Aliyah
Who should get to vote? Plans for 70,000 Israelis abroad to fly home for election sparks debate
It began with a column by Makor Rishon editor-in-chief Kalman Libeskind, who argued Israelis who have permanently moved abroad should think twice before flying back to help choose the next gov't.
Twenty-four years of new olim: Nefesh B'Nefesh welcomes its 100,000th immigrant to Israel
‘Power of Zionism’: Israel welcomes 140 new immigrants from France, including 80 children
How a Connecticut Torah scroll traveled 50 years, and thousands of miles, to make aliyah - opinion
America’s final four states through Israeli eyes - comment
We all carry around a private list of things we tell ourselves we’ll get to one day. Mine, for as long as I can remember, was to visit all 48 contiguous states.
Dr. Katya Mandoki: Caressing the land by every step
In January 1967, she made the move. With her new community of young, idealistic Zionists, she traveled to Israel first by bus and then by airplane and arrived at Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha.
Not a numbers game: The migration debate Israel is really not having - opinion
We can bemoan those departing Israel at its greatest hour of need, in the face of open miracles and hard-won victories, but I believe that Israel will survive without them.
Nefesh B’Nefesh to receive award at JPost NY Conference
Nefesh B’Nefesh will be presented with the JPost Award for its efforts to address four key areas: Aliyah and Integration, National Service, National Development, and Zionist Education.
Gabrielle Soffer: Using her English for the good of others in Israel
Seven years after arriving alone in Israel, Gabrielle Soffer is now inspiring Israeli high school students through English and literature.
If Israel wants mass aliyah, it must end its bureaucratic gatekeeping - opinion
What should have been a relatively simple process, has ended up being a non-ending nightmare of bureaucracy, almost meant to turn away new citizens by completely wearing them down.
Government approves dedicated unit to assist new immigrants serving in IDF
The establishment of the unit, which will specialize in guiding and supporting olim in the IDF, follows a significant rise in the number of immigrants who have chosen to make Aliyah since October 7.
Lilian Gandelman: How the ‘girl from Ipanema’ became the woman from Tel Aviv
The lawyer from Brazil, who also navigates life in Israel as an amputee, is on a personal mission to educate and change attitudes – one Israeli at a time.
‘Why not go right to the heart of it?’: North American immigrants keep choosing Jerusalem
On Jerusalem Day, new Nefesh B’Nefesh figures show Jerusalem still attracting North American Olim, while one young immigrant’s story points to a less expected face of Aliyah to the capital.
What raising my children in Israel is teaching me - opinion
As we celebrate our independence this year, and Jerusalem Day this week, I find that my sense of pride is not only in the state itself but in the next generation who will continue to shape it.
