Approximately 5,500 members of the Bnei Menashe community currently reside in India, waiting for the opportunity to start new lives in Israel.
Lone soldiers are also disproportionately represented in new draft data.
"Your sons and daughters are our heroes, going out there and doing everything in their power to protect the Jewish people, but this ability to serve our nation in such a way comes from you.”
Young immigrants are experiencing a range of emotions, as they watch their Israeli brothers and sisters stand strong on the front lines.
Shishi Shabbat specializes in aiding olim from former Soviet countries and takes a unique and innovative approach to empowering and strengthening this vulnerable segment of Israel’s population.
Georgi Krimantsky has become a legend not only for his extraordinary height but also for his remarkable journey from Russia to Israel.
Nefesh B’Nefesh has brought some 75,000 North American immigrants to Israel since its founding in 2002, but the organization’s work doesn’t stop the moment the new immigrants get off that plane.
The Yemin Orde Youth Village serves a vitally important role for immigrant and at-risk youths in Israel.
In these cynical times, Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 64th charter flight brings a fresh burst of idealism and excitement to the Jewish state.
The High Court of Justice decided that withholding social deductions from foreign workers was a violation of their rights, and face the Knesset six months to develop alternative regulation.
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