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New immigrants, including small children and a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor, went through the ordeal of tasting Jews' favorite unhealthy snack.
'Lone Americans' on Aliyah are gobbling up a Thanksgiving dinner served by a former New Yorker, who once was a lone soldier.
The number of French Jews who visited Israel on the Birthright program more than doubled this year to 2,500.
The Banion family moved three months ago from Paris to Efrat, in Gush Etzion and part of Judea and Samaria, where they says it feels a lot safer than where they came from. Meir Banion, in an interview with Israeli radio, said that despite the tense security situation, and especially in Gush Etzion where Palestinian […]
By JNi.Media
The first two French Jewish families to move to Israel since Friday’s ISIS terrorist attacks arrived Monday.
By JNi.Media
The Netanyahu cabinet on Sunday approved unanimously to fly to Israel the remaining Falash Mura who are still in transit camps in Ethiopia.
The newcomers would have to undergo a conversion, as well as be taught Jewish values and the history of the Zionist movement.
Shmuel Toledano, 71, came on Aliyah with his wife several weeks ago.
One of the new immigrants is 83 years old, and five are volunteering to serve in the IDF.
Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Shani Taragin, Rabbi Ari Berman, Rachelle Sprecher Fraenkel.
New immigrants came to Israel from 97 countries.
By JNi.Media
For a state that goes out of its way to discriminate in favor of one group, Israel receives high grades in treatment of immigrants of all colors and creeds, beating out the UK, the US and Saudi Arabia.
The Home Front Command for the first time has deployed female soldiers to guard the front lines in Shechem in Samaria.
By Avi Mayer
Aliyah is up 11% compared to 2014; More than 20,000 French Jews have arrived in Israel over the past five years.
More than 200 immigrants from France ware scheduled to land in Israel aboard a special Aliyah flight next Monday evening. They will be greeted by Minister of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption Ze'ev Elkin and Jewish Agency chairman Israel Natan Sharansky. The number of 3,000 immigrants from France this summer is expected to reach 3,000, compared […]
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Aaron is a plumber, Tracie, a former National Guard member, wants to volunteer in the IDF.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
On board were 32 families including 95 children and 53 singles, of whom 12 will be joining the Israel Defense Forces.
Minister Ze'ev Elkin will welcome 221 new immigrants from the United States and Canada at Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday., one year after Operation Protective Edge. The flight, organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh in cooperation with the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, the Jewish Agency and JNF-USA, will carry 32 families and 53 singles from […]
By Brian Blum
“I wonder if there are any Bnei Menashe girls my age?” Becky asked her mother. “Maybe we could share my bat mitzvah with them?”
The Shavei Israel organization brought a group of 78 Bnei Menashe immigrants on Aliyah Thursday from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, which borders Burma and Bangladesh. Absorption Minister Zev Elkin greeted the immigrants upon arrival. The new Olim will settle in Katzrin on the Golan Heights, which was the tribal patrimony of Manasseh in […]
French Jews are running away from terror and running home at the same time.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Around 5,000 Jews continue to live in the ancient community, which according to some sources dates back to the time of King Solomon.
Young man makes Aliyah and enlists in IDF, something his deceased father desperately wanted.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The educational organization will bring 1,500 French Jews to Israel to learn about the Jewish state and immerse them in their Jewish heritage.
"It is indisputable that the dominant factor behind Aliyah to Israel from Western Europe is anti-Semitism."
Is Aliyah to Israel going through the minds of Jews going to synagogues where private guards are needed?
Dr. Avi Yitzchak, the first Ethiopian doctor in Israel, also saved victims of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010.
The one reason to make Aliyah outweighs all the arguments not to move to Israel.
Amazing new NBN video on Olim who love Israel. Why do YOU love Israel?
He thanks Jews who stand up for Israel but didn’t even hint they should make Aliyah.
The 58th richest man in the world has reportedly paid $25 million for half an acre in south Tel Aviv.
The former president doesn’t see the connection between living in Israel and remaining Jewish.
"Israel is the home of every Jew," the Prime Minister told the Cabinet Sunday.
Israeli ministers were warned on Sunday to prepare for large-scale immigration as figures on anti-Semitism continue to rise abroad.
If US Jews were to make Aliyah at the rate the Jewish Agency expects from France, Israel would have 1 million more Jews.
Prior to Sunday's cabinet meeting, Bibi talked about the dangers of Iran, ISIS and anti-Semitism and the importance of Aliyah.
French Jewry probably hasn't felt this much love in a long time.
Aliyah was up by 32 percent compared with 2013.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“Had the disaster not occurred, I would have never been living here; the tragedy triggered the change in my life..."
More than 1,000 high school seniors from 25 Jewish schools across France will light the Hanukkah menorah together on Thursday in Jerusalem. Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky who said that the French Jewish students' arrival in Israel is "a massive expression of solidarity that reflects the warm and unique connection between the French Jewish community […]
“I cried not because I had to undergo surgery, but because I had to leave the army.”
Former Prisoner of Zion Yosef Mendelevitch made an emotional return to the city where he was imprisoned in the 1970s to join hundreds of Jews from across Russia for the 4th Annual Limmud FSU (former Soviet Union) in St. Petersburg this weekend. St. Petersburg claims the second largest Jewish community in Russia today with about […]
Sing HaTikvah, eat kosher food, watch the basketball game and feel like a real Jew.
To clear up a misunderstanding, you cannot apply for your gun license on the plane and receive it with your Teudat Zehut when you land.
He and his wife Shelly were one of the most influential American couples in Israel.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The connection runs so deep, that the Arab villagers have alerted Efrat authorities against terror cells.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Immigration to Israel this year was up 28% compared to the previous year. An estimated total of 24,800 new immigrants arrived to Israel throughout the course of the year.
Israel welcomed 24,801 new immigrants this past year. Another 6-8 million did not make it - yet.
“I will kill all of you,” said the drunken gunman, annoyed at the nerve of a truck blocking traffic.
A protester who shouted “Jews aren’t safe – we’re coming to get you“ got a big surprise. Aliyah? Perish the thought.
The good news is that 338 more American Jews are moving to Israel. The and news is that 5 million are not.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Pick a rocket target and the new Israeli citizens will be moving there, to Beit Shemesh, Givat Shmuel, Hadera, Jerusalem, Karmiel, Modiin, Nes Tziona, Ra'anana, Ramat Beit Shemesh, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv and Beer Sheva.
Physical and speech & language therapists may soon find it easier to immigrate to Israel, thanks to a new bill now before the Knesset.
"Jews were ethnically cleansed from what is now known as the Arab world, [they] were there before the Arabs even arrived,” MK Ohayon said.
Jewish Agency head Sharansky: 5,000 Jews to make Aliyah from France by the end of the year, or one percent of the French Jewish community.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“It is so moving to see the Lost Tribe of Bnei Menashe returning to Zion and rejoining the people of Israel,” said Shavei Israel Founder and Chairman Michael Freund.
By Shalom Bear
Israel now has Feiglin's Law: An observation that Israel receives a massive influx of new Olim (immigrants) whenever major global geopolitical shifts occur, especially when those shifts synchronize with increased antisemitism and economic problems.
Bnei Menashe children who made Aliyah with their families on May 26, celebrate their first Israeli Shavuot.
Ukraine rebels are holding four European observers hostage, and shot down a gov't helicopter, killing 14.
Hosted by Speaker of the Knesset, MK Edelstein, the prize, awarded by Nefesh B’Nefesh was given to seven Olim from English-speaking countries who have contributed to the State of Israel in a significant way.
The IDF issued a directive to military units to release all Lone Soldiers next Thursday. Simultaneously, the IDF has invited all civilian agencies to attend to all these Lone Soldier's needs at one time, on that day.
Aliya support organizations to host event for immigrants who have left their families in order to serve the Jewish state.
On the face of things, Jewish life in France appears stronger than ever: Jewish schools are thriving, there are kosher butchers all over the country, and the Jewish population has more than doubled since 1945. So why are people talking about the end of Europe's largest Jewish community?
Changing your driver’s license in Israel may get a little easier, thanks to efforts by U.S.-born Yesh Atid MK Dov Lipman.
The purpose of the video is to inspire Jews around the world while reminding them of the significance and miracle of the Jewish State.
There is nothing like a good round of anti-Semitism to sober up Jews to move to Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
There is nothing like a war of anti-Semites against anti-Semites to encourage Aliyah. Ukrainian Jewish immigration to Israel has risen 70 percent in 2014 amid the recent political upheaval in that country. According to the Jewish Agency for Israel, 375 new immigrants from Ukraine arrived in the first three months of 2014, compared with 221 […]
Aliyah from France Up 312% in January and February Compared to 2013
A plan to stop tax evasion also threatens to break all limits of confidentiality of Americans in Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Sexist and often violent, corrupt and even anti-Zionist Haredim in Beit Shemesh create a false image of the city.
Jews packed Times Square for NBN's Aliyah mega event.
By Shalom Bear
These are people who always spoke about Aliyah, but now the situation in Kiev is giving them that extra push.
An unprecedented number of 20 dentists from around the United States who are planning to make Aliyah to Israel took the Israeli Dentistry Licensing Exam, at the Nefesh B’Nefesh offices in Paramus, New Jersey, this week. This is the largest group ever to take the test outside Israel. Dentists who immigrate to Israel must pass […]
Solar Energy pioneer Yosef Abramowitz, who moved to Israel from the United States as child, said Monday he is joining the crowded field of candidates to succeed Shimon Peres as President of Israel this summer. Knesset Member Meir Sheetrit of Tzipi Livni’s Tnuah party also announced his candidacy Monday, immediately winning Livni’s backing. He has […]
Shemen LaMeor will create jobs and reinvigorate the region’s agriculture while preserving its unique character.
Official statistics on aliyah to Israel from the United States have been corrected to show that there was only a tiny change for the worse in the past year from the number of new immigrants in 2012. The Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption and the Jewish Agency issued a report in late December that […]
One is remembered for his mitzvahs and good deeds, and Rabbi “Heritage House’ Schuster will be remembered forever.
Haredi youth have no excuse to dodge the draft, unless they really don’t want to learn Torah.
By JTA
A steady increase of Jews fleeing anti-Semitism and moving to Israel has prompted the Ministry of Absorption to submit for government approval a new plan to help them start new lives as “olim” [new immigrants]. In 2013, there were 3,301 new immigrants from France, the highest recorded number from that country since the year 2000. […]
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Taglit-Birthright Israel program has expanded eligibility for its free 10-day trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18-26 to include teenagers who went on an educational trip to Israel during high school Birthright’s eligibility guidelines previously stated, “If you have been to Israel before but only with your family or on other personal […]
Yiddish messages rooted in Jewish liturgy and Biblical texts encouraging Jews to make Aliyah.
By JTA
A food bank chairman, a solar energy pioneer and the creator of the “Dry Bones” comic strip are among the first winners of a Nefesh B’Nefesh prize recognizing immigrants to Israel. More than 200 immigrants from English-speaking countries were nominated for the Bonei Zion Prize, which was awarded in five categories as well as for […]
By JTA
New York Rep. Eliot L. Engel sent a letter to Benjamin Netanyahu to express his concern over the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s decision to reject Jewish status letters written by Rabbi Avi Weiss. Engel, the senior Democratic member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, wrote in the letter to Israel’s prime minister dated Jan. 10 that: […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The connection runs so deep, that the Arab villagers have alerted Efrat authorities against terror cells.
Orthodoxy have consistently been the largest group.
By Shalom Bear
An Aliyah plan of this scale hasn't been attempted since the rescued of Ethiopian Jewry.
Twenty-five young Jewish tech leaders working for such leading companies as Google, Facebook, and Microsoft have arrived in Israel for a ten-day introduction to the country and to the Israeli tech scene. The visit, dubbed Taglit Tech Challenge, is a partnership between The Jewish Agency for Israel and Taglit-Birthright Israel and is part of a […]
A get-tough IRS policy on Americans living abroad has encouraged some Americans living abroad, including “olim” in Israel, to revoke their American citizenship, the Globes business newspaper reported. The United States taxes its citizens' income even if they have been living abroad for years, and agrees with most banks in the world now expose all […]
All the boys were called up together, and recited – for the very first time – the blessing for being called to the Torah, with their interpreter.
With all due respect to the man and his memory, Mandela promoted strong independent states for minorities – except Israel. He publicly praised Arab terrorism against Israel in the name of "freedom."
The Interior Ministry will grant Evgeny Kissin, one of the world's leading classical pianists and an enthusiastic Jewish supporter of Israel, Israeli citizenship event though he does not live in the country, the Jewish Agency said Thursday Kissin, 42, told Jewish Agency Chairman Sharansky a year ago that he was interested in acquiring Israeli citizenship […]
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
More than 17,000 Jewish young adults will participate in the Taglit-Birthright Israel free 10-day tours this season, the largest number of winter participants for Birthright since the program was founded in 2000. Over the past 13 years, more than 350,000 participants have attended Birthright trips to Israel. The program is expected to reach 50 percent of Jewish […]
By JTA
Immigrants to Israel from seven countries will light Hanukkah candles Tuesday night simultaneously with Jews in seven other countries in a ceremony organized by the Ministry of Immigration and Absorption and The Jewish Agency for Israel. The candle lighting in Israel will take place at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem, where 300 young […]
By JTA
Jewish immigration from France to Israel has increased by 49 percent in the first nine months of 2013 compared to last year. Through September, 2,185 French Jews have immigrated to Israel, compared to 1,469 immigrants during the same time frame in 2012, according to Jewish Agency for Israel figures. The number of immigrants who arrived […]
The festival marked the 90th birthday of President Shimon Peres, and the 100th birthday of late Prime Minster Menachem Begin.
France and Israel were at each other’s throats nine years ago because of Israel’s warning to French Jews of rampant anti-Semitism, but common enemies have brought the two countries together, for now.
The World Orthodox Leadership Forum honored Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, co-founder of Nefesh B’Nefesh, at its annual dinner in Jerusalem on Monday for his contribution to aliyah to Israel. Rabbi Fass is a co-founder of the Nefesh B’Nefesh organization, which has helped thousands of Jews from North American and Britain to move to Israel. Additional honorees […]
By JTA
Some 120 Jewish leaders from Israel and around the world convened for a two-day summit on formulating a plan to strengthen the connection between Israel and Diaspora Jewish communities. Run in conjunction with the Jewish Agency for Israel, the summit on Wednesday and Thursday will focus, in part, on strengthening Jewish identity among Jewish young […]
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