Olim
Roy Freeman: Building a comfortable community for LGBT olim in Israel
Roy Freeman, a British-born immigrant living in Israel, is building a support network for LGBT olim, by offering community events and a softer landing for newcomers making aliyah.
Not your zaide’s kiddush: Jerusalem's young olim are reinventing the Shabbat kiddush
Your Investments: The spies and fear of financial success
Your Taxes: New Israeli rules could save US olim money and affect businesses
When comfort is off the table, Israelis find new ways to cope under fire
From yoga and art workshops to online communities and dark humor, Israelis are building new emotional lifelines.
Your Taxes: The budget’s tax breaks
Olim already enjoy a 10-year Israeli tax holiday for foreign-source income and capital gains. Starting January 1, 2026, olim may also be exempt from Israeli tax on Israeli-source income.
Despite Iran war, 40 American, Canadian Jews make aliyah ahead of Passover
Among the 40 new immigrants from the US and Canada, 25 recently landed at Ben Gurion Airport, while the other 15 were already in Israel and completed their process on the same day.
Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents
Olim, along with returning residents who have lived abroad for at least ten years, will be eligible for the tax exemption.
First two new Immigrants arrive in Israel amid ongoing Iran War
Arrivals of North American Olim highlight continued aliyah to Israel despite wartime conditions and travel disruptions.
Jodi Samuels’s journey: Aliyah, advocacy, and community
Samuels reflects on her aliyah and advocacy journey: 'I wanted two things in my life: to live in Israel and to have an open home.'
Knesset approves bill preventing double taxation for US olim, exempting National Insurance payments
The Knesset passed a bill exempting US olim from paying Israeli National Insurance for five years to prevent double payments, encouraging aliyah by reducing financial burdens.
Bennett pledges security focus and cost of living cuts in comeback bid campaign
At an event for olim, Bennett discussed his plan to "fix Israel together."
Levi Preger: From a Dutch town to the IDF
Preger, aged 27 is a lone soldier who made aliyah from the Netherlands. For the past four years, he has been active with the Growing Wings Foundation, a nonprofit that supports lone soldiers.
Emergence of a new Anglo demographic in Israel requires a change of priorities - opinion
The English-speaking Aliyah map is changing; can our communal structures and our collective vision change with it?
