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Diane Neal, formerly renowned as ADA Casey Novak on 'Law & Order: SVU,' shares her transformative journey from Hollywood's heights to a new life in Israel in an interview with Jamie Geller. Neal reflects on her career choices, including rejecting lucrative roles to stay true to her values, and recounts surviving personal challenges such as cancer, a plane crash, and a public divorce. Her move to Israel was inspired by a meaningful realization, partly fueled by the sale of family heritage items, and a desire for a deeper connection with her roots. She also discusses the influence of a Maimonides quote on her resilience. Neal's story is one of perseverance and maintaining one's principles amid life's trials, eventually finding fulfillment within her Jewish faith and a new role advocating for Aliyah.