First aliyah

Moving to a 'war-zone': What the headlines won't tell you about the lives of Israelis - opinion

Across the 100 encounters, themes kept surfacing: trauma, resilience, tight-knit communities, and lots of kids – nearly a third of the country.

THE WRITER wraps up a ‘Hinenu’ photoshoot at a heliport in Herzliya last year.
Despite recent 12-day war with Iran, Nefesh B’Nefesh expects 2,000 North American Olim during 2025 summer season.

Undeterred by war, over 2,000 immigrants expected to arrive in Israel this summer

 CONFIRMATION AT the Orthodox Temple Beth Shalom in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1954. Center, Rabbi Jacob Kraft. Fourth from left, Ruth Weinstein.

Confirmations on Shavuot's first day helped preserve American Jewish identity

 Joey Borgen, who was attacked by multiple pro-Palestinian protesters in New York City in May, 2021.

Joey Borgen, attacked by pro-Palestinian mob in 2021, announces aliyah


"Israel, Fait Colonial?" Hardly!

The Jerusalem Post

2900 children of olim starting first year of school in Israel this week

Immigrant students up fifty percent over 2014 at start of academic year.

Haredi students at classroom

De Perse à Jérusalem

Après un très pénible voyage depuis l’Iran, les immigrants juifs se sont vus confrontés à de nouvelles difficultés à leur arrivée

L'entrée de la synagogue Shaarei Rahamim

A tortured soul

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook’s efforts to reconcile religion and enlightenment, but his position on Halacha and state was alienating.

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook in Washington, DC, on the day of his White House visit, April 15, 1924

A (confused) Yankee in Abraham’s desert

Lesson 1: Israelis don’t need you as much as you think.

Eisenbud's jogging route in the Negev Desert

Rehov Hanevi'im - Around the houses

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Ask Sarah, the Bituah Leumi expert 77862

Vol LIII: How long can my parents in law visit us in the USA without losing benefits? My mother in law is 59 and she receives Hashmalat Ahnasa and my father in law is 66 and receives Kizvat Zikna.

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