Life Advice for IMG M1

I am currently an M1 studying in Israel. I am married and my wife lives in NYC while I complete my first year studies. She plans on moving to Israel in about 9 months. My school has a major break during October during which many students travel. However airlines highten prices so airfare can be expensive. To fly to NYC it would cost ~$1000. My question for ya'all is if this expense, which would be financed in the majority by student loans, is reasonable or unwise. Or if I should just bite... Life Advice for IMG M1
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