Canadian sisters find a fully Jewish experience at an Israeli high school.
The Hanukkah holiday, and the fact that some people are upset about Christmas celebrations by immigrants to Israel.
By JNi.Media
In the very recent past, this anti-Zionist group went after one of the most fundamental concepts in the history of the Zionist movement in the Land of Israel: Avoda Ivrit – Jewish Labor.
Immigrants who have 'reinvented' themselves after coming to Israel.
She made aliyah 3 months ago, and she's already giving advice on living in Israel through videos that thousands of people are watching! Who is this Aliyah Wonder Woman?
By JNi.Media
Grants will be awarded to Olim looking to create change, enter the start-up ecosystem, impact Israeli society or engage the Olim community.
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman's daughter made Aliyah on this morning's Nefesh B'Nefesh flight.
Jews from all over the world are coming home!
By JNi.Media
More than 10% of the French Jewish community has immigrated to Israel since the year 2000, half in the past five years alone.
Learning Hebrew, getting used to a new culture, figuring out even the simplest things are all challenges we face when moving to Israel from the West. Eve Harow interviews Akiva Gersh about his new book Becoming Israeli: The Hysterical, Inspiring and Challenging Sides of Making Aliyah on today's Rejuvenation.
The message of Pesach is Aliyah to the Promised Land!
By JNi.Media
The Bnei Menashe are descendants of the tribe of Manasseh, one of the Ten Lost Tribes exiled from the Land of Israel more than 2,700 years ago by the Assyrian empire.
By JNi.Media
The 102 new immigrants all hail from the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram, which borders Burma and Bangladesh and is home to the second-largest concentration of Bnei Menashe in India.
By JNi.Media
Immigration to Tel Aviv has come to be characterized by youth: approximately 9,500 of the new immigrants are between the ages of 18 and 35, joining a third of Tel Aviv's population that is of the same age group.
The first component began taking shape more than sixty-eight years ago when, as was my custom, I joined my father at Shabbat morning services in his synagogue on New York’s Lower East Side.
By JNi.Media
'My very relationship with my husband was in question suddenly. The children would yell, 'Why did you bring us here?' My own emotional state was so fragile. Everything was falling apart, including our marriage.'
For everyone who doubted whether or not making aliyah it was worth it, know that there is nothing to inspire personal growth like waking up each morning as a Jew in the Land of The Jewish People.
We often say to ourselves, “If only God, Himself, would tell us what to do.” If we open our ears & hearts to this week’s parsha we will hear God settling one of life’s challenges-where we should live.
By JoeSettler
It was probably also on an Election Day in Ur Kasdim, when God told Abraham, "Lech Lecha".
By JNi.Media
Strangely enough, the Knesset legislation known as the Aliyah Day Act 5776-2016 states that on the 7th of Cheshvan the country will celebrate the Israelites' entrance into the Land of Israel on the 10th of Nissan.
By Judith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz
After Max's death, Shirley and Chaskel had bought an apartment in Israel for the future. Suddenly the future was now.
By Moshe Herman
After the Jewish people came to the Land of Israel they were commanded to “keep making aliyah” – to go up to Jerusalem 3 times a year. Rabbi Yishai Fleisher is reunited with Rabbi Mike Feuer for Spiritual Cafe where they discuss the end of the summer, the passing of Gene Wilder, the Torah portion which includes the laws of kosher and non kosher animals, the searching for the right spot and building of the Temple, and the laws of the false prophet. Reconnect with the Torah portion and the Land of Israel on this weeks exciting program.
233 North American new Olim arrived home to Israel this morning.
By JNi.Media
Some of the funds are designated for encouraging entrepreneurship among new immigrants from France, Belgium, and Ukraine.
It is critical first to determine why your spouse does not want to make Aliyah. There are some cases where it may not, in fact, be feasible.
Addressing various reasons given by people as to why they believe Aliyah won’t work for them, and the author's comments about each reason commonly given.
It's an in-depth show on the elections in the United States, how the candidates relate to Israel and the 'elections joke' of the day.
There are numerous common reasons for not making Aliyah, but they do not outweigh the benefits of coming home.
This programme demonstrates the futility of the world's pressure to negotiate, with the Palestinian Arab leadership whoever they are, while at the same time ignoring that their stated aim is to destroy their supposed partner for peace, the State of Israel. The Bad: Walter reluctantly came to the conclusion that all previous attempts to come […]
By JNi.Media
The 223 newcomers include Jews from 17 US states and two Canadian provinces, former servicemen from three different US Armed Forces units, families of all sizes, and young professionals.
The truth hurts, but it must be stated.
This week's show deals exclusively with the topic of Financial Aliyah.
By JNi.Media
The food co-ops operate as social business ventures, offering consumers significantly less expensive groceries and investing profits in local social empowerment initiatives.
By JNi.Media
"Currently, French nationals who are looking to emigrate have many options, so if we do not offer them at least what other countries are offering – we'll be facing stiff competition."
Many of these new Israelis expressed amazement at how the day is celebrated in Israel in contrast with their native countries.
Over 100 Ukrainian Jews fled war-torn Ukraine and arrived in Israel.
The money will also go towards encouraging aliyah, provide preparatory aliyah seminars, and finding full-time employment for new immigrants prior to their move to Israel.
Stabbing victim had just become Israeli citizen, said he still plans to join the IDF.
A large majority of Israelis are willing to support an increase in benefits to help new immigrants succeed.
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has offered a cash payment to Jews from Ukraine to move to Israel. The Jewish Agency criticizes the program.
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.
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.
ISIS may have hit the theater because it hosted pro-Israel events. Three months ago, its Jewish owners sold it.
Today is the 5th yahrzeit of RivkA Matityah, who died of breast cancer at the young age of 44.
Channel 2 television reported that the IDF has warned soldiers, especially American "olim," to be careful not to fall into a trap and leak confidential information.
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.
By JoeSettler
JoeSettler says Rabbi Goldstein made a beautiful case for Israel, but South Africa is the disease, and Israel is the cure...
New immigrants came to Israel from 97 countries.
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.
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?”
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Shuvu's largest campaign is this Monday, in four countries!
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.
"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.
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.
The 4 will probably be buried on the Mount of Olives.
By JoeSettler
It always surprises me that all the Jews in Germany didn't run away as soon as the antisemitism became overt and unavoidable...
Aliyah was up by 32 percent compared with 2013.
By JTA
Sotloff, a grandson of Holocaust survivors, made aliyah in 2005.
“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.
Liberal Jews are for tolerance until they also have to be tolerant.
Welcome to Post-Nazi Europe.
The new Bayit Yehudi forum hopes to better integrate English-speaking Olim into the party and the political process, and deal with issues important to Western Zionists.
Israel welcomed 24,801 new immigrants this past year. Another 6-8 million did not make it - yet.
By JTA
Anti-radical Islam begins to trump anti-Semitism.
By JTA
Sotloff, who grew up in Miami, made aliyah in 2005 and studied foreign relations at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
The Jerusalem Theater was packed full of French Olim on Sunday, there to celebrate and honor other French Olim who served in the IDF.
A protester who shouted “Jews aren’t safe – we’re coming to get you“ got a big surprise. Aliyah? Perish the thought.
A Hareidi family from Antwerp are packing up their belongings as they prepare to make Aliya from Belgium on August 07, 2014. Europe has seen a massive outbreak of anti-Semitic attacks on Jews, and many Jews are considering leaving to escape before it gets worse.
Only in Israel... Israeli President Ruby Rivlin personally welcomed new Olim (immigrants) as they step off the plane today, August 12, 2014. This flight was called the "Soldier's Flight" as 110 of the young people on this Aliyah flight are joining the IDF.
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
Chicago 18-year-old to enlist in IDF; New Jersey woman to marry IDF Paratrooper fiance
Despite the attacks from Gaza, these French Jews arrived in Israel today on Aliyah! Welcome home!
Immediately end the occupation and declare Israeli sovereignty over the entire Jewish Homeland.
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.