From Mumbai to Missiles: Revital Moses on Making Aliyah, Building a 90K YouTube Community & Bridging India and Israel

In this episode of Yalla, Let’s Go!, Erica and Abbey sit down with Revital Moses: a leading voice in India-Israel cultural diplomacy, leveraging digital storytelling to bridge two of the world's most dynamic civilizations. As the creator of "Moses in Israel / Indian in Israel" a YouTube and social media project with millions of cumulative views. She has become a go-to commentator on the evolving India-Israel relationship, offering rare insider perspectives that combine Indian heritage with Israeli Jewish identity. Born and raised in Mumbai, Revital never planned to live in Israel. She made Aliyah with her family just four days before the first COVID lockdown; heartbroken, frustrated, and unsure she would stay. Fast forward six years. Today, she’s built a YouTube community of nearly 90,000 subscribers, amplifying India–Israel relations, spotlighting the 80,000-strong Indian Jewish community in Israel, and creating representation where none existed before. In this episode, we talk about: Growing up Jewish in India - one of the only countries with virtually no antisemitism Making Aliyah when it wasn’t your dream Reinventing your career during COVID Surviving a missile strike 50 meters from your home Why Israel needs to stop only looking West and start looking East Finding independence, identity, and maybe even love in Israel This is a conversation about resilience, belonging, and what happens when you decide to stay, even when it’s hard. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate us 5 stars wherever you listen to podcasts. KEY TOPICS  00:00 – Intro 02:00 – “I never wanted to live in Israel” 04:00 – Making Aliyah four days before COVID 07:00 – Launching a YouTube channel & finding a voice 10:00 – The 80,000 Indian Jews in Israel 13:00 – Why Israel needs to look East 17:00 – The missile strike & choosing to stay 22:00 – Independence, identity & building a life here 25:00 – Bridging two ancient civilizations 27:00 – Rapid fire RESOURCES Follow Revital on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosesinisrael/  Subscribe to Revital’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@indianinisrael  Subscribe to Yalla, Let’s Go here: https://www.aleph.vc/yalla-lets-go  Learn more about Aleph: aleph.vc  Sign up for Aleph’s monthly email newsletter: https://newsletter.aleph.vc/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@yallaletsgopodcast  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yallaletsgopodcast/  Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yallaletsgopodcast  Follow Aleph on Twitter: https://x.com/aleph ‍Follow Aleph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aleph-vc/ ‍Follow Aleph on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aleph.vc/ CREDITS Hosts: Erica Marom, Abbey Onn  Executive Producer: Sarah Bard Producer: Sofi Levak, Dalit Merenfeld, Myron Shneider Video and Editing: Nadav Elovic  Music and Creative Direction: Uri Ar  Content and Editorial: Kira Goldring Design: Rony Karadi