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When Lily was only 18, a regular blood test that showed that I was suffering from high cholesterol. That was her personal wake up call. She spent time living with her older brother, then a chef in Los Angeles, who got me thinking about her health - not about being pretty or thin or even dieting.

Lily responded to his enthusiasm and started learning how to cook nutritious meals for herself. Two months later, she left for college.  While her friends gained their freshman 15, she lost 30 pounds. More importantly, she kept it off through 10 years of marriage and 4 pregnancies. In fact, she is in better shape than she was at her wedding. She hasn't dieted and or given up any food group.

What she does is live a healthy and balanced life. She is grateful for the tremendous energy and vitality this has given her. Lily feels empowered to be strong and confident for myself and for my growing family. It drives her to share my passion for holistic wellness.

Lily received my training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she studied numerous dietary theories and practical lifestyle coaching methods. She became a fitness mentor for users in 2016. I work holistically with clients to make lifestyle changes that produce real and long lasting results.

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Website: www.lilyaronin.com

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Zo began working for the ice cream man when she was nine years old, and has continued to explore various ways to deliver happiness. After studying Business Management along the New Jersey shores, she moved to her land of opportunity, Tel Aviv in 2010. She worked in digital marketing, and eventually realized the entire country needed editing, and pursued her passion of writing. Zo has worked as a journalist, social marketing strategist, and conscious content creator for causes and communities in the realm of social impact. 

In 2014, Zo also founded School of Shine, a women’s resource based on her own need for deep conversation, meaningful connection, and creative community.  since opening, Zo has produced organized facilitated and collaborated on hundreds of events, from large scale community festivals to international writing retreats to intimate wellbeing workshops. School of Shine has empowered thousands of women to develop and empower their inner strength and belief systems, increase their self awareness and confidence, and pursue their passions in order to lead, explore and connect to their own purposeful lives. 

Zo wears many hats, but she loves her gold, sparkly one the best. She spends her favorite time writing poetry, slamming it on stage, and daring herself to keep smacking her own fears in the face. 

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/schoolofshine

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Instagram: www.instagram.com/zoflame

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Eleven years ago, Debbie Sassen left institutional finance and began working with individuals to help them find order and empowerment in their personal and small business finances. Debbie is a Money Coach & Mindset Mentor. Her coaching approach is a perfect mix of no shame, blame or judgement with practical skills and money mindset work that helps women and families become leaders of their finances. Debbie works with clients 1:1 and through her signature online classes Smart Women Build Wealth and Investing Made Simple. She strongly believes that stepping into your value and worth as a person is part and parcel of owning your financial future.

Debbie is an American expat living in Israel with her husband, 8 kids and 7 grandchildren.

Her new book The $1K Investor: Simple, Smart Steps to Start Investing with $1K or Less is available on Amazon.

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website: https://debbiesassen.com

Faebook: @debsassen

Liked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbiesassen/

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When Molly moved to Israel it seemed that the joke was on her. As a new immigrant who barely spoke the language and only had a vague understanding of what Zionism is, she found myself surrounded by new Israeli friends who laughed, not only about the Holocaust but even about terrorism.

Baffled, she slowly became accustomed to the dark humor because it did have a bright light at the end of the tunnel. It was a writer of the most popular satirical comedy show in Israel, “Eretz Nehederet,” that got to the punchline, so to speak. He said, “There is nothing funny about the Holocaust, but there is everything funny in surviving it.”

So now that's what she does- she brings the light around the world, with comedy lectures, improvisation workshops and stand up shows, to explain our journey, whether it is being Jewish or not, Iiking Israel or just trying to understand it, the complicated peace process or just hummus. Molly puts it all out there and makes you a part of it. One laugh at a time.

For all her Social Media
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebigfalafel/
Website: https://about.me/mollylivingstone

Videos
Man on the street Jerusalem: https://www.facebook.com/FullFrameMedia.org/videos/vl.1679248338992594/1713136182303319/?type=1

Dating in Tel Aviv:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RF0v2lcySw&t=2s

Attempting to Work in Shuk Mahane Yehuda:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZOX_cSsR2I&t=2s

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Natalie Seeff was born in Paris then grew up in London from age 8 onwards. She trained and qualified as a lawyer, going on to specialise in intellectual property law. In 2009, her law firm sent her to Tel Aviv for a one month client secondment. A decade on, she still loves and lives in Tel Aviv and currently wears a number of professional hats, including studying to be an integrative nutrition health coach, hosting group dinners in her home at Natflat Supper Club, appointed as a company liquidator, doing freelance legal work as Of Counsel at the top-ranking Israeli law firm ERM and strategically engaged at an exciting early- stage gaming start up. 

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/natflatsupperclub/?hl=en
Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/natflat/
Website https://natflat.com/

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Nomi studied Fine Arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, and while doing my B.F.A (majoring in Painting and Drawing) she started taking baking and cake decorating courses on the side as a different creative outlet, since she has always loved baking. After graduating Nomi decided, instead of continuing my studies in the Fine Arts, to move to London, England and studied Patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu London. While studying she began working as a pastry cook in the Tate Modern Museum, creating pastries and desserts for the cafes and restaurants in both the Tate Modern and Tate Britain museums. Shortly after starting work there she was invited to come for a trial shift at Nobu Berkley Street, a (at the time) Michelin Starred restaurant in central London, after which she was offered a job and continued working there for two years. She was awarded Pastry Chef of the Year for Nobu’s London restaurants, and when her visa was coming to it’s end was offered the opportunity to do a trial shift at Eleven Madison Park in New York. She flew to New York and after my two day trial was offered a position with them as pastry chef de partie. After leaving London and returning home to Toronto to arrange a U.S visa, she was notified that she wouldn’t qualify for a U.S. work visa, which was devastating and left her in a position of having to decide whether to return to London or remain in Toronto. She decided to stay in Toronto and give it a go. She began working as a Pastry Chef de Partie at a restaurant called Luma in the TIFF Bell Lightbox, and soon became their Head Pastry Chef. After working with them she joined friends who had started a high-end Kosher restaurant pop-up business, as their pastry chef, and eventually went on to open a custom cakes and dessert business of my own in Toronto called Roq Dessert Co. through where she was lucky enough to create custom desserts and sweet tables for Lise Watier Cosmetics and Tiffany & Co. among others and had my work featured in a luxury bridal magazine called Wedluxe. 

While back in Toronto, Nomi came to visit friends and family here in Israel to have a change of scenery and a bit of “fresh air” and while she was here she decided that she really loved it and wanted to stay.She moved here two months later, In August 2017. She wanted to have a totally fresh start and try something new so signed up to be a participant on Israel Experience’s Israel By Design program and interned at the David Intercontinental hotel in Tel Aviv, where she interned in their Conferences and banqueting department, as an Events Manager. It was a great experience and allowed her to get a sense of Tel Aviv, meet new people and start to adapt to life in Israel. After the program shse made the decision to make Aliyah, through Nefesh B’Nefesh in April 2018. Since making Aliyah she has started and grown a business, gotten engaged, and really started to build a life here and Ishe couldn’t be happier :)

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NomiReissSweetTables/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomireiss/

Website: www.nomireiss.com

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Jamie moved to Tel Aviv from NYC nine years ago and has since built a thriving international life & business relationship coaching practice where she incorporates her training as a strategic intervention coach, yoga teacher and rebirthing breathworker.

She works with individuals, couples, and entrepreneurs around the globe to identify their authentic desires and goals, tune in to their highest self and live a more aligned and intentional life.  Jamie gives her clients the tools they need to create the life, businesses and relationships they want and deserve. 

She lives with her partner and fur baby.

For all  her social media:
website: https://www.jamiefayecoaching.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiefayecoaching/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamieFayeCoaching/

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Laura Ben-David is a marketing and digital media specialist, as well as a writer and author.  Laura built the social media profile of Nefesh B’Nefesh including running many campaigns and projects. She coaches people in managing their own social media, and believes that nothing drives a successful social media campaign like passion.

Laura is author of the book, MOVING UP: An Aliyah Journal, a memoir of her move to Israel, as well as numerous articles published in news outlets internationally.

Laura has given presentations on Social Media, Blogging, Israel and making Aliyah, and sometimes all four together, in the US, Canada and Israel and is a sought-after expert in her fields.

For all her social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LBD.Creative/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraBenDavd

Website: https://www.laurabendavid.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurabendavd/  

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Elvia Fisher Meir, Owner and Director came to Israel in 2007 in her first stop in an around the world trip. A Psychology and Business graduate from Roger Williams University, her entrepreneurial brain got to work in 2010 after recognizing the lack of English speaking resources for families in central Tel Aviv. Elvia has spent the last nine years developing CityKids afterschool and nursery school programs, and advocating for quality education in Israel. She is proud to have brought such a resource to Tel Aviv and gets her inspiration from all the beautiful families and teachers that come through the CityKids doors.

For all City Kids Social Media click here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TLVCityKids/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tlvcitykids/

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Lisa Barkan, originally from New Jersey, has been living in Jerusalem
since her Aliyah 30 years ago. A serial social entrepreneur since her
first trip to Israel in 1983, Lisa has over 30 years of experience in high
tech and non-profit marketing and project development/management.
After working in Israel/Zionist activism, Lisa served in the Foreign
Investors Department, JDA recruiting technology companies to
Jerusalem’s technology parks. She then worked marketing high tech
companies until creating her own company providing marketing
services to both the profit and non-profit sectors.
She created Jerusalem Village in July 2010 after recognizing that young
Jewish adults arriving to the city needed opportunities to meet and
engage with their Israeli peers. Today Jerusalem Village has completed
a five-year strategic plan positioning the city to provide the global
young adult community with introductions, conversational dinners and
a warm welcome to the city.
Lisa is a passionate advocate for Jerusalem as a living and vibrant center
for the Jewish people and looks to the future of the city with optimism,
passion and appreciation of the rich heritage, diversity and challenges
the city presents. She is married and has five children between the ages
20 to 25, loves to cook and host, and is married to a Star Trek fan
making her a new trekkie.

For all her social media:
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-barkan-matitya/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JerusalemVillage/

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Amber Joy Layne is an Olah from Miami, Florida who has made a career in Tel Aviv as a professional dancer and choreographer. She’s performed with many artists all over the country, choreographed major productions for brands such as El Al and Samsung as well as created a dance group that came in second on Israel’s Got Talent. You can see her in the latest Show of Teatron Tel Aviv, Flashdance the Musical.

For all her social media links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2058068300882926/?ref=share
Instagram: https://instagram.com/amberjoylayne?igshid=f804ftdmnqeh

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Joanna made aliyah 12 years ago with her husband and two kids from LA. When her kids went to school she started blogging about fun things she did with them in the afternoons. The blog grew into a tourism website with daily calendar, activity ideas, camps, chugim and party venues.

Facebook - www.facebook.com/funinjerusalem

Twitter - www.twitter.com/funinjerusalem

Instagram @funinjerusalem  

Pinterest - Fun In Jerusalem

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Jessica was born and raised in Northern California and first came to Israel on Taglit in December of 2006 at the age of 26. She returned to Israel to take part in a 6 month internship as a press photographer and ended staying. She met her husband in the first 6 months she was here and  were married in 2012. She started my photography business in 2014 when she decided to stay home to care for her daughter Maia. Fast forward a few years to Nov of 2016 to the birth of my son Luca. Jessica currently lives in Hod HaSharon with my husband and children. 

Website: Lifestyle Portraiture Photography | JF Photography | Israel  | 
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.frykman.photography/ | 
Instagram: @jfphotographytlv

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Resa is the Co-Founder and Client Relations Director of Cacao Media, a HubSpot Certified Platinum Partner Agency with offices in Tel Aviv, New York, and Nairobi. With the CRM and Marketing Automation processes she and her team set up, startup companies, as well as traditional companies, spend more time closing deals instead of being bogged down by administrative tasks. 

Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, she currently lives in Israel with her husband and kids. When she's not planning and executing her clients' marketing strategies or training teams she can often be found at various co-working spaces giving marketing and sales advice and assistance to anyone who requests. 

She came to Israel in April 1, 2007 for a 2 week vacation which turned into a 12 yr hiatus 

RELEVANT LINKS:

Website: www.cacaomedia.co

Company Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/cacaomediamarketing/

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cacaomedia-hubspotagency/?viewAsMember=true

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Sherri Mandell won a National Jewish Book Award in 2004 for her spiritual memoir, The Blessing of a Broken Heart (Toby Press, 2003). Translated into three languages, the book was adapted into a stage play. Her book, The Road to Resilience: From Chaos to Celebration (Toby Press, 2015) details the spiritual stages of resilience. She is also the author of Writers of the Holocaust (Facts on File, 1997) and has written for numerous magazines and journals including USA Today, The Times of Israel, Hadassah Magazine, and the Jerusalem Post. She received Moment Magazine's prize for best short fiction in 2009 and a Simon Rockower prize for the personal essay in 2011. She is also the author of  two forthcoming children’s picture books. She received the ADL Partners in Peace Award in 2004 as well as Jewish Women’s International Women to Watch Award.

For the past eighteen years, she and her husband have directed the Koby Mandell Foundation in Israel whose flagship program is Camp Koby, a therapeutic sleep away camp for bereaved children. Sherri is also a certified pastoral counsellor. She runs healing groups for bereaved mothers and lectures about grief and resilience around the world.
 Website:  www.kobymandell.org

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Ilana is the owner of Kshamming and Ilana Stemmer PR.  After 15 years of working in marketing & PR in the UK and Israel, she decided it was time to go solo and launched herself as a PR consultant while studying to be an Ayurvedic Practitioner - a long and complicated dream that was eventually being materialised. She now combines the two professions and enjoys (almost!) every minute of it.

Website: https://www.kshamming.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/kshamming/ 

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kshamming 

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Xoli Ormut Durbin was born in Hong Kong to Canadian parents who were working there. She stayed in China until the age of 18, at which point she did a brief stint in Israel, and then 3 years study at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia (Graphic Design). During her time in Australia she worked in many Restaurants, Cafes and Jazz Clubs and came to love the Hospitality Industry. Upon deciding to make Aliyah in 2008, she started working as a bartender immediately in order to learn the language. The only person she knew here was Howie (from South Africa), her best friend. She came to Israel with no community, no friends and hardly any family, and I was missing that neighbourhood feeling I knew so well from my years in Australia. She and Howie decided to open a Cafe -  the name Xoho is a combination of our two names. Over the years there have been some notable women in her circle that have really helped me to turn her vision into a reality, and she is forever grateful and humbled. Israel has not made it easy, but she is catering to a community that she felt didn't have a gathering space yet, and it is amazing to see her dream come to fruition. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CafeXoho

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cafexoho/

Website: https://www.cafexoho.com

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Jamie Geller influences millions every day.  Known as the “Jewish Rachael Ray” (The New York Times), and the “Queen of Kosher” (CBS) best-selling author Jamie Geller is the Founder and CEO of Kosher Network international (KNi), both a state of the art consumer insights firm and a soup-to-nuts custom content network that fuses traditional media with the latest in digital, mobile, social, PR and live events.  Jamie Geller hosts the Chanukah Cooking Special with Jamie Geller on PBS and Create TV, is a regular on the TODAY Show and has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, Martha Stewart Living Radio, Forbes, Family Circle, Cosmopolitan and the Chicago Tribune among many other media publications and outlets. 

Jamie is one of the most sought-after Jewish food and lifestyle experts worldwide. Her and her husband have six super kids and they made aliyah 7 years ago.

https://www.facebook.com/jamiegeller
https://www.facebook.com/jewlishbyjamie
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The only way is up podcast is hosted by Rebecca Pash, created to empower women through stories of hardships and success.  Each episode will feature an inspirational woman that has moved to Israel and made it. We will discuss, career, dating, family life, wellness, culture difference, religion, and so much more.  If one of our conversations can impact your life in some way for the better,then this podcast has done its job.
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