Aliyah
News and updates about Aliyah

Aliyah org deplores allegation most immigrants not Jewish
'Anyone at all familiar with aliyah from North America knows it unfathomable that 70% of them not considered Jewish according to halakha.'

Message to visitng French students: Move to Israel
Project brining young Jewish French students to visit Israel focused this year on the value of immigrating to Israel

Are only 14% of new immigrants to Israel Jewish?
According to new report, 6 out of 7 immigrants over past 8 years are not Jewish. Interior Ministry: Data in report is not accurate

A quarter of a million immigrants in a single decade
Over a quarter of a million immigrants, hailing from over 150 countries, made Israel their home this past decade.

25% of Russian immigrants to Israel leave after getting passport
1/4 of Russian immigrants to Israel return to Russia almost immediately after immigrating - apparently only interested in Israeli passport.

Immigration to Israel on the rise
Number of immigrants moving to Israel in 2019 poised to top last year's figures. 3.3 million people have immigrated to Israel since 1948.

Why they made Aliyah
Over 1 quarter of Shapell’s/Darche Noam alumni have made Aliyah, reflecting diversity of Orthodox Judaism.

Haredi aliyah initiative blossoms into movement
Naava Kodesh establishes network to facilitate aliyah for English-speaking haredi community, focusing on networking and community

So glad I’m raising my kids in Israel. Here’s why.

Watch: Mother surprises soldier son
Logan Brenner made Aliyah to Israel from the US to enlist in the IDF. At ceremony concluding 8-month course he was surprised by his mother.

Edelstein awarded medal for 100th anniversary of Third Aliyah
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine presents medal to Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein.

Why be a Half-Believer?

Hundreds celebrate and commemorate Aliyah Day
World Likud Chairman Yaakov Hagoel: 'I am proud that you came to raise your children and grandchildren in Israel'

Will the 'Lost Jews' make Aliyah?
The discovery of 'Lost Jews' and hidden Jewish communities raises the question: Will they make Aliyah?

Physicians' Aliyah: Doctors move to strengthen Israeli medicine
60 physicians make mass-Aliyah to strengthen Israel's healthcare system.

Occupied Europe (OE) against Jewish occupation of Israel
The Aliyah team asks how crazy can Europeans get, and particularly Jews living there?

How to deal with the misguided Jews who discourage Aliyah
Those self-hating, misguided Jews who discourage Aliyah and speak out against Israel fact warp the basic precepts of Torah.

The betrayal of Benjamin Netanyahu

Exile or Aliyah? – That is the question

How to deal with Jews who discourage Aliyah
Those self-hating, misguided Jews who discourage Aliyah and speak out against Israel warp the basic precepts of Torah.

Immigration to Israel up 28% in 2019
Fueled by large number of Russian immigrants moving to Israel, immigration rate surges in 2019.

The Great Call

'I love Israel, people have everything they need here'
More than 2,000 new olim children from 37 countries set to join Israeli school system, including 31 who arrived in covert missions.

The unlikeliest Absorption Center: Disability care and inclusion

Escape from Aliyah: A case of mistaken identity
"Memory recovery" - becoming conscious of identifying oneself as a Jew - is one of the bumps and hurdles on the Aliyah Trail.

Aliyah to Israel - despite the personal cost
David Lev and Dr. Sam Minskoff discuss the extraordinary story of a one-parent family and the tribulations in its immigration to Israel.

Russian immigration to Israel rises sharply
Immigration to Israel up by nearly 30% thanks to Russian speakers.

Emigration from Israel drops to lowest level in decades
600,000 Israelis living abroad, with number of Israelis emigrating falling to lowest level in more than three decades.

Nefesh B'Nefesh welcomes 60,000th immigrant
Nefesh B’Nefesh welcomes 41 lone soldiers, 103 children, 3 sets of twins and a 28-day-old baby.

Aliyah in the heat of Israel
Is Israel too hot to live in? The Aliyah Team discusses climate concerns of potential immigrants to Israel.

Trump Administration tightens immigration rules
New regulations to allow officials to refuse green cards to immigrants who would be dependent on welfare.

242 new North American Olim to arrive on Aliyah August 14
New immigrants, including 41 future lone soldiers, to arrive on Aliyah charter flight.

When anti-Semitism rises does immigration to Israel increase?
In the Diaspora, the Jew risks being caught up in the courage-or-cowardice conflict.

"It's never too late to fulfill your dreams"
95 Jews from North America begin new lives in Israel, including 80-year-old Iranian-born immigrant who finally fulfilled his life-long dream

How does Aliyah connect to the two-state problem?
Is the difference between the Jewish Diaspora and the State of Israel the real two-state issue?

Partner with us and help build an Aliyah Yeshiva in Samaria
The heart of Israel is Judea and Samaria. Without a strong presence there, Israel is weakened tremendously.

Why I am not upset with the dwindling American Jewish population

For The 17th of Tammuz: Tarzan of the Diaspora

Aliyah amnesia? A case of mistaken identity
"Memory recovery" - becoming conscious of identifying oneself as a Jew - is one of the bumps and hurdles on the Aliyah Trail.

'There is no food, only anti-Semitism,' Venezuelans make aliyah
The Jewish Agency is quietly assisting Jews to leave Venezuela and make aliyah to Israel. 'It's dangerous to walk on the streets.'

Watch: New immigrants welcomed upon landing in Israel
Hundreds of immigrants from France, South America and Eastern Europe land in Israel. Absorption Minister: 'Significant increase in Aliyah.'

Aliyah from Lubavitcher Rebbe's apartment 25 years after passing
Cohen family left lives in France, but also special home, that of Lubavitcher Rebbe's mother in Paris, 25 years after Rebbe's passing.

Alumni of these Jewish summer camps are making aliyah in droves
'Connection to Israel is nurtured in the home, school synagogue - and summer camp,' Nefesh B'Nefesh official says.

Can Jewish identity be challenged by Jewish religion?
How is it that a Jew can ignore the traditions and still have the experience of feeling and being Jew without comprising Judaism itself?

The sweet Diaspora

Hungary: Jews come to Israel after 13% increase in anti-Semitism
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews brings first Hungarian Jews to Israel.

A mitzvah you could do in your sleep

The aliyah question

Reclaiming Jerusalem for the Jewish people
This project brings redemption to the here and now, replete with miracles.

Does making aliyah drive you nuts?
Now for something completely different: A crazy look at the diaspora mindset against making aliyah.

Make Aliyah to Jerusalem - and Judea and Samaria
Find out why new attitudes in Israel and changes in the American government are good news for people considering making Aliyah.

Helping new immigrants find the ideal place to live
Representatives from 45 communities around Israel attend 2nd annual Nefesh B’Nefesh Communities Fair, helping immigrants find their homes.

Support BDS - stay in the Diaspora
Are Jews who forgot about making Aliyah giving the BDS movement a boost?

Thinking the unthinkable: Aliya in response to shootings

Can Jewish identity be challenged by Jewish religion?
How is it that a Jew can ignore the traditions and still have the experience of feeling and being Jewish without comprising Judaism itself?

Open letter to Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein: Lead your flock to Israel!

From the Hebrew press: The truth about Israel

What will attract more immigrants to Israel?
Certain things brought on Aliyah may be crucial in the process of adjustment.

A7 Exclusive: My last day in galut and my arrival in Israel
