Olim

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.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Israelis seen walking down Mahane Yehuda market, in Jerusalem, April 9, 2026
Thousands of additional shekels can be saved every year with tax exemption

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.

|ByLEON HARRIS
Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

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.

|ByKESHET NEEV

How to navigate the Israeli market

A panel discussed how to navigate the Israeli market at the annual real estate conference of Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank.

MARCH 25, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM
NIR SHMUEL (left) and Ayelet Gonen Brosh.

Experts outline mortgage challenges for foreigners

At a real estate conference with The Jerusalem Post, experts broke down key mortgage challenges for foreign residents buying property in Israel.

MARCH 25, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM
FROM RIGHT: Chaim Friedman, Efrat Levy, and Yedidya Spetter

Crucible of war: How Oct. 7 changed the lives of lone soldiers and ‘olim’

IDF lone soldiers and olim share stories with the Magazine about how October 7 and the Israel-Hamas War impacted their lives.

MARCH 22, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.

Alex and Peri Sinclair: A Masorti power couple like no other

Alex Sinclair is a veteran in the field of Jewish education. His wife Peri is currently the Susan and Scott Shay Director-General of the TALI Education Center.

MARCH 2, 2025ByLEAH HAKIMIAN
WITH HIS wife, Peri.

Aliyah and accessibility: The reality for disabled immigrants in Israel

The Magazine spoke with disabled olim (new immigrants) and service providers about their experiences and the support available to them.

MARCH 1, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
KEEPOLIM’S BABUSHKA & Dedushka program provides monthly food deliveries to nine Russian immigrants with mobility issues.

Israel approves reform to fast-track professional licenses ahead of aliyah

Professional licenses such as engineering, social work, education, finance, the medical professions, and more will be approved from abroad, allowing them to begin working in their field immediately.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer welcomes immigrants from France at Ben-Gurion Airport in August. The writer asks: Isn’t it time to welcome immigrants the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?

Bridging borders: Ono Academic College launches international occupational therapy program for olim

For the first time, students in Israel will be able to study OT in a program tailored for new olim.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
DR. NAOMI FERZIGER, director and academic head of the International Occupational Therapy (OT) Program at Ono Academic College.

A day in the life of an ‘olah’ - opinion

I chose to make Israel my home through the good and the bad, and I won’t just run when things get tough.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN
OVER 150 French Jews made aliyah on an International Fellowship of Christians and Jews flight last week.

Multi-front war caused emigration from Israel, Knesset report says

Nearly 50% of those who left Israel were Olim.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
People watch the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Saker Park, Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

Israel must change its approach to housing new immigrants - opinion

If decision-makers wish to translate the desire to immigrate into actual aliyah, a shift in approach is needed, along with significant actions. 

FEBRUARY 2, 2025ByKOBI SAAR
A HOUSING project of the Yafo Tel Aviv company: If decision-makers wish to translate people’s desire to immigrate into actual aliyah, a shift in approach is needed, along with significant actions, says the writer.