Tag: Aliyah
Fleeing hardship and war, some 400 Ukrainians leave for Israel
Fleeing economic hardship and ongoing war in their native country, some 400 new immigrants from Ukraine are scheduled to arrive in Israel on Wednesday and Thursday via two special flights coordinated by the International...
Ethiopian Bible contest participant’s family given permission to make aliyah
The family of Sintayehu Shafrao, a young Ethiopian who competed in Israel’s 2018 International Bible Contest but was told he was not allowed to remain, has been given the go-ahead to make aliyah.
Shafrao was allowed...
Welcome to Israel: 232 new immigrants arrive on ‘aliyah’
A total of 232 new immigrants touched down at Ben-Gurion Airport early on Wednesday morning on the latest aliyahflight chartered by the Nefesh B’Nefesh organization. On board from North America were 127 children under age...
Singer, composer and music producer Shim Craimer tunes in to ‘aliyah’
Shim Craimer, whose dulcet tones and high energy have secured him a place as a sought-after Jewish musical performer, has sung at hundreds of weddings in the New York area and in his native...
Greater numbers of senior citizens are making aliyah, according to report
The idea of aliyah—Jews immigrating to Israel from the Diaspora—generally conjures up the image of young single people or young families. But plenty of people aged 65 and over also make the decision to come...
Christian Embassy Helps Bring 1,200 Ethiopian Jews Home to Israel in 2017
A group of eighty-two Ethiopian Jewish immigrants landed at Ben-Gurion Airport last Thursday evening (21 December), bringing to 1,200 the total number of Jews from the East African country which the Jewish Agency has...
Ethiopia: Jewish community waits 2 years for Israeli government’s answers regarding Aliyah status
The Ethiopian Jewish community, also known as Beta Israel, has practiced Judaism for centuries despite dealing with anti-Semitism and economic hardships. Although a majority has already immigrated to Israel, about 8,000 Jews still remain...
162 ‘lost’ Indian Jews arrive in Israel
(JNS.org) A total of 162 members from the Bnei Menashe Jewish community of northeast India arrived in Israel this week, marking the latest wave of so-called “lost” Jews to immigrate to the Jewish state.
The new...
Why YOU should make Aliyah
There about 6.5 million Jews living in each of Israel and the USA, and another two million in the rest of the world. As everyone knows, the great Jewish communities of Eastern Europe, the...
Hundreds of north American Jews become Israeli citizens
"It's a real privilege and special moment in time that we have our own state and to be part of that endeavor is something that has always been part of my consciousness," said Jim...