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Journey to Nof Tzion
even feel comfortable driving to Har Ha- main road only a few minute drive away have places to stay when they visit. By
zeitim in their own car without carrying to catch their buses to school. Pesach the same token, they are acclimated to
any weapons. was in the army at that time, and Reva Israeli life and feel comfortable living in
was in Sheirut Leumi (a non-military their almost purely Hebrew-speaking
The only time that things started to national service program). Now, the community. Nachum feels more com-
escalate was during Tzuk Eitan (Oper- population has doubled, and a minibus fortable speaking English, and most of
ation Protective Edge) in 2014. Pnina provides transportation to and from the his clients are English speaking, but he
describes Molotov cocktails thrown into yishuv once every hour. The municipali- speaks Hebrew pretty well, which is im-
their neighborhood and one shooting ty has also built a gan building. portant when dealing with his suppliers.
incident. Baruch Hashem, no one was Pnina speaks Hebrew well, although she
hurt. It was after the shooting incident A few years ago, the development still makes mistakes. She feels very com-
that the government began providing the company of Nof Tzion filed for bankrupt- fortable and enjoys the smallness of the
residents with full-time security. Securi- cy. An Arab was interested in purchasing community. “It’s very much like being in
ty guards patrol Nof Tzion 24/7; in the the remaining land, but the residents of a yishuv within the city. Everyone knows
morning they guard the gan (preschool) Nof Tzion got together with the stock- each other and helps out,” Pnina says.
as the children enter, and in the after- holders and were able to avoid that. The
noon they station themselves around the company in bankruptcy was bought out Nof Tzion is a close-knit commu-
playground. by Rami Levy (famous for his supermar- nity, mostly Israeli dati leumi fami-
ket chain in Israel) and an investor from lies of all ages. There are shiurim, Daf
When the Eilbergs first moved into Australia. Yomi, and community-wide events
the yishuv, there were only 40 families around chagim. On Lag B’Omer,
there, and buses did not reach their uuu there’s a bonfire in an empty lot, and
neighborhood. Pnina would drive her for Purim, everyone draws lots to
two younger kids to Derech Chevron, a The Eilbergs remain close to their
friends in Kochav Yaakov and always
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even feel comfortable driving to Har Ha- main road only a few minute drive away have places to stay when they visit. By
zeitim in their own car without carrying to catch their buses to school. Pesach the same token, they are acclimated to
any weapons. was in the army at that time, and Reva Israeli life and feel comfortable living in
was in Sheirut Leumi (a non-military their almost purely Hebrew-speaking
The only time that things started to national service program). Now, the community. Nachum feels more com-
escalate was during Tzuk Eitan (Oper- population has doubled, and a minibus fortable speaking English, and most of
ation Protective Edge) in 2014. Pnina provides transportation to and from the his clients are English speaking, but he
describes Molotov cocktails thrown into yishuv once every hour. The municipali- speaks Hebrew pretty well, which is im-
their neighborhood and one shooting ty has also built a gan building. portant when dealing with his suppliers.
incident. Baruch Hashem, no one was Pnina speaks Hebrew well, although she
hurt. It was after the shooting incident A few years ago, the development still makes mistakes. She feels very com-
that the government began providing the company of Nof Tzion filed for bankrupt- fortable and enjoys the smallness of the
residents with full-time security. Securi- cy. An Arab was interested in purchasing community. “It’s very much like being in
ty guards patrol Nof Tzion 24/7; in the the remaining land, but the residents of a yishuv within the city. Everyone knows
morning they guard the gan (preschool) Nof Tzion got together with the stock- each other and helps out,” Pnina says.
as the children enter, and in the after- holders and were able to avoid that. The
noon they station themselves around the company in bankruptcy was bought out Nof Tzion is a close-knit commu-
playground. by Rami Levy (famous for his supermar- nity, mostly Israeli dati leumi fami-
ket chain in Israel) and an investor from lies of all ages. There are shiurim, Daf
When the Eilbergs first moved into Australia. Yomi, and community-wide events
the yishuv, there were only 40 families around chagim. On Lag B’Omer,
there, and buses did not reach their uuu there’s a bonfire in an empty lot, and
neighborhood. Pnina would drive her for Purim, everyone draws lots to
two younger kids to Derech Chevron, a The Eilbergs remain close to their
friends in Kochav Yaakov and always
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