I think that there is something about Michael Oren that I can connect with personally and on the level of the Jewish people as a whole. For starters, he grew up in West Orange, New Jersey, which is about thirty minutes from where I live, and I have been there quite a few times for soccer games.I think that the decision he made to make Alyiah was also a very difficult decision that in some ways can be connected to what we are doing. Oren decided that he no longer wanted to be a U.S. citizen and that he wanted to move to Israel without knowing anyone here. He left his whole life behind to come to a land of freedom from the bullying he faced in his youth. I think that this is really admirable and I know that after EIE there will be more than a few people that will seriously consider making Aliyah. It is very impressive that Oren is running to be a member of the Kinesset and if he makes it into a coalition which is a likely situation, he will be one of only a few other people to be an American-born member of the Kinesset.
I found Michael Oren very easy to connect with as well, and I can totally understand why you do too, especially because he lived so close to you!. I found it incredibly impressive that he dropped everything to move to a foreign land, just like we did, only he did it permanently. I wonder if a lot of EIE people will make aliyah like Oren; I know that I never considered it up until a little while ago. Oren is such an inspiration, and I think we have a lot to learn from him.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that Michael Oren's story is very relatable however I personally was thinking of making Aliyah before EIE. I thought of it just as an option, nut everyday I'm here I fall more and more in love with Israel and can always see myself living here, and I would be proud to call myself an Israeli citizen and fight for my country.
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