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Doing Nothing is Harder than it Sounds
“Niksen”is Dutch word meaning doing nothing. I tried. Honestly, I did. The past academic year was intense: multiple projects, studies,...
il y a 4 jours


From Pain – A Lesson in Hope Was Born
When a child opens their heart – we should be there to listen. A lesson that wasn’t written in the curriculum. Yesterday, at one of the...
il y a 4 jours


Those who know better...
"But there are those who take a monopoly on wisdom They know better than me They know better than you What’s good for me, what’s good for...
16 mai


It lies in the language
"Do you want coffee?" or maybe "Do you want to drink coffee?" or "Do you have time for coffee?" You could also say "Hi, I’m Efrat, nice...
30 mars


Relocation is...
a few thoughts... Finding myself again. Discovering things I didn’t know about myself. Understanding things that happened in the past...
22 mars


I have exactly 168 hours in a week.
I know... I do so many things... 168 hours that I need to fit everything into... actually, not everything... just what is a priority for...
22 mars


Dressing Up... Finding the Child Within
This morning, we celebrated Purim in a small organization I manage. I decided to dress up—just something small—but the moment I put on...
22 mars


Adolescents' Integration
I’ve received many requests regarding my answer to a post on the challenges adolescents face when integrating, so I decided to write a...
22 mars


Identity and Grandpa Hanukkah
Many people ask me how to preserve an identity for our children. My answer starts with a question: What do you want to bring into your...
25 déc. 2024


Relocation and the wife of Lot...
There’s a saying in French: "Slowly, the bird builds its nest." This was one of the first sentences I learned in French class, and it’s...
5 déc. 2024


Relocation and illness - what should we do?
In a previous post, we discussed the challenges of illness and relocation. In this post, I would like to share some practical ways to...
19 nov. 2024


Coaching and the Jewish Bookcase
For years, I’ve been reflecting on the connection between coaching and the Jewish bookcase. While I’m not a religious person, I see...
8 nov. 2024


Illness and Relocation: A Sociological Perspective
In our increasingly mobile society, the interplay between illness and relocation has profound implications for individuals and...
29 oct. 2024


The other side of the Iceberg
See something else. We all know the iceberg theory. The fact that we look at others who are successful in their fields and don't see the...
20 oct. 2024


What is biculturalism, and what is its relation to identity
I have written a lot about identity in relocation. Today I want to bring up another aspect of this topic: biculturalism. Contacts between...
6 sept. 2024


Languages and Relocation
Following on from my previous post in which I was asked to give some advice on how to succeed in learning the language, I am uploading...
29 août 2024


How did I learn two languages upon relocation...
I was asked in one of the posts how I did it, so I decided to write a post about this topic because it is important. As I always say (and...
27 août 2024


Age and relocation
Researchers Berry and Lackland claim that age has an effect on the acculturation processes of immigrants in a new country. Few have...
30 juil. 2024


Post 3: How do you preserve the identity of your children?
The question of identity comes up in many training sessions. People often ask me how to preserve the identity of their children. First,...
22 juil. 2024


Post 2: What are the advantages of living in a social bubble? Or why do immigrants live this way anyway?
The first advantage I will write about is entering a familiar area or, in other words, a "soft landing" in the country you arrive to. The...
17 juil. 2024
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