Nefesh B'Nefesh

It's a small world:

Minister Sofer runs into mother of wounded soldier in Miami

Last January, IDF lone soldier Matan Bar was wounded at an army base. Yesterday, Minister Sofer happened to meet his mother in Miami.

Nefesh B'Nefesh:

Jerusalem #1 destination for North American immigrants

Jerusalem is the leading destination for North American aliyah: Nearly 1,200 newcomers expected in 2023.

NBN hosts first-ever 'Aliyah-in-One' Day

Nefesh B’Nefesh, Aliyah & Integration Min., & Jewish Agency for Israel host first-ever 'Aliyah-In-One' Day to streamline aliyah process.

Over 600 Lone Soldiers celebrate Israel's 75th birthday with NBN

Hundreds of Lone Soldiers, National Service volunteers celebrate Israel's Independence Day at Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Campus in Jerusalem.

Hollywood actress makes Aliyah

Diane Neal moves to Israel with the help of Nefesh B'Nefesh, making her new home in Tel Aviv

Nefesh B'Nefesh Medex event aims to help doctors make aliyah

With Israel in a dire shortage of doctors and other medical professionals, NBN makes it easy for them to certify before landing in Israel.

Hundreds of healthcare providers attend NBN's Medex event

Medex event served as a one-stop shop for medical professionals interested in Aliyah, helping them to practice medicine in Israel.

Yitzhak Wasserlauf:

'I won't let demonstrations harm Aliyah'

Activists are planning to demonstrate outside a conference that intends to encourage medical professionals to immigrate to Israel.

Conference to help doctors convert their licenses before Aliyah

NBN MedEx event will help medical professionals to transfer their medical licenses before making Aliyah - in person and in one location.

Nefesh B’Nefesh to host Aliyah seminars across North America

Upcoming NBN tour gives potential Olim an opportunity to have informal Aliyah consultations

Benny Gantz visits Nefesh B'Nefesh Aliyah campus

National Unity party leader meets NBN co-founder Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Noya Govrin, FIDF - Nefesh B’Nefesh Lone Soldiers Program director

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Jerusalem conference helps immigrants navigate finances in Israel

Over 400 immigrants attend sold-out conference in Jerusalem, offering practical tools to navigate financial issues in Israel.

9 young Olim win Nefesh B'Nefesh Maor Youth Prize

The prize recipients were honored during a special Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony and celebration at the Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Campus.

2022:

Nefesh B'Nefesh brings 3,900 North American olim to Israel

Nearly 4,000 newcomers arrived in Israel in 2022 with the assistance of Nefesh B’Nefesh and its partners.

Over 2,000 lone soldiers attend annual Nefesh B'Nefesh event

Nefesh B’Nefesh, Friends of the IDF (FIDF), host annual ‘Personal Errands Day’ for Lone Soldiers' as the finale to a special week.

8 Olim receive 2022 Bonei Zion award from NBN

Special recognition award given to Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano Shata for her dedication and service for the Oleh community

NBN hosts Olim at Thanksgiving dinners throughout Israel

Mayor of Haifa greeted the Olim in Haifa, and the dinner in Jerusalem was attended by 300 Lone Soldiers and National Service Volunteers.

Over 300 potential newcomers attend Nefesh B'Nefesh events

Representatives from Nefesh B’Nefesh, Jerusalem Municipality, meet future & potential immigrants hoping to make Jerusalem their home.

Bride: 'Immigrating to Israel led me to my partner for life'

First lone soldier wedding hosted at Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Campus in Jerusalem.

NBN and Jerusalem co-host welcome event honoring new immigrants

The annual welcoming event included informational panels in various languages and a special performance by Israeli singer, Rami Kleinstein.

101-year-eld olah finally returns to her native homeland

“My family left at a time when ‘the Jewish State’ was just an idea; today I am proud to call it home," says Stella Rockoff.

Meet the immigrants who won this year's Bonei Zion Prize

These are the seven outstanding immigrants who won this year's Bonei Zion Prize.

Seven outstanding immigrants awarded Bonei Zion Prize

Annual Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize announces 2022 recipients, calls for new nominations for 2023.

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75,000 immigrants later, NBN is about more than charter flights

Aliyah group has expanded from functioning as a coordinator of aliyah flights to a full-service immigration and absorption assistance group.

“This is our homeland and where we belong.”

This past Tuesday was the first Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight to Israel in almost two years (courtesy of COVID). Op-ed.

One last baseball game before leaving to join the Israeli army

Hours before their departure to Israel we met soon-to-be IDF soldiers at a New York Yankees game.

Welcome home

'It's a dream come true'

Israel National News accompanied the Nefesh B'Nefesh new immigrants who shared their excitement, feelings and hopes. Watch.

En route to Israel: If not now, then when

Watch: Dalia and Sarah, two new immigrants, speak with us from the Nefesh B'Nefesh flight a few hours before landing in Israel

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225 new Olim arrive in Israel on Nefesh B'Nefesh flight

225 new immigrants from North America land at Ben Gurion Airport on Nefesh B’Nefesh chartered Aliyah flight through El Al Israel Airlines.

Inspiring: We're excited to come home

We met new immigrants at JFK: A mother with her family, a boy joining the army and a girl reuniting with her lone soldier sister.

'Olim are taking part in most important thing that Jews can do'

Asaf Zamir, Consul General of Israel in New York, speaks with Nefesh B'Nefesh immigrants at JFK airport.

Rabbi and his wife make aliyah with pre-WWII Torah from Poland

Rabbi Alvin and Esther Reinstein are moving from New Jersey to Efrat with a Torah scroll from pre-WWII Poland.

Twin brothers make aliyah and will enlist in elite IDF unit

Ari and Ron (18), twin brothers from New York, immigrated to Israel and will be drafted into the Shayetet 13 unit of the Naval Brigade.

Gov't approves grant package for immigrant physicians, engineers

Government announces grant for physicians, healthcare professionals, and engineers living and working in Israel’s periphery.

A talk with the co-founder of Nefesh B'Nefesh

Why there are no aliyah billboards on the roads in the USA and how NBN connects potential olim with job opportunities. Interview.

Nefesh B'Nefesh:

Thousands of immigrants expected to arrive in Israel this summer

Nefesh B’Nefesh planning first charter Aliyah flight since beginning of pandemic along with 10 group Aliyah flights.

NBN:

Major wave of North American Aliyah expected summer 2022

Nefesh B’Nefesh planning first Charter Aliyah (immigration) Flight since beginning of pandemic along with 10 Group Aliyah Flights

Nefesh B’Nefesh Annual Online ‘Mega’ Aliyah and Employment Fair

2022 Virtual Mega Aliyah Event & Innovation.IL Job Fair to be held this Sunday.

Celebrating IDF Lone Soldiers at a special NY Yankees ball game

Families of Lone Soldiers hosted by wife of Yankees' president, a chance to meet, share, rejoice.

Nefesh B'Nefesh:

We joined the special “Homecoming BBQ”

Olim from the Tri-State area attended farewell event in preparation for their upcoming Aliyah. Israel National News spoke with them.

'Unwavering support for immigrants in every circumstance'

Nefesh B’Nefesh to provide an all-encompassing slate of resources for prospective Olim across North America, at online mega-event.

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Bonei Zion prize ceremony honors eight outstanding Israelis

Nefesh B'Nefesh holds Bonei Zion Prize ceremony, honoring immigrants to Israel who have made a major impact on the State.

Ahead of Independence Day:

Nefesh B'Nefesh welcomes 74,000th new immigrant

Charley Smith, a young father, becomes Nefesh B'Nefesh's 74,000th new immigrant, just ahead of Israel's 74th Independence Day.

Sensitivity of Language and Land

To speak poorly about the Land of Israel is to lose sight of an essential part of what make us special. That, too, is lashon hara.

Inspiring:

Meet the Zionist doctors

Meet four of the soon-to-be immigrant doctors who came to learn and plan at the NBN MedEx event which took place in New Jersey.

Nefesh B’Nefesh's MedEx:

When Zionism meets medicine

Rabbi Fass of Nefesh B'Nefesh speaks with Israel National News at NBN's MedEx gathering for healthcare workers considering moving to Israel.

A family of doctors embarks on an adventure for a lifetime

Drs. Tova and Josh Lennon uprooted their family and their careers in healthcare to start a new life in Israel.

Jerusalem mayor delivers Purim gifts to new immigrants

Mayor Moshe Leon, NBN co-founder Rabbi Yehoshua Fass to a 3-generation family of new immigrants to Israel.

Nefesh B'Nefesh Director:

'New Aliyah Campus to Serve as Community Base for Olim'

Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Co-Founder of Nefesh B’Nefesh: The momentum of Aliyah is increasing during the pandemic.

Record number of US retirees relocate to Israel in 2021

Is Israel becoming the new Florida? Number of US immigrants over 55 moving to Israel surges in 2021.

Nefesh B'Nefesh hosts Thanksgiving dinner for 250 lone soldiers

Additional events were held for hundreds of Olim in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Be’er Sheva, providing Olim with a taste of Thanksgiving.

New in Jerusalem: The Nefesh B'Nefesh Aliyah Campus

The new Aliyah Campus is located opposite the Supreme Court in the Government Quarter of Jerusalem.

Nefesh B'Nefesh marks 'record-breaking' year for Aliyah

3280 new Olim have made Aliyah from North America since January of 2021. Among the new Olim were 643 families, 755 singles and 281 retirees.

The aliyah and visa crisis is NOT such a “success story”

Israel is proud of a 31% increase in aliya from last year, but that euphoria is somewhat deceptive. Look closer. Op-ed.

Nefesh B’Nefesh presents 2021 grants for 'Zionist innovation'

Grants awarded to organizations and grassroot initiatives run by Olim working to improve their communities while impacting Israeli society.

1,912 new olim from North America moved to Israel this summer

2021 shaping up to be a record-breaking year in Aliyah as a 42% increase is expected, with almost 2000 new Olim arriving during summer peak.

161 future Lone Soldiers make Aliyah with Nefesh B'Nefesh

Approximately 300 future Lone Soldiers are expected to make Aliyah from North America in 2021.

Over 170 new immigrants land in Ben Gurion Airport

Nefesh B’Nefesh group aliyah flights land during record-breaking aliyah summer months.

How many Olim will be coming this summer?

Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah numbers soar as summer season begins

Aliyah: Making sense of your money

Nefesh B’Nefesh is bringing the topic finance and income to the forefront of pre-Aliyah conversation. Here are some very direct tips.