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.

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.

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.

Nefesh B'Nefesh

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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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.

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

'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.

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.

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.

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

Nefesh B'Nefesh launches new Aliyah policy & strategy institute

Ex-MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh to head NBN's new institute aimed at improving Aliyah and absorption of immigrants in Israel.

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.

Nefesh B'Nefesh: Aliyah during and after COVID 19

Arutz Sheva speaks to Nefesh B'Nefesh's Marc Rosenberg about how the pandemic has changed aliyah.

Bonei Zion: The seven outstanding immigrants

Nefesh B’Nefesh presented outstanding Anglo Olim with the annual Bonei Zion Prize.

Report: These are Sa'ar's conditions for Netanyahu

New Hope chairman reportedly demands that Netanyahu not serve as PM for the first 1.5 years of the next government.

Watch: Aliyah reawakening - 104 new immigrants arrive

With the reopening of the skies, Nefesh B’Nefesh coordinates a dedicated Aliyah flight from JFK to TLV

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.

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

Over 3,000 new immigrants to Israel from North America in 2020

48 new immigrants arrive on year's final group aliyah flight.

Israel welcomes its 16,000th new immigrant of 2020

90 North Americans arrive in Israel on 3 group aliyah flights during Israeli National Immigration Week.

Final group aliyah flight of Jewish year 5780 arrives

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, new immigrants touch down at Ben Gurion Airport marking the last cohort for the Jewish Year.

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.

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.'

Interest in Aliyah reaches record numbers

Nefesh B'Nefesh Aliyah flight lands at Ben Gurion this morning, signaling a wave of hundreds of new immigrants expected in coming months.

A 'youthful' approach to Aliyah

How to solve, all at once, the difficulties of Aliyah: acculturation, making a living, learning the language, making friends, and more.

Nefesh B'Nefesh to build new center in Jerusalem

New Nefesh B'Nefesh center will help Jerusalem absorb more new immigrants, handle overwhelming interest in immigration, organization says.

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.