Nefesh B'Nefesh

Mamdani sought input from NY Jews before condemning pro-Hamas protest, NYT reports

Mamdani's criticism was in response to an anti-Israel protest held on January 8 against a Nefesh B’Nefesh event aimed at providing information to those considering aliyah.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pictured during his first day in office, January 1, 2026.
 Shira Sedek Ben-Zekhariah arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport, June 26, 2025.

Aliyah: A wedding postponed, a dream fulfilled

Tony Gelbart ,Co-Founder and Chairman Nefesh B’Nefesh.

At Miami Conference, Nefesh B’Nefesh says aliyah is about building life in Israel

Nefesh B’Nefesh’s held its largest Israel Fair with 600 gap year participants in attendance

Nefesh B’Nefesh hosts largest Israel fair for gap year students


Mazal tov! Israel welcomes 215 new North American olim

In these cynical times, Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 64th charter flight brings a fresh burst of idealism and excitement to the Jewish state.

 Olim on the 64th Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight pose with the organization’s co-founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart; Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer; and ministry Director-General Avichai Kahana.

Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 64th Charter Flight Arrives With 215 Newcomers Onboard

For the first time in the history of Nefesh B’Nefesh’s charter Aliyah flights, Olim were given the opportunity to complete their immigration process on the plane.

 Summer Charter Flight

Nefesh B’Nefesh Shuk Olim

Helping new immigrants jump-start their businesses.

 Shopping at Shuk Olim

Mothers of lone soldiers enjoy surprise reunion with their children in Jerusalem

Momentum and the FIDF - Nefesh B’Nefesh Lone Soldiers Program facilitated an emotional meeting for 30 mothers of lone soldiers from around the world who are visiting Israel.

  A group shot of lone soldiers posing with their mothers at the Nefesh B'Nefesh campus in Jerusalem.

UK-born oleh now guides thousands in moving to Israel

UK-born Dov Newmark, now living in Modi'in, has helped guide more than 6,000 people on their journey home to Israel, a country where they can live out their Zionist dreams.

 FRIENDLY FACE, helping hand.

Nefesh B’Nefesh Holds ‘Homecoming Barbecue’ for Summer Olim with Minister of Aliyah and Integration

Olim from the Tri-state area attend farewell event in preparation for their upcoming Aliyah in the summer of 2023

 (from left to right) Executive Vice President of NBN Zev Gershinsky; Co-Founder and Executive Director of NBN Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Minister Rabbi Yoav Ben-Tzur, MK Ofir Sofer, Director-General Avichai Kahana

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.

Jerusalem is the leading destination for North American aliyah to Israel

In total, since the organization's establishment in 2002, over 20,000 new olim have immigrated to Jerusalem with the assistance of NBN.

 Dina & Barry Kornblau with their family after making Aliyah to Jerusalem just in time for Yom Yerushalayim.

Giving Olim a Home Away from Home

Nefesh B’Nefesh's opening of the new Aliyah Campus has provided Jerusalem with an expansive event space which educates and advocates for the Aliyah experience by putting community in the center.

 Tony Gelbart and Rabbi Yehoshua Fass Co-Founders of Nefesh B'Nefesh

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.