Making aliyah

‘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.”

Staff Sergeant Oren Metzuyanim, a 21-year-old lone soldier at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.
Chaya and Yossi Stern traded Brooklyn's city streets for Israel's hilltops, a move that now forms the heart of their live musical performance.PremiumPremium

How 'little miracles' brought this New York family to Israel's hilltops

 New immigrants from USA and Canada arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight 2016" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 17, 2016.

If Israel wants mass aliyah, it must end its bureaucratic gatekeeping - opinion

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Burning ambulances and trust: A breaking point for UK Jews - opinion


Life in Israel: 13 lessons after 13 years of aliyah

I came to Israel as a wide-eyed olah (immigrant). And I’ve learned a lot. Here are 13 lessons I’ve learned, one for each year we’ve been privileged to live in Israel.

 TRIUMPHANT ARRIVAL: The writer (R), husband Elan Adler, and daughter Shani Rosenzweig make aliyah on July 7, 2010.

Shivat Zion: Helping Israel's non-English speaking olim

A void exists for people making aliyah from Western Europe and Latin America. From that void emerged Shivat Zion.

 DISTRIBUTING NEW Israel IDs to French olim (Illustrative).

'Law & Order' actress Diane Neal talks moving to Israel, future plans

Diane Neal opened up about the reason behind her life-changing move, her future plans, and her takes on Israel’s political situation.

 DIANE NEAL poses during a photocall for ‘Law and Order: Special Victims Unit’ at the 52nd Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco, 2012.

Nefesh B’Nefesh head to discuss challenges of aliyah

Participants in the panel, entitled “Decades of Aliyah – Challenges & Opportunities,” will also include Laura Ben-David, who made aliyah with the first Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight in 2002.

 Tony Gelbart (left) and Rabbi Yehoshua Fass (right) with President Isaac Herzog at the opening of the Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Campus in Jerusalem on November 15, 2021.

Wilf to discuss Diaspora’s bond to Israel

Wilf will discuss the range of Jewish Agency programs around the world that maintain the Jewish future and provide the global framework for aliyah.

 MARK WILF

Landscapes of his life

Victor Rabinovich has never regretted moving to Israel, although his landscapes have changed completely.

 IN PORTUGAL, 2020.

This Irish immigrant to Israel has lived a life of courage and devotion

In Dublin almost a century ago, Copperman’s father had a dream. In the future, his family left their place of birth, fulfilled this longing, and created a family in Israel.

 Gershon Copperman From Dublin to Jerusalem, 1978

Moving to Israel too easy for this woman - she made aliyah twice

Risa Goldstein Shapiro moved to Israel twice. Now she looks forward to seeing the next generation grow up in Israel.

 WITH PARENTS Rosalie and Sandy Goldstein.

Making aliyah: Can you find success, work-life balance in Israel?

At an event in New Jersey for medical professionals considering aliyah, Dr. Elissa Freedman presents a realistic take on life for women in Israel.

 (Standing, fourth from left) Neta Katz Epstein; MK Michael Biton; Dr. Sefi Mendelovich; Rabbi Yehoshua Fass; Yitzhak Wasserlauf; Tony Gelbart; Avichai Kahana, surrounded by medical professionals at MedEx.

Israeli Remembrance Day: Olim feel sense of mission and passion - opinion

As we approach our Remembrance Day for Israel’s Fallen and 75th Independence Day, the emotional journey of those two days represents our wider feelings during the entire year.

 RABBI LEO Dee embraces Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Dee family shiva at their home in Efrat, on Sunday.