“My sister made Aliyah a few years back as a professional basketball player and played for the Israeli women’s national team."
The event was geared to physicians, nurses, dentists, podiatrists, psychologists, optometrists, pharmacists, therapists, audiologists, nutritionists, and dental hygienists.
The Mishloach Manot consisted entirely of products made by various Jerusalem-based Olim businesses.
These Thanksgiving dinners are part of Nefesh B’Nefesh’s return to in-person events, helping Olim acclimate.
The building has multiple outdoor and indoor spaces for a myriad Aliyah-related event programming and hosting.
The oldest of them is 87 years old and the youngest a 6-month-old girl.
By Yori Yalon
Some 5,000 new immigrants from the United States and Canada are scheduled to immigrate to Israel by the end of 2021.
Due to the organization not being able to hold its annual Mega Aliyah Event in the US, Nefesh B’Nefesh has created a month of inspiring content presented by Olim for Olim.
In 2020, about 950 medical and paramedical professionals immigrated to Israel from around the world, including more than 300 physicians who made Aliyah with the assistance of The Jewish Agency.
Despite challenges of 2020, numbers of North Americans moving to Israel remains consistent, as interest skyrockets
The categories: Science and Medicine, Community & Non-Profit, Education, Arts, Culture & Sports, Young Leadership, and Global Impact.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The majority of the new arrivals hailed from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois and California.
Since the beginning of April 2020, 3,495 Aliyah applications were submitted to Nefesh B’Nefesh.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The permanent space will provide support to new immigrants in the areas of employment, education and housing, and offer Hebrew classes, exhibits and performances.
The announcement comes in the wake of an unprecedented increase in Aliyah interest from North American Jews.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Although flights have been grounded nearly everywhere in recent months due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Aliyah continued.
Two-thirds of the NBN applicants stated that they want to make Aliyah in summer 2020. Over half of the applicants come from New York, New Jersey, California and Florida.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Olim ranged in ages from one-years-old to 66-years-old and hailed from New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Florida and Illinois, and will be living in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Beit Shemesh, Ramat Gan and Yafo.
The countries which contributed the highest number of Olim in the past 10 years were Russia (66,800), Ukraine (45,670), France (38,000) and the US (32,000).
Through its support and comprehensive social services, 90 percent of the nearly 60,000 olim who came to Israel with Nefesh B'Nefesh have remained.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
For some two decades, the IFCJ has been helping Jews make Aliyah.
Seven worthy Olim who are making important contributions to the State of Israel.
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.
Rabbi Fass expressed his hope that the matter will be resolved, and that a healing process will begin to develop between the Chief Rabbinate and Rabbinic leaders across the world.
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.
By JNi.Media
The flight included a diverse mix of people from 22 US states and one Canadian province, including 24 families, 78 children and 10 medical professionals.
233 North American new Olim arrived home to Israel this morning.
This week's show deals exclusively with the topic of Financial Aliyah.
New immigrants, including small children and a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor, went through the ordeal of tasting Jews' favorite unhealthy snack.
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.
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 […]
Young man makes Aliyah and enlists in IDF, something his deceased father desperately wanted.
Gun license applications are at a high right now, and police recommend gun owners carry their guns with them.
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
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.
Aliya support organizations to host event for immigrants who have left their families in order to serve the Jewish state.
The purpose of the video is to inspire Jews around the world while reminding them of the significance and miracle of the Jewish State.
Jews packed Times Square for NBN's Aliyah mega event.
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 […]
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 […]
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Israel’s Garin Tzabar program, supporting ‘lone soldiers’ with no family in Israel, recently welcomed close to 360 young women and men from around the world into its care.
Following their dreams, young men and women from North America start a new life in Israel, joining the Israel Defense Forces as “lone soldiers.”
Learning with eTeacherHebrew before and after they made Aliyah helped Gavi and his wife when they moved to Israel.
Watch the Nefesh B'Nefesh Landing Ceremony
The average monthly cost of living for a family in central Israel is $5,000, while in Southern Israel it is only $3,890.
US soldiers and officers celebrate 4th of July together with North American IDF Lone Soldiers at a Tel Aviv beach party
Wondering how to use a degree you've already earned that doesn't reflect your actual job skills? More and more students and young professionals are thinking Israel and tasting success.
March 31 is not a day that particularly stands out in Jewish memory at first glance, but it is actually a day of some significance.
From March 3rd through the 10th, Nefesh B'Nefesh will be holding Aliyah Mega Events and Fairs in New York, Baltimore, Washington, Miami, Toronto and Montreal. These mega events are for everyone who wants to hear it like it really is.
The North American and English aliyah organization Nefesh B’Nefesh, the Jewish Agency, and the Jewish National Fund have teamed up with the Ort Braude Academic College of Engineering in Karmiel to feature the artwork of immigrants from English-speaking countries to northern Israel.
Douglas Goldstein presents a five-point plan to make your aliyah dream a reality.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai joins Dov Newmark in his office at Nefesh B'Nefesh to discuss Aliyah from the United Kingdom and the specific issues and advantages that Anglo Olim have.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai broadcasts from the offices of Nefesh B’Nefesh to talk about the visit of representatives from South Korea in order to gain knowledge regarding absorbing and matriculating large amounts of immigrants. Thousands of North Korean refugees have snuck across the border into South Korea and in order to assist, the South Koreans have looked towards Israel for guidance.
In an effort to nudge New York Jewish students and young professionals considering aliyah to take the plunge, Nefesh B’Nefesh and the Jewish Agency for Israel will be hosting a special conference at the UJA-Federation of new York in Manhattan on October 21.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai presents a series of interviews that are related to new immigrants finding jobs in Israel.
Jews across America, in the privacy of their own computer screens, are scanning the internet for job opportunities which will enable them to make the leap toward life in Israel.
With great emotion and to the joy of Jewish foodies throughout the world, the Queen of Kosher cooking is coming home to rule the roast/roost.
Nefesh B’Nefesh organized a special celebration yesterday in Ein Yael, Jerusalem for new Olim to better prepare them for their first Shavuot in Israel.