Im just curious how did you emotionaly handle giving up certain things like saying goodbye to your family and yes i will say this but luxery items as well?
Saying goodbye to family and close friends was the hardest thing about leaving. At that point, I had only seen my father cry twice (when his mother died, and his sister several year later). My in-laws came in for our last few days as well. As hard as it was, we knew that we were doing the right thing. It was hard for all our parents as well, as we have their only grandchildren.
Everything else was easier. We weren’t living with tons of luxuries, so it wasn’t so hard. We sold the house and van and that was that.
Yes when ppl move to Israel they give up certain things that in America are must haves
Most of those things you are talking about are not “must haves” here. We even manage without a car. (Our kids are older, they can take buses or tremp.) It’s a simpler life, which I am grateful for. I live in a pretty quiet neighborhood, the shule has shiurim and minyanim all the time. Some of the streets are closed on Shabbat and chagim. There is compromise on certain things with the secular folks that shows respect between them and the dati’im. I paid far, far less to have my kids in high school here than I did in America. B”H, we are managing.
I understand that we (my wife and I) will always be “greeners,” but my kids are well integrated and are at least half Israeli now.
do people realy suffer finacialy even with 2 incomes like in America?
Lil B, what do you mean by “suffer?”