Bnei Akiva teens welcome new immigrants at Ben-Gurion Airport day and night
Volunteers greet arriving olim with songs, dancing and signs before local Bnei Akiva branches help welcome them into their new communities.
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Lisa Cain Hammerman: The miraculous art of motherhood
Sally Reidman came to Israel with a massage table - and built a healthcare empire
She came to Israel for a summer. Fourteen years later, she's home
Latin American Jewish converts caught between communal bans and Israel’s Law of Return
The Nascent Sanhedrin is urging Israeli authorities to recognize Orthodox converts from Latin America and reopen a path long blocked by communal policy.
Chani Kaplan: Finding her place in Israel, from Sydney to Jerusalem
Chani Kaplan’s path from Sydney to Jerusalem shows how patience, resilience and openness can turn the challenges of aliyah into opportunity.
Nicole Zedeck: Making aliyah from Colorado to Israel's front lines
A Colorado journalist arrived in Israel to pursue a dream; months later, she was among the first reporters inside Kfar Aza after October 7.
'Go big and go home': North American families make aliyah in the shadow of war
As Nefesh B’Nefesh opens its 2026 summer aliyah season, several hundred North American families gather in a synagogue garden, most of them still mid-move and none of them turning back.
‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families
“Olim (immigrant) soldiers who come from abroad to Israel do it purely out of a sense of Zionism and because they really want to take part in helping Israel and helping the IDF.”
Government approves initiative to streamline licensing for psychologists who make aliyah
The proposal, put forth by the Minister of Aliyah and Integration and the Health Minister, aims to broaden recognition of foreign academic degrees while maintaining Israel’s licensing standards.
Tali Mekere: A first-generation engineer's path to success from Ethiopia to Netanya
“There are amazing people who are willing to help. With determination and belief in yourself, anything is possible.”
Surge in Aliyah of young, skilled olim despite wartime challenges, 22,522 moved to Israel in 2025
The sharpest increase came from French Jewry, with a 51% rise in immigration, while immigration from the United States continued its upward trend, reaching 3,781 immigrants.
Mimi ‘Mabrat’ Biyadgilon: The former village girl who has come a long way
For the last 20 years, the Biyadgilons have lived in Rishon Lezion, where Mimi now works for the municipality as a senior social worker.
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.
