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Eisenkot's Yashar unveils plan to support new olim integrating into Israel

BY ESTHER DAVIS — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:24:16 GMT

"We will propose a national plan that will call on young people to return home and on Jews around the world to make aliyah to Israel, because this is our national home," Eisenkot said.

'Time to come home': Seven families from New York's Persian Jewish community make aliyah together

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:50:30 GMT

“We’re running on fumes, but exhilarated,” Jordan, one of the new olim (immigrants) and a father of six girls, told The Jerusalem Post at the airport.

Australian lawyer makes aliyah just before October 7, quits job to launch babywear brand

BY ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:48:38 GMT

"I’m releasing the onesies in very limited drops and collaborating with Israeli local artists," said Miriam Agranat. "They’re doing extremely bold, colorful prints."

‘My form of Zionism’: Jerusalem nonprofit helps new olim build businesses in Israel

BY ALAN ROSENBAUM — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:44:10 GMT

MATI Jerusalem gives new immigrants the guidance, tools, and confidence they need to launch successful businesses and keep them growing.

Nearly 300 young Jews from 34 countries set to make aliyah, enlist as lone soldiers

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:38:57 GMT

There has been a sharp rise in immigration since October 7, as 300 young Jews are expected to make aliyah this summer and join the IDF as lone soldiers.

When family history becomes an Aliyah file

BY IN COOPERATION WITH APOSTILLE-USA — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:17:32 GMT

From birth certificates to apostilles, the documents that can turn generations of family history into verifiable proof for an Aliyah application.

Twenty-four years of new olim: Nefesh B'Nefesh welcomes its 100,000th immigrant to Israel

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:40:11 GMT

All three of the family's children are named after fallen IDF soldiers and victims of terrorism, reflecting the family's strong emotional connection to the Jewish people and the Land of Israel.

‘Power of Zionism’: Israel welcomes 140 new immigrants from France, including 80 children

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:13:41 GMT

Since October 7, the number of olim from France has risen sharply: In 2023, Israel welcomed 1,097 new French immigrants. In 2024, the number doubled to 2,234, and grew to 3,357 in 2025.

After October 7 and Bondi massacre, seven Australian friends answered Israel's call to serve

BY YOSSI HURST — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:50:20 GMT

The friends had arrived in the IDF via different routes. One told me about the influence of Bnei Akiva, another of family history, friends who had already served. Oct. 7, was central for all seven.

Bnei Akiva teens welcome new immigrants at Ben-Gurion Airport day and night

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:50:23 GMT

Volunteers greet arriving olim with songs, dancing and signs before local Bnei Akiva branches help welcome them into their new communities.

Lisa Cain Hammerman: The miraculous art of motherhood

BY RIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:29:21 GMT

Lisa Cain Hammerman, 72, Brookline, Massachusetts, to Jerusalem, to Mitzpe Yericho, 1980.

Sally Reidman came to Israel with a massage table - and built a healthcare empire

BY LEAH HAKIMIAN — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:54:53 GMT

Born in Pennsylvania in 1949 to Holocaust survivors, Sally grew up with her mother in California and studied psychology at California State University.

She came to Israel for a summer. Fourteen years later, she's home

BY STEFAN OBERMAN — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:56:43 GMT

After arriving in Jerusalem on a Hebrew scholarship, Liza Katz built a career dedicated to strengthening young Jews' connection to Israel through immersive education.

Latin American Jewish converts caught between communal bans and Israel’s Law of Return

BY RIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:59:59 GMT

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

BY SUSAN DE LA FUENTE — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:22:25 GMT

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

BY HOWARD BLAS — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:01:28 GMT

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

BY EZRA TAYLOR — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:48:24 GMT

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

BY DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:35:20 GMT

“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

BY GOLDIE KATZ — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:13:19 GMT

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

BY LISA SAMIN — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:28:10 GMT

“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

BY MATHILDA HELLER — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:45:11 GMT

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

BY SUSAN DE LA FUENTE — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:43:11 GMT

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

BY JAMES GENN — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:30:55 GMT

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.

Entire Bnei Menashe community to immigrate to Israel within five years, gov't promises

BY ARIELLA ROITMAN — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:05:03 GMT

The government approved a proposal to bring the entire 6,000-person community from northern India to Israel, with 1,200 members expected to arrive by the end of this year.

The doctors choosing Israel in a time of war

BY EZRA TAYLOR — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:34:39 GMT

At a New Jersey hotel, hundreds of medical professionals spent a Sunday deciding to move to Israel. I spent the day asking them why.

Chana Koenig's boutique chocolate journey from New York to Israel

BY LEAH HAKIMIAN — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:30:17 GMT

After moving to Israel, a former NYC chocolate chef creates a boutique shop specializing in premium, Belgian-style products

Eli and Chana Coten: From London to Ma’alot amid war and new beginnings

BY SUSAN DE LA FUENTE — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:26:50 GMT

A family from London makes aliyah to northern Israel, navigating war, adjustment, and a new life in Ma’alot.

Dr. Katya Mandoki: Caressing the land by every step

BY ESTHER POSNER — Sat, 30 May 2026 19:15:04 GMT

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.

Gabrielle Soffer: Using her English for the good of others in Israel

BY ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN — Sat, 23 May 2026 18:10:22 GMT

Seven years after arriving alone in Israel, Gabrielle Soffer is now inspiring Israeli high school students through English and literature.

Lilian Gandelman: How the ‘girl from Ipanema’ became the woman from Tel Aviv

BY HOWARD BLAS — Sun, 17 May 2026 01:27:43 GMT

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.