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Journey to Ma’ale Amos
some classmates of the older Weinberg girls from their high DAVID J. COHEN ©WWW
school in Yerushalayim lived in Ma’ale Amos, Shoshana knew
that there would be some familiar faces for them. Another Private Investigator
benefit of the yishuv was that they could purchase an afford-
able house, which would cost less than a small apartment in DJC Investigative Group
Yerushalayim! And the children would be able to run freely
along the streets as is typical of yishuv life. Licensed And Bonded - NY • Licensed - Maryland
Connecting to a Rav is an important value for the Weinbergs, Specializing in Civil and
and here too they were satisfied that they would have access to Criminal Investigations
the Rav of Ma’ale Amos, Rav Zev Charlop, who was American.
They also felt that the other yishuv residents were spiritually ori- Cell Phone: 917-301-0430
ented and not materialistic. All things considered, Shoshana felt E-mail: djc@djcinvestigativegroup.com
sure about Ma’ale Amos, despite its problematic road. The
Weinbergs initially rented a home in the yishuv, and several www.djcinvestigativegroup.com
years later built a spacious five bedroom home. Most residents
were Russian, American, and Israeli as the yishuv had taken in
many Russians during the Russian wave of immigration in 1991
and taught them about religious life.
◆◆◆
When the Weinbergs made aliyah, high tech was big in
Israel, and Aryeh found a job as a CFO (Chief Financial
Officer) in a company across from the Malcha mall in
Southern Jerusalem. When the company moved to America,
Aryeh switched to other companies until the high tech market
crashed and employment became a challenge. Although
Aryeh was only in his early 40s, companies were looking for
even younger workers.
Aryeh finally found something truly suited for him in Bnei
Brak with an ideal corporate environment for a frum person.
Most people in the company were chareidi, employees
received a mehadrin fleishig lunch each day, there were shi-
urim during work hours for both men and women, and even
a Shabbaton in the Kinar hotel for the employees’ families. A
week after the Shabbaton, however, Aryeh lost that job when
new investors in the company felt that his newly created posi-
tion wasn’t financially justified.
As a result of this big disappointment, Shoshana learned a
large life lesson: “Sometimes in the short term something
seems very difficult, but in the long term is the biggest
bracha.” Aryeh took a course to become a Certified Internal
Auditor, a branch of accounting. He is now self-employed
working from home, which turned out to be a huge bracha, in
comparison to his hour-and-a-half commute to Bnei Brak.
◆◆◆
Not long after they moved into Ma’ale Amos, both Aryeh
and Shoshana took active roles in their new community.
Aryeh is Ma’ale Amos’ representative in the religious Regional
Council of Gush Etzion’s 20-plus yishuvim. He also became
part of the va’ad hanhala (town council) and is a member of
the va’ad kabala, the committee that accepts or rejects
prospective new families. Ideal candidates to be accepted into
the yishuv are chareidi families without any major medical or
shalom bayis issues. Since the yishuv medical clinic is open
u 410 358 8509 u 55
some classmates of the older Weinberg girls from their high DAVID J. COHEN ©WWW
school in Yerushalayim lived in Ma’ale Amos, Shoshana knew
that there would be some familiar faces for them. Another Private Investigator
benefit of the yishuv was that they could purchase an afford-
able house, which would cost less than a small apartment in DJC Investigative Group
Yerushalayim! And the children would be able to run freely
along the streets as is typical of yishuv life. Licensed And Bonded - NY • Licensed - Maryland
Connecting to a Rav is an important value for the Weinbergs, Specializing in Civil and
and here too they were satisfied that they would have access to Criminal Investigations
the Rav of Ma’ale Amos, Rav Zev Charlop, who was American.
They also felt that the other yishuv residents were spiritually ori- Cell Phone: 917-301-0430
ented and not materialistic. All things considered, Shoshana felt E-mail: djc@djcinvestigativegroup.com
sure about Ma’ale Amos, despite its problematic road. The
Weinbergs initially rented a home in the yishuv, and several www.djcinvestigativegroup.com
years later built a spacious five bedroom home. Most residents
were Russian, American, and Israeli as the yishuv had taken in
many Russians during the Russian wave of immigration in 1991
and taught them about religious life.
◆◆◆
When the Weinbergs made aliyah, high tech was big in
Israel, and Aryeh found a job as a CFO (Chief Financial
Officer) in a company across from the Malcha mall in
Southern Jerusalem. When the company moved to America,
Aryeh switched to other companies until the high tech market
crashed and employment became a challenge. Although
Aryeh was only in his early 40s, companies were looking for
even younger workers.
Aryeh finally found something truly suited for him in Bnei
Brak with an ideal corporate environment for a frum person.
Most people in the company were chareidi, employees
received a mehadrin fleishig lunch each day, there were shi-
urim during work hours for both men and women, and even
a Shabbaton in the Kinar hotel for the employees’ families. A
week after the Shabbaton, however, Aryeh lost that job when
new investors in the company felt that his newly created posi-
tion wasn’t financially justified.
As a result of this big disappointment, Shoshana learned a
large life lesson: “Sometimes in the short term something
seems very difficult, but in the long term is the biggest
bracha.” Aryeh took a course to become a Certified Internal
Auditor, a branch of accounting. He is now self-employed
working from home, which turned out to be a huge bracha, in
comparison to his hour-and-a-half commute to Bnei Brak.
◆◆◆
Not long after they moved into Ma’ale Amos, both Aryeh
and Shoshana took active roles in their new community.
Aryeh is Ma’ale Amos’ representative in the religious Regional
Council of Gush Etzion’s 20-plus yishuvim. He also became
part of the va’ad hanhala (town council) and is a member of
the va’ad kabala, the committee that accepts or rejects
prospective new families. Ideal candidates to be accepted into
the yishuv are chareidi families without any major medical or
shalom bayis issues. Since the yishuv medical clinic is open
u 410 358 8509 u 55
