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New immigrants arrive in Israel, many coming alone to serve in the nation's military. Photo courtesy of Nefesh B'Nefesh.

Nefesh B’Nefesh ‘Initiative for Zionist Innovation’ grant applications open

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Together with the Steinmetz Herskovitz Family Fund, aliyah agency Nefesh B’Nefesh is seeking applications for its 2020 “Initiative for Zionist Innovation” grant, which aims to empower new immigrants to Israel committed to strengthening and building their...
Nearly 2,000 people attended the Orthodox Union’s Seventh International Jewish Community Home & Job Relocation Fair, showcasing 63 communities from the United States and Israel, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City on Nov. 24, 2019. Credit: Zush Photography.

Relocation fair offers details on Jewish communities in North America, Israel

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Nearly 2,000 people attended the Orthodox Union’s Seventh International Jewish Community Home & Job Relocation Fair on Sunday, showcasing a record-breaking 63 communities from the United States and Israel at the Metropolitan Pavilion in...
An informational fair in the San Fernando Valley, Calif., organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh, Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL) and the Jewish National Fund-USA. March 2019. Credit: Courtesy.

Nefesh B’Nefesh to host ‘aliyah’ events in US, Canada through end of 2019

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Nefesh B’Nefesh, the organization dedicated to revitalizing aliyah by minimizing the financial, professional, logistical and social obstacles associated with the process, will be providing prospective new olim (immigrants to Israel) with the opportunity to have all their practical...
Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Isaac Herzog speaks during the Public Forum Conference on Nov. 15, 2018. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Jewish Agency to rebrand as a global hub for the Jewish world

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At the board of governors meeting that began on Sunday in Jerusalem and runs until Oct. 29, the Jewish Agency announced its new strategic plan, which includes rebranding the 90-year-old organization as a hub...
New immigrants experience their first High Holidays in Jerusalem as official residents of Israel, Oct. 6, 2019. Credit: The Jewish Agency for Israel.

100 ‘olim’ from 45 countries experience pre-Yom Kippur prayer at Western Wall

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Jewish Agency for Israel chair Isaac Herzog led 100 new olim (“new immigrants“) from 45 countries to selichot services—special prayers said by Jews worldwide during the days before and between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—at the excavated tunnels...
Volunteers and their young charge at a march for ALEH, Israel’s network of care for children with severe complex disabilities. Credit: Courtesy.

Unlikely absorption centers: ‘Olim’ find soft landing in Israel through nonprofit work

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For most, moving to Israel is the realization of a dream. After years of hoping and planning, making aliyah and taking root in the Jewish state is a joyous and exultant experience. Still, the big move is not...
Evan Gershater, the 60,000th immigrant to Israel brought by Nefesh B’Nefesh, is given an Israeli identity card by Minister of Aliyah and Integration Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yoav Galant, and Nefesh B’Nefesh co-founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart. Photo by Shahar Azran.

60,000th new immigrant to Israel on 60th Nefesh charter flight

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A total of 242 new olim from North America landed on Tuesday at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 60th specially chartered EL AL flight, with the 60,000th new immigrant onboard. They came from a variety of...
Nechama Miller and her family arrive in Israel, Aug. 13, 2019. Photo by Ellie Rudee.

The daughters of two prominent American Jewish leaders make ‘aliyah’

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Lily Daroff and Nechama Miller, daughters of prominent leaders of the American Jewish community, were among 242 other North Americans who landed as new permanent arrivals in Israel on Tuesday, part of the latest...
Ray Negari, 80, emigrated from Iran to the United States in the 1960s with his wife, and is now fulfilling a dream and settling in Israel, July 31, 2019. Photo by Tomer Malichi.

Nefesh B’Nefesh brings nearly 100 new ‘olim’ in largest of eight summer group flights

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Nefesh B’Nefesh, in cooperation with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, KKL-JNF and Jewish National Fund-USA, welcomed 95 new immigrants (olim) to Israel on Wednesday. Those on the group aliyah flight were...
A plane full of 121 new immigrants from Ukraine arrives in Israel on July 29, 2019. Photo by Noam Moskowitz.

Israel welcomes 121 new immigrants from Ukraine

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed 121 new immigrants (olim) from Ukraine on Monday morning at a reception held at the foot of their plane. The olim, who arrived on a special flight organized by the...