Over 200 Jews from North Americans landed at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport Tuesday morning on a Nefesh B’Nefesh charter Aliyah flight, in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL) and JNF-USA.
The flight’s passengers include newcomers from 16 US states and 3 Canadian provinces, including14 soon-to-be IDF soldiers, 5 sets of twins, 34 families, 78 children, 51 singles, and 47 people moving to Israel’s periphery (outlying areas), working in a range of professions and taking up residence in communities throughout Israel.