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Journey to Ma’ale Amos

Shoshana explained. “We felt a lack of religious satisfaction and
fulfillment. We saw that things were deteriorating morally and
religiously, that the goal in America was to have fun. We wanted
something more for the kids, spiritually, and thought we could
have a more meaningful life in Eretz Yisrael.” Aryeh thought that

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PEST Aryeh went on a pilot trip with Tehilla, an organization
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When Aryeh returned home, unfortunately, his father, who was
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The Weinbergs felt obliged to stay and care for him as Aryeh
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busy again with the notion of aliyah. Soon, they were on their
way to start their new life at the absorption center in Mevaseret
Zion, a small community just outside Yerushalayim. Shoshana
had one first cousin in Israel, and Aryeh had an aunt and
uncle and many extended family members. Their relatives
were extremely helpful. Shoshana’s cousin met them at the
airport with a suitcase full of food and helped them get settled
in the absorption center. That night, Aryeh’s aunt came and
made the family supper and explained the basics of Israeli life.
As a professional tour guide, she also helped them acclimate
by taking the children on trips in the Jerusalem area.

Absorption centers once filled an important role in helping
new immigrants acclimate to Israeli life. A family could stay in
a simple semi-detached home for the maximum of a year, with
six months free of charge and six months at minimal rent. Free
daycare was provided for the young children on premises while
the parents took ulpan, Hebrew language classes. Also includ-
ed were trips to educational museums and tours of potential

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