Aliyah

Brothers, it's Purim 2021

Shushan is uncannily like America 2021. Llisten to Marc Bernan sing a Yiddish Purim song about the miracle and make it come true again.

How to move to Israel while working remotely for a US employer

'With so many people working from home, no one is even thinking about where you are,' says attorney who recently immigrated to Israel.

Post coronavirus fear-trauma and Aliyah

The effects of post-coronavirus fears on the current rate of Aliyah.

After the lockdown: Get ready for massive Aliyah

The "leisure time" spent during the lockdown in the Diaspora is best spent planning and preparing for inevitable Aliyah.

'The pandemic encourages Aliyah, but also inhibits it'

The coronavirus brings with it fear and a kind of darkness. As Jews, our light knows how to overcome this darkness as well

Nefesh B'Nefesh 'pained by freeze in Aliyah flights'

Organization that aids immigration from North America and Britain expresses regret over cessation of flights but understands necessity

Diaspora de-programming therapy

Diaspora Jewry needs de-education to erase the impressions affecting mind and heart that make them feel at home. Op-ed.

The United States is falling down

Former Hollywood producer, now a Jerusalemite and frequent Arutz Sheva columnist, sings about US Jewry's future. 'Sing Along' Op-ed.

The best Galus ever

Home is home, and if it isn't everything you want it to be, you need to be there to really change that. Opinion

Women from lost tribe of Menashe to make Aliyah from India

Five women from Bnei Menashe community in India to make aliyah Sunday, with 500 more to immigrate during 2021.

'That's why I wanted to immigrate to Israel so much'

Two women who immigrated to Israel from Baltimore and Philadelphia talk about their unique journey into Israeli society.

Hundreds of Jews from the Bnei Menashe arrive in Israel today

"The Aliyah of the lost tribe of Bnei Menashe after 2,700 years of exile is a modern-day Hanukkah miracle."

Then and forever

Parshat Lech Lecha, Vayera, and Chayei Sarah are the Torah portions of personal departure from America, and our arrival in Eretz Yisrael.

Seizing the opportunity of a lifetime

What was once a Divine obligation to Abraham is now coming to a place where you can pursue your professional and financial dreams.

From the Ark to America

The Midrash sees the Flood as an allusion to Israel’s exile, and Noah’s leaving the Ark, as an allusion to Israel’s return to its Land.

The Christian side of the Abraham Accords?

Blog reveals 'long-promised route to Christian aliyah'.

From Crisis to Prosperity: How to beat COVID-19

COVID-19 has opened a window of opportunity for us to launch the State of Israel an entire generation forward. We can do it. Here's how.

'Three big ideas: Health care, immigration, energy'

'Stand For America' releases new video series on policy issues that 'matter most'.

Jewish Agency head: Immigration could get us out of this crisis

Every wave of immigration holds within it the potentialities of economic recovery and growth. This is a tremendous opportunity for Israel."

Seriously considering the “A” word?

US Jews never envisaged a time when they would need to seriously consider leaving the US and making Israel their permanent home. Op-ed.

Our houses are burning, brothers

American Jews, don't waste money on rebuilding - use it to buy oneway tickets and a new home in Israel.

Whither American Modern Orthodoxy?

US Modern Orthodoxy failed to raise a young, involved generation, claims Queens Rabbi Yoel Shonfeld. Tzvi Fishman has the answer. Op-ed.

Jewish Agency: Dramatic rise in aliyah inquiry since COVID-19

President Rivlin visits Jewish Agency-run Hebrew-language school, where he receives report on immigration to Israel since coronavirus.

Meat, milk, and Aliyah: Parashat Re'eh

How long do we have to wait from meat to milk? And how long are we allowed to wait to make aliya?

Operation Home: 1st charter flight from Mexico lands in Israel

First-of-its-kind charter flight from Mexico carrying 230 olim, Masa Israel Journey volunteers and Israelis returning home lands in Israel.

The gates are cloooosing fast

Diaspora Jews are burying their heads in the mudslide of Galut once again, and continuing on with their mass denial and fantasy lives.Op-ed.

It can’t happen here! Oh yes It can!

Better to be a refugee in the Jewish State, than a prince in the Midbar Ha'amim (Desert of the Nations). Be Jew-woke and move to Israel!

Watch: The Aliyah Song

Composed and Performed by Rabbi Benzion Klatzko Musical Arrangements by Yisroel Ament Video by Benzion Klatzko https://bring

Life in the exile is a holding pattern: A brand new oleh speaks

In the Diaspora, we are not building as much as trying not to fall off a spiritual and physical ledge. Op-ed.

Prayer to come to the Land of Israel

Ths may be the most important prayer you say in your life.

78 future lone soldiers arrive on 2 group Aliyah flights

In total, 120 new Olim are expected to make Aliyah over next 48 hours, says Nefesh B'Nefesh.

A floor washer in Eretz Yisrael or a Rabbi in the Diaspora?

There is no obligation to be a Rabbi, but there is an obligation for a Jew to dwell in the Land of Israel. Op-ed.

Don't listen to me - listen to Moshe

What is the first and fundamental mitzva that Moshe explains when he teaches the Torah to his people? Not Shabbos. Not kashrus.

Life is in the power of the tongue

Vows can be a way to a life full of sanctity.

So that's where aliyah fits in

Israel is not perfect. It has its successes and failures. Yes, there is room for improvement and that's where your Aliyah comes in. Op-ed.

Aliya to Israel, a small country with a big footprint

There are indeed some things that are easier in the US and some things - the ones that really count - that are far better here. Op-ed.

Sorry, Caroline, you missed the mark on this one

There is something critical missing from your plan, Caroline, and that lack dooms it to failure. Opinion.

WZO announces plan to bring French Jews to Israel

World Zionist Organization vice-chairman Yaakov Hagoel states Israel must prepare for increase in aliyah caused by rising anti-Semitism.

Hang ‘Em High

The leaders of Diaspora Jews didn’t prepare their people for what was seen as inevitable to any student of Jewish History and Torah. Op-ed

'We won't be able to handle coming immigration wave'

Knesset committee warns that following spate of budget cuts, Israel won't be able to handle expected wave of immigration.

Jewish educator who made Aliyah: 'It was always on my mind'

Rabbi Berman, principal of a modern Orthodox school in Michigan, made Aliyah 2 days ago after '40 years of planning.'

Moving to Israel has never been easier - but don't wait

Coronavirus crisis, US protests and European instability. No need to look for reasons to immigrate to Israel.

The Israeli government's campaign to 'Save Diaspora Jewry'

The new global strategy is 6 brightly-colored band aids, intended to rescue a patient in the last stages of cardiac arrest. Shred it. Op-ed.

Aliya: Running away or becoming what you can be?

Israel is not a place to escape or run to, although it can be that as well. Israel is a place to step up into higher purpose and meaning.

50 reasons to make Aliyah

From getting closer to G-d to the thriving economy, excellent medical care and the availability of bagels-what more can you ask? Come home.

Get the Aliyah APP

The writer has just the APP you need to make your aliyah a success. And he is looking for a name for it. Read on.

Complex questions:

Is Aliyah for everyone?

Another riveting interview with author Tzvi Fishman: 'Either the Jewish State is a refuge for all Jews, or it isn’t.'

Nefesh B’Nefesh sees steep rise in Aliyah applications

1195 North Americans began Aliyah process in June 2020, three times the number of Aliyah applications which were opened in June of 2019.

The Great Call

Come now! If there is a new outburst of COVID-19 flights may be reduced. Rabbis and activists in Israel sign a letter to Jewish leaders.

Over 900 immigration applications in under a month

Israel immigration group Nefesh B’Nefesh reports highest number of applications since its founding.

An open letter to Rabbi Zachariah Wallerstein

It seems we need reminders that no matter how sweet exile, galut, seems, it is not our home. BLM provided them. Don't wait, come now. Op-ed.

Our Inheritance

One can inherit something and not use it, but in this case, Hashem commands us to possess the land in our hearts and then with our actions.

50 ways to leave America

Ask yourself, "How can I live my most Jewish best?" Opinion.

Israel readies for post-virus wave of Jewish immigration

Israel gears up for mass wave of immigration, fueled by coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn created by government lockdowns.

Coronavirus patient boards plane to Israel

New immigrant receives lab results confirming coronavirus from US lab - after arriving in Israel.

Watch: Rabbi Wallerstein calls on US Jews to make Aliyah

Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein, founder of Ateres Naava Seminary in Brooklyn, says living in America is 'not for us' anymore.

51 immigrants arrive in Israel on group Nefesh B'Nefesh flight

51 Olim land at Ben Gurion Airport Tuesday morning amidst an unprecedented spike in Aliyah interest.

The prison parable and the goldene medina

The inmates were so comfortable in prison that they refused to leave when the walls came down. What is the parable telling us?

The Diaspora in crisis: Instead of preaching, embrace

Show genuine interest in welfare of our brothers across the sea. Offer attractive options for comfortably acculturating to life in Israel.

Don't run away

Every Jew outside Israel should begin preparations to come home as soon as possible, but not because of riots, looting or Covid-19. Op-ed