The Grit Economy: How Israelis Rebuild With Faith and Strength
The hidden economic cost of miluim—and the resilience that carried Israeli families through

The hidden economic cost of miluim—and the resilience that carried Israeli families through

[It’s] like I was a guest in somebody else’s dream, waiting for something.

I’ve met families earning $220,000 a year who, after paying $80,000 in tuition for five children, are barely managing to stay afloat. According to every metric, they’re crushing it. But they’re anything but.

From the moment Agam was abducted from her army base in the Gaza Envelope on October 7, the rest of Meirav’s family joined her in keeping Shabbat.