Aliyah

Watch: French Aliyah continues and increases

Dozens of French Jewish olim landed in Israel and lit Hanukkah candles as Israelis for the first time. Arutz Sheva was there.

Coming home: Vast majority of 'lone soldiers' making aliyah

90% of IDF volunteers from the Diaspora move to Israel permanently after their service - and they're bringing their families with them.

Knesset seeks to make Aliyah easier for healthcare professionals

MKs and organizational leaders brainstorm ways to help healthcare professionals move to Israel, up a 37% license exam success rate.

80% of French Jews considering aliyah

Head of groups integrating French olim explains Israel doesn't need public calls for immigration after attack - it needs quality absorption.

Iconic Israeli flag from Exodus ship up for auction

SS Exodus, which attempted to bring holocaust survivors to Israel in voyage portrayed in Leon Uris book, to fetch at least $100,000.

Making aliyah under fire: Now is the time more than ever

Third sister makes aliyah and tells Arutz Sheva why Jews must come home now, expresses hopes that fourth and final sister will join soon.

The Solution to Jewish Status of Ukrainian Olim?

New 'Maslul' program launches to have olim start conversion process and clarify Jewish status well before reaching the Holy Land.

2015 Aliyah to Top 30,000 Jews

French olim to jump 118% to 7,500, followed closely by Ukraine with 7,100 new immigrants, 6,300 from Russia and 2,900 from the US.

'You Worry About Terror Less in Israel'

Parents of IDF officer tell Arutz Sheva after making aliyah how it was having a son fight in Gaza while they were abroad, and why move now.

Despite Terror Wave, 65 North American Olim Arrive in Tel Aviv

Undeterred by the latest wave of violence, US, Canadian Jews - aged from 10 months to 83 years - come home to Israel.

North American Aliyah Flight to Arrive Despite Terror Wave

American and Canadian olim of all ages say 'no' to terror as they embark on a new life in Israel Tuesday.

The Style You Expect, in the City You Love

Now new English-speaking olim can own dream homes in Jerusalem.

Iranian Sick of Britain Begs to be Returned Home

An Iranian immigrant fed up with 'unfriendly, violent' people in Manchester turns himself in to police, despite being in UK legally.

Safe Landing: 172 Olim Escape War-Torn Ukraine for Israel

Ukrainian immigrants welcomed home after experiencing the horrors of the civil war in Donetsk.

Aliyah is Up: 29,500 Immigrants Arrived in Israel in 5775

Immigration up 13% compared to last year, drawn primarily from France and Ukraine.

Aliyah Spiked by 35% This Year

Ahead of Rosh Hashana, Jewish population stands at about 6.3 million residents; Jews makeup 75% of Israeli population, Arabs 20%.

South Africa Planning to Stop Jews from Joining IDF?

South African Jews livid after ruling party announces it will review dual citizenship in order to prevent local Jews from joining IDF.

Watch: Youths Come to Learn in Israel; Next Stage - Aliyah?

Arutz Sheva meets with the head of the NAALE program, which brings high school students to Israel to finish their studies.

For Olim, First Day in School Means First School Year in Israel

Arutz Sheva speaks to newly-arrived olim from France to hear of their hopes for the new academic year in the Jewish homeland.

Israel the Fourth-Best Place to Raise a Family, Survey Finds

Despite the risk of culture shock, expats' children are most likely to integrate quickly; Israel ranks 3rd for 'family well-being.'

Report: Officials Forced Ethiopians to Pay for Families' Aliyah

Ethiopians in Israel allege government officials forced them to pay to speed up process of bringing relatives to Israel.

French Kids Get a Warm Welcome to Israel in Summer Camps

Bnei Akiva launches volunteer summer camps to help new immigrant Jewish families from France adjust easier to their new home.

Meet the Paris Twins Defending Israel

Katorza brothers left anti-Semitism in France to enlist as combat soldiers, where they relish 'building our new lives together.'

Watch: 'Welcome Home' - The Perfect Aliyah to Israel

Reiss family from the US gets royal treatment in heartwarming reception as they arrive at their new home in northern town of Moreshet.

Never Too Late: Holocaust Survivors Make Aliyah in Their 90s

Felix and Feige Bandos met in Bergen-Belsen and escaped to the US. Now, at 90 and 84, they make the brave move to Israel.

New Olim, Including 59 Lone Soldiers, Land in Israel

230 olim from North America, among them 59 lone soldiers, arrived in Israel aboard a Nefesh B'Nefesh charter Aliyah flight.

59 'Lone Soldiers' Fly to Israel Monday to Join IDF

Fifty-nine lone soldiers from US and Canada among the 232 new immigrants flying to Israel on Monday.

Watch: Never Too Late to Make Aliyah

Felix and Feige Bandos are 94 and 90 years old - and have started a new life in Israel.

'The Best Tip for Olim is To Let Israel be Israel'

Arutz Sheva meets the Penrod family who made aliyah to Israel with Nefesh B'Nefesh.

New French Israelis Urge: Make Aliyah With Joy!

Arutz Sheva speaks with new immigrants from special charter flight as they get Israeli IDs, and learns why they made the 'big step.'

'I Felt Something Was Missing Not Living in Israel'

Aviva Leidner and Deenah Katz, who made aliyah with Nefesh B'Nefesh, explain why they wanted to live in Israel.

From Dumping Corpses in Ukraine to the Holy Land

Hundreds of Ukrainian Jews arrive in Israel out of the war zone; Arutz Sheva finds out the horrors they went through.

200 French Immigrants Arrive as French Aliyah Takes Off

French Aliyah up 11% since 2014; Israel expecting between 30,000 - 35,000 new immigrants this year - the most since 2005.

Families of Ethiopian IDF Soldiers to be Brought to Israel

Interior Minister Silvan Shalom vows to take immediate steps to bring 500 soldiers' families to Israel, complete Ethiopian Aliyah.

Watch: From USA to Israel - A Farewell of Tears and Pride

23-year-old Adam Wachs chose to leave behind the good life in Philadelphia and move to Israel. His father: "We couldn't be more proud."

From Canada to the Judean Hills, from Christianity to Judaism

Azriel Dror from Canada converted to Judaism from Christianity and made aliyah because Israel is "where every Jew needs to be."

'I've Wanted to Come to Israel Since Before it Was a State'

90-year-old Sue Friedman, one of the 221 olim who arrived in Israel this week, shares her story.

Watch: New Israelis Arrive in Israel

Arutz Sheva welcomes home the group of more than 200 olim from North America who arrived in Israel Tuesday morning.

Watch Live: 200 Olim Arrive from New York

Watch a live feed as a group of over 200 people making aliyah arrive on the first Nefesh B'Nefesh charter flight for summer 2015.

Likud Minister: New Olim Will Have an Influence in Israel

Minister Gila Gamliel praises olim who chose to come to Israel of their own free will.

Israeli Ambassador: Aliyah 'The Answer to BDS, Anti-Semitism'

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor addresses first immigration charter flight of summer 2015 - and says immigrants make him proud.

Before Leaving for Israel, 'Take in Gift' of Aliyah

Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, founder of Nefesh B'Nefesh, notes 'magnificent miracle' of Aliyah to kick off first charter flight of summer 2015.

Watch: How Can Parents Prepare Their Teens for Aliyah?

Experts explain to Arutz Sheva why keeping teens in the loop during the immigration process is key to successful Aliyah.

Watch: One Immigrant - One Inspiring Story

Yehuda Gerlitz says he and his family made aliyah from Canada feeling that Israel is "the best place for us to be".

From Captivity in Ukraine to a New Home in Israel

D., a Ukrainian held in captivity by pro-Russian separatists, arrived in Israel on Wednesday with a group of 91 Ukrainian olim.

French Summer Aliyah Wave Begins

Some 210 French Jews make aliyah since Monday, with 400 expected by end of week; thousands expected to arrive over the summer months.

Israeli Minister Urges French Aliyah Following Beheading Attack

Immigrant and Absorption Minister Ze'ev Elkin calls on French Jews to move to Israel following Friday's gruesome attack.

Group of 78 'Lost Jews' from India Makes Aliyah

Bnei Menashe will be settled in the Golan Heights – where their ancestors, the Menashe tribe, lived.

From Tokyo to Israel: An Aliyah Journey

How a trip on Japan's famous bullet train led one then-secular Jew back to his roots.

French Immigration to Israel Starts to Slow

French immigration appears to be abating somewhat, but there is an upswing in Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, Russia and Italy.

Joining Israel and the IDF on his Father's Dying Wish

27-year-old makes aliyah, joins elite combat unit to fulfill promise hours before dad died; relates attacks at UCLA for being pro-Israel.

Watch: Lost Tribe's 2,700 Year 'Family Reunion' at Joseph's Tomb

100 recent olim from the Bnei Menashe tribe erupt into song as they visit their forefather Joseph's Tomb after 2,700 years apart.

Moving to Israel Just Got Easier - For You and the Postman

Have your relatives had enough of your diverted mail? There is a better way...

Liberman: I Deceived Voters? Netanyahu Did!

Yisrael Beytenu chair attacks Prime Minister for duplicity against immigrant community, promises to fight him from the Opposition.

Row over Ulpan Etzion 'Ban on Rabbis'

Some students, rabbis claim flagship Jewish Agency ulpan has re-enacted a ban on visiting rabbis, re-igniting 7-year-old row.

Meet the Satmar Hassidim Planning a Zionist Community

They take part in anti-Israel demonstrations but secretly, they plan a haredi-Zionist agricultural community in Israel.

Romantic: Proposing on His First Day as an Israeli

Amichai from Arizona met his wife in the last hour of his first trip to Israel during last summer's war, and today proposed at the airport.

Likud MK Calls to Revive, Complete Ethiopian Aliyah

6,000 Jews remain in Gondart and Addis, MK Avraham Nagosa says, and it is Israel's duty to bring them home.

We Made It - Three Years Since Our Aliyah

27,933 New Immigrants to Celebrate their First Independence Day

New Israelis from Ukraine, France, Russia, US and elsewhere join in the celebrations as Israel prepares to celebrate 67 years.