Municipal elections will be held on October 31, 2023 all across the country. We want to hear from candidates about what their plans are for Ashkelon. The first Chug Bayit is being held in English with with Tamar Keidar, candidate for Mayor of Ashkelon. More will follow. Date: Sunday, 8 October Time: 7:30 pm Where: At the home of Leah and Akiva Powers 4 Yefe Nof, Apt 40, 8th floor. Please come with your [...]

Miri Miri moved to Ashkelon in the summer of 2020 from Jaffa. Her arrival in Israel was through a circuitous route: born in Romania, grew up in New Zealand and made Aliyah from Hong Kong in 2017. Moving during a pandemic presented challenges in meeting new people, but as she said, “I can tell by getting to know my neighbors that there are many lovely people living in Ashkelon. I [...]

Rachel Rachel has lived in Israel since 2002 and relocated from Ramat Beit Shemesh to Ashkelon in 2013. She describes her Hebrew as “minimal” but is able to get along. Rachel said: “I know firsthand that a new resident can live here not being fluent in Hebrew, but it is challenging. There are times it takes longer to get things accomplished and it can be frustrating. But it can be done.” [...]

Marvin and Oshrat Marvin and Oshrat moved to Ashkelon in 2015. Marvin made Aliyah from the U.S. in 2007 and Oshrat was born in Israel. Prior to living in Ashkelon, they had been living in Ramla, a medium-sized city in the Shfela, located in between Lod and Rehovot. As teachers (Marvin teaches English and dance, Oshrat also teaches English), one of the things that they were looking for was a [...]

Zev and Esther Zev’s ties to Ashkelon go way back. Zev, a graduate of Yeshiva University and a student of Rabbi S. Riskin, never lived in Ashkelon. Zev lived in Baltimore Maryland, but his parents lived here for 20 years and he used to visit them often. So, after he retired and decided to make Aliyah, Ashkelon was a natural choice as a place to live. He did not need [...]