Tag: New Olim
Twin brothers make ‘aliyah,’ intend to enlist in IDF marine commando unit
Twin brothers who will enlist in an elite Israel Defense Forces unit were among the 48 new immigrants to Israel from across North America who landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport last week on an El...
Israel approves grants for immigrant health-care professionals living in periphery
Israel’s Aliyah and Integration Ministry announced on Monday that it will provide a grant package for immigrants working in the health-care and engineering sectors, and who reside in the country’s periphery.
The grants will be...
Israel’s Minister of Aliyah touts recent Diaspora immigration
Israel’s Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata heralded the growing number of Diaspora Jews who have come to the Jewish state in recent years. Yet if she had it her way, the influx is...
Nefesh B’Nefesh welcomes 74,000th new immigrant ahead of Israel’s 74th year
Nefesh B’Nefesh, in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael and JNF-USA, welcomed its 74,000th new immigrant on Wednesday.
Charley Smith, 34, made aliyah from Florida and reunited...
Overcoming the pandemic and adapting to new home, Israeli women find professional success
For many parents, the past two years have been somewhat of a blur. Lockdowns, regulations and mandatory isolation became the norm, making parenting even more of a challenge than it already is. With all...
Nefesh B’Nefesh inaugurates campus in Jerusalem to better serve new immigrants
The aliyah-facilitating organization Nefesh B’Nefesh inaugurated a new, state-of-the art campus in Jerusalem at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday. Among those present included Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Minister of Aliyah and Integration Pnina Tamano-Shata, Ashkenazi...
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem helps bring 105 youths to Israel
Israel is marking its annual Yom HaAliyah (“Aliyah Day”) with an entire week of incoming flights filled with new Jewish immigrants with the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) actively involved in this effort by sponsoring flights...
Bnei Menashe group of 235 from India lands at Ben-Gurion on Yom HaAliyah
A total of 235 new immigrants from the Bnei Menashe community in India landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday as part of the Yom HaAliyah national celebration on Oct. 12-13.
Hailing from Manipur in...
Future lone soldiers arrive with Nefesh B’Nefesh during summer ‘aliyah’ peak
Twelve future lone soldiers were among new immigrants who landed this week on a Nefesh B’Nefesh Group Aliyah Flight, in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren...
160 new immigrants from France arrive in Israel amid surge in ‘aliyah’
A group of 160 new French immigrants to Israel arrived at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday aboard a special aliyah flight from Paris organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel, and Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration.
The new arrivals...