, and how life has unfolded since.

Take a look, and if one of the stories resonates with you, I'd love to hear about it.

🎙️ Watch more episodes and learn about the podcast at:

https://AliyahChronicles.com

03/06/2026

Every person who makes Aliyah has a story.

Some came for family. Some for faith. Some for opportunity. Some because they felt like Israel was where they were meant to be.

What I've learned from starting Aliyah Chronicles is that no two journeys are exactly alike.

Behind every move is a person leaving something familiar behind and taking a chance on something new.

This highlight reel is a small glimpse into some of those stories.

Not just why people came to Israel—but who they were before, what the journey was really like, and how life has unfolded since.

Take a look, and if one of the stories resonates with you, I'd love to hear about it.

🎙️ Watch more episodes and learn about the podcast at:

https://www.AliyahChronicles.com

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