Also depends

It also depends on how much it means to you to be here. Plenty of people who cannot find jobs in their fields take jobs in other fields in order to stay. If living in Israel is a priority for you there are ways to take lower paying jobs, be frugal and retrain. Plenty have done it. I think we also have to show Hashem how much we want it and what we'd be willing to give up for it. Londonmale- hope to see you here bimhayra b'yomeinu!

It also depends on how much it means to you to be here. Plenty of people who cannot find jobs in their fields take jobs in other fields in order to stay. If living in Israel is a priority for you there are ways to take lower paying jobs, be frugal and retrain. Plenty have done it. I think we also have to show Hashem how much we want it and what we'd be willing to give up for it. Londonmale- hope to see you here bimhayra b'yomeinu!

To Londonmale

You say "…unable to find work in spite of being highly qualified and fluent in Hebrew." That's exactly what's the article about! You don't need to be highly qualified at all, nor fluent in Hebrew. But what you do need, is emuna (also in difficult times) 🙂

You say "…unable to find work in spite of being highly qualified and fluent in Hebrew." That's exactly what's the article about! You don't need to be highly qualified at all, nor fluent in Hebrew. But what you do need, is emuna (also in difficult times) 🙂

Thank you Tamar

To: Londonmale

I'm sorry to hear that you returned to the UK. I think it's important to see your experience as a 'warm-up exercise' for permanently living here, and NOT as a 'failed aliyah'. Don't give up longing to live here! Rav Winston's book brings home the importance of 'wanting to want' to live in Eretz Yisrael. That desire can go a long way.

I'm sorry to hear that you returned to the UK. I think it's important to see your experience as a 'warm-up exercise' for permanently living here, and NOT as a 'failed aliyah'. Don't give up longing to live here! Rav Winston's book brings home the importance of 'wanting to want' to live in Eretz Yisrael. That desire can go a long way.

Not for all

My experience was different. I failed to find work after Aliyah. I even applied for jobs the day before my flight left to bring me back to the UK. I guess in my case I did not merit the land, or have been brought back to the UK for a reason unbeknownst to me but to Hashem. A friend of mien had similar experience, had to return to the UK after six months, unable to find work in spite of being highly qualified and fluent in Hebrew.

My experience was different. I failed to find work after Aliyah. I even applied for jobs the day before my flight left to bring me back to the UK. I guess in my case I did not merit the land, or have been brought back to the UK for a reason unbeknownst to me but to Hashem. A friend of mien had similar experience, had to return to the UK after six months, unable to find work in spite of being highly qualified and fluent in Hebrew.