Moving to the secular state of israel (SSOI) - Not Kedai for most people

I didn't realize how good I had it in America. I never knew what it was like to be hated just for being part of a group. That's frowned upon in America. In Israel, it's a daily occurrence. I guess the problem starts with the hatred of Arabs. That practices everyone to despise another group. Once you do that, you'll do it to your own. It's remarkable that a country which many people claim to be justified because of the treatment by the Nazis has so many people that use the insults of the Nazis on their own.  You know the words. Parasite. Dirty. Enemies of the state. That's what they say about the Charedim. You could find those words in many a speech in Nuremburg. And it's not just non-religious people. The Dati Leumi do this. I know a few of them who regularly describe Charedim as dirty. The mikvahs have hair in them. They are filthy I am told.  But it's not true. I can't go around taking pictures of mikvas obviously. But I'm pretty finicky about ...

I hope that y ou realize by now that every utterance of aliyah pushers is a manipulation. So one of their tricks is the line that "the first year is hell." That suggests that you ignore all the evidence you are encountering about life in the SSOI and rather than leave you stay on. The suggestion is that magically - and magic is the key word - it will all get better and it will be worth it. This manipulative line takes other forms. "Don't even mention going back," is a line I heard from another yenta. I ask, "Why not?" You are not obligated to live in the land of Israel. If it is going to destroy your family, you should consider going back. Another line I heard, this time from a school principal, a very arrogant American, is "Only losers can't make it here." These are the kinds of people you encounter when you move to SSOI. They are not idealists. They are idiots. Here's a different approach to the subject. Your initial experiences are...