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Olimot Corner
Olimot Corner is the column in the Iton where
movement members who have recently made Aliyah
share their experiences. Our latest column comes from
Benji Sharp, who grew up in HDOZ in Melbourne and
who now lives as a member of Kvutzat Tzur in Azur,
near Tel Aviv.
7 Cheshvan (October 12-13) marks the contemporary date of
Yom Ha’Aliyah. Officially declared a national holiday in 2016,
this date was chosen as it falls within the week of the
reading of parshat Lech Lecha, which begins with Avram
being told by Hashem:
