Aliyah

Receiving money from Christian organizations

Israel's gov't, the Jewish Agency, and Nefesh B’Nefesh accept large sums of money from Christian organizations to aid aliya. Should they?

Mass aliyah now!

225 new olim arrived in Israel from North America last week. Now there are only 4,999,775 remaining. What can we do to get them here? Op-ed.

Emergency Conference to Demand Aliyah Overhaul

"Let's come together to figure out how we can better work together to help finally end this long and bitter exile” the organizers say.

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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.

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.

Why Moshe was not privileged to be buried in Eretz Yisrael

Read an unbelievable story about Rav Maimon and the Rogatchover about claiming to be born in Eretz Yisrael.

Devarim: Don’t listen to me – listen to Moshe

The Torah wasn’t given to be kept in Sinai, nor in Brooklyn or Beverly Hills. The Torah isn’t a “religion” like Buddhism or Christianity,

In defense of the Rambam

People say there is no mitzvah to make Aliya today, since the Rambam did not include it on his list of mitzahs.They need to delve deeper.

I have no answer for Jews who won’t make Aliya

If only I could get it across why some of us stay put while loving Israel heart, mind and soul. Op-ed.

Parashat Mattot contains a message for Ben Shapiro

In this week’s Torah portion Matot (Israel) we learn that there is a complete way to serve Hashem and an incomplete way.

'Ben Shapiro, why don't you immigrate to Israel?'

Political commentator Ben Shapiro when asked why he won't make Aliyah: My Jewish mission does not conflict with my presence in the US.

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Special video about the life of Kurt Rothschild

A special video about the life of Kurt Rothschild, produced by Seret Lemazkeret and World Mizrachi when he made Aliyah at age 90.

Is living in Israel obligatory? Rav Shapira & Rav Feinstein

Can living in Eretz Yisrael be compared to wearing tzitzit, obligatory only for someone wearing a 4 cornered garment?

Jewish Agency:

'People are very thirsty for one-on-one immersive connections'

The Jewish Agency's Nir Buchler explains why returning to emissaries and one-on-one connections post-COVID is essential to their agenda.

Activists urge Israel to reject sex abuser's immigration request

Orthodox activist group pushing Israel to deny citizenship to an American rabbi, citing his conviction for sexual assault.

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.

The mitzvah to live in Israel

Disparaging the State of Israel is a shortcoming that seemingly justifies remaining in the Diaspora today, but it does not hold water.

What is the biggest challenge for immigrant children?

Well known experienced school principals weigh in on challenges facing children of English speaking immigrants to Israel.

Rise from the dust!

From the book by Tzvi Glatt, young Torah Scholar from America who studied at Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva.and was killed by terrorists in Hevron.

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

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

Behar-Bechukotai: 'You disappointed Me!"

30 hours in prison was enough to realize how special it is to live in the Medina - the tochacha is enough to realize that every Jew should.

20-Year High:

38,000 new immigrants to Israel in a single year

Israel reports highest level of immigration in 20 years, with 38,000 new immigrants entering the country since the last Independence Day.

How the COVID brought some US Jewish tech workers to Israel

Some Jewish tech workers won’t ever return to the office. Instead, they’ve moved to Israel, with a Facebook VP among those taking the plunge

A Tale of Two Cities – two worlds

Excerpt from the writer's book "With all your might." Two families, two Seders, one nation.

Holiday of Freedom? What does that mean?

On Seder Night we are to teach are children that their future lies not in New York or Florida, but  in our own Jewish Homeland. Op-ed.

Ukrainian and Russian Jews: Welcome

Their wars are not our wars. We do not need to die in their battles or suffer for their sins. We may live our own lives in Israel. Op-ed.

The true Torah Way

The greatest Sanctification of Hashem's Name is the return of the Jewish People to Israel, Last Shabbat's Haftorah tells us that succinctly

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.

To our fellow Jews – Go to Israel! Do not return to Ukraine!

Since 1948, the term “Jewish refugee” no longer exists, since every Jew has a home in Israel! We welcome you with open arms. Op-ed.

Israel looks to expedite immigration process for Ukrainians

4,000 Ukrainian citizens have immigrated to Israel under Law of Return since war started; new program aims to rapidly expand that figure.

Rav Kanievsky zt"l on aliyah to Israel today

Rav Chaim Kanievsky's instructions about moving to Eretz Yisroel.

Ukraine War:

Israel has accepted twice as many refugees as Jewish immigrants

Over 10,000 Ukrainian Jews waiting to get immigration passes to Israel, with less than half as many immigrants allowed in as refugees.

Israeli charity to cover everyday needs of Ukrainian refugees

Colel Chabad expanding food card program to help Ukrainian refugees arriving in Israel with not only food but also clothing and housing.

Purim surprise for Jerusalem immigrants

Leslie and Michael Windman, who made aliyah recently from Florida, hosted the mayor of Jerusalem at their home and received a Purim basket.

Purim in Kiev

Where is the Jewish wisdom in packing our bags only when the tanks of tyrants come rumbling into cities where we never belonged? Op-ed.

Rural caravans to house Ukrainian immigrants moving to Israel

World Zionist Organization will aid in the settlement of new immigrants from Ukraine in portable structures set up in rural areas.

Destination Israel:

First group of new immigrants leaves Ukraine for Poland

Jewish Agency opens six aliyah processing stations along the Ukrainian Border, assists first group of new immigrants in reaching Poland.

Op-Ed:

Will you be part of the Jewish future?

When the Temple is rebuilt, will our stone be there or, Heaven forbid, will it “be erased from among them” – as Jacob told Joseph? Opinion.

Haredi aliya to Israel: The comeback of this century?

Has the yeshivish world lost sight of the importance that the Vilna Gaon and Baal Shem Tov placed on living in the Holy Land?

Mishpatim 5782

The Parsha and Current Events: The final events in human history

Not all the Jews will hear the call to aliya, just as the 80% in Egypt did not hear or heed the call - and that is very sad.

A survivor receives the gift of home

I knew if I truly wanted to make my people proud, I had to live in the only place where Jews can truly be Jewish—and that is Israel.Op-ed.

Jewish space engineer makes Aliyah

Watch: Delta Airlines crew says farewell to NASA veteran Gerald Wittenstein who is making Aliyah with his wife.

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.

The Parsha and Current Events: Who knows five?

When our “backs were to the wall” (“to the sea wall”), Hashem said “Stop praying and be pro-active ...”. That holds for today as well.

A plan to stop the liquidation of Diaspora Jewry

There is only one way to stop the liquidation of Diaspora Jewry and it is not the well meant plan of former Minister Yankelevitch. Opinion.

See the Hand of God

We should thank the Zionists for their efforts, but they are not the reason we succeeded and now have a country. Op-ed.

Govt 'overriding Law of Return' to enable non-Jewish immigration

"If the general public knew what was going on, there would be a massive outcry."

2021 sees 30% global surge in immigration to Israel

New figures also show highest Aliyah from France in four years, increase in arrivals from South Africa.

Israel appreciation

​​​​​​​We don’t appreciate what we have until we’ve lost it. Opinion.

VAYECHI 5728

Using the Rambam as an excuse to stay in the Diaspora

'The reason the Rambam does not list living in Israel as a mitzvah is not that he thinks it less than a mitzvah, but just the opposite.'

The language barrier to Aliyah

Don't you want to speak and understand the language of your forefathers, of the Bible? You can manage the language barrier. Op-ed.

Survey: Active immigration of non-Jews endangers state identity

Two-thirds of respondents said active immigration of those not identifying as Jewish endangers Israel's identity as a Jewish state.

Aliyah for the elderly

The Patriarch Abraham made aliyah at 75, but for many of the elderly, that may not be the best time to begin to lead a new life. Op-ed.

Finding a better way

Immigrant from Oakland, California reflects on the challenges - and the blessings - of making Aliyah. Op-ed.

Mashiach, Mashiach, Mashiach…

There are people who claim that until the Mashiach comes there is no obligation for a Jew to live in Israel.Look again.

If Yaakov had been American...

Had he been an American Jew, how would Yaakov have reacted to hearing that Esau is on his way with 400 men?

'Israel Real Estate Show in New York was a huge success'

Arutz Sheva speaks to Gidon Katz, producer of the Israel Radio Show, about the success of the mega event and American interest in aliyah.

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.

From India to the Holy Land: The journey of an immigrant

Rivka Hilsia may have grown up in India, but as a member of the Bnei Menashe, her heart has always been in Israel. This is her story.

Dov Lipman: Yom Aliyah – Time for Change

Yom Aliyah is a great opportunity to announce that aliyah and helping olim will become one of the top areas of focus.