Over the past few months, Nefesh B’Nefesh, in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL) and the Jewish National Fund-USA, has been working tirelessly to produce its annual Mega Aliyah Event, which provides potential Olim with an all-encompassing slate of resources for retirees, young professionals, medical professionals, families and singles. The event was set to take place on March 15th in New Jersey with 1,500 individuals in attendance from 15 states across North America. Due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the in-person event could no longer take place, but will be replaced instead with a large-scale “virtual” Mega Aliyah event on the same day, Sunday, March 15.
Nefesh B’Nefesh will be taking full advantage of the online technological resources available, in order to present an all-encompassing alternative to an in-person expo through a virtual Mega event which will be held in real-time.
The virtual fair will include multiple online lectures on a wide range of Aliyah topics, in order to provide potential Olim with accurate, reliable and relevant information to help ease their Aliyah process. The webinars will be broadcast live, via Zoom, and will be delivered by Nefesh B’Nefesh experts as well as Israeli professionals in the medical, legal and financial fields.
“During this challenging time, we are directing our hearts and prayers to those affected by the coronavirus pandemic,” said Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Nefesh B’Nefesh. “In light of this complex situation, and the cancellation of our annual mega Aliyah event, we have refocused our approach and decided to use the best technological and digital tools available in order to provide potential Olim with all of the same, necessary information in real-time, continuing our support for Olim in every situation, on their way to fulfilling their Zionist dream of living in Israel.”
The online seminars will include: Rights and benefits for Olim, converting a US medical license to an Israeli license, Israeli tax payments for retirees and the general public, employment options in Israel, buying and renting apartments, the Israeli education system, the Israeli health system, and more.
During the fair, potential Olim will be able to ask questions via a chat function or call into the Nefesh B’Nefesh call center (1-866-4-ALIYAH), which will be staffed by the organization’s Aliyah and employment departments, to answer any inquiries and questions from participants.
The virtual fair is available to any potential Olim across the world. Registration can be found here.
Following the virtual fair, all lectures will be saved on the Nefesh B’Nefesh YouTube page, and will be available to watch at any time.