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New immigrants from North America arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight" on behalf of the Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel on Aug. 14, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

No time like a pandemic to make aliyah, say North American Jews

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May saw the highest number of American and Canadian Jews requesting to make aliyah through the Nefesh B’Nefesh organization since it was founded in 2002, according to numbers obtained by Israel Hayom. The figures indicate that the number...
A young arrival with a soldier from the IDF HomeFront Command, who was helping the North Americans with their entry to Israel, May 5, 2020. Photo by Yonit Schiller.

Aliyah continues with 18 Americans in age of corona

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Eighteen new immigrants to Israel landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Tuesday as part of a Nefesh B’Nefesh group aliyah flight, arriving amid increased interest in aliyah among North American Jews. The new arrivals, ranging in ages from a...
A lone soldier and new recruit in the Israel Defense Forces holds up an official backpack, April 2020. Credit: Courtesy.

Some 270 lone soldiers begin IDF service as Israel turns 72

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Nearly 270 lone soldiers were drafted into the Israel Defense Forces on Thursday, following Israel’s 72nd Independence Day. The new recruits included Jewish men and women, ages 18 to 22, from the United States, Canada,...
From left: Nefesh B'Nefesh co-founder and executive director Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, NBN co-founder Tony Gelbart and Sylvan Adams with 2019 Bonei Zion Young Leadership recipient Miriam Ballin. Photo by Sasson Tiram.

Nefesh B’Nefesh announces Bonei Zion Prize recipients

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The Nefesh B’Nefesh organization announced on Sunday that seven outstanding olim (immigrants to Israel) from English-speaking countries will be awarded the 2020 Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize, recognizing Anglos who have made a major contribution...
The Karoly family packs up in New York before making aliyah to Israel on March 19, 2020. Photo by Shahar Azran.

24 new olim to Israel arrive from US on group flight

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Twenty-four people hailing from New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Thursday to start new lives in Israel through an aliyah flight and program organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh, in...
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...
Harold “Smoky” Simon displaying his Nefesh B’Nefesh’s Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Lifetime Achievement Award on Sept. 24, 2019. Source: Nefesh B'Nefesh via Facebook.

Saluting one of the last living heroes of Israel’s fight for independence

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Nothing really prepares you for the Smoky smile and the twinkle in an eye undimmed by nearly a century on earth. And when Harold “Smoky” Simon grins at you, it’s hard to remember that, at...
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...