Looking for space
There's space in Israel which prompts the question why are people living on the Gaza and Lebanon borders and in the West Bank. There's plenty of space in the Galil and in the center of the country. I imagine that there are historical and political reasons, the latter of which includes expansionist ambitions, but I won't get into it. The point for today is the spacious places are not where you'll be living. You'll move to Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Be'er Sheva, Rananana where there isn't much space. And since you'll now be in an apartment or maybe a house that's way smaller than what you have, you'll be short on space. Israeli apartments don't have closets, so you'll have even less space after you install a cheapo standing closet. You won't have room for your books, toys, or clothes. But much worse, you won't have room for sleep over guests. Even if you host a kiddush, it will be uncomfortably crowded. But worse, there will be compli