Nefesh B’Nefesh Founders Get YU Honorary Doctorates

Posted on: June 2nd, 2013

“We have been taught to open our eyes and see the myriad number of concerns that need to be addressed and repaired in our community."

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64-Year-Old Polish Jew Celebrates Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel

Posted on: May 30th, 2013

Both of his parents were born to Jewish families that perished in Auschwitz.

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Networking, Note-Taking and New Ideas at the Temech Conference

Posted on: May 29th, 2013

What makes a brand extraordinary is its “why” – the emotional reason that makes a person want to purchase that item. Simple, right? Basic, too. What’s more, it works.

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Torah Scroll and New-Born Baby Survived Two-Year Escape to Israel

Posted on: May 28th, 2013

Zehava was born during her family’s two-year ordeal en route to Israel. She was born on the way. Two of her brothers died. She survived. So did her father’s Torah scroll. Today, she is an IDF officer.

Israel Honors Adelson with Tourism Award

Posted on: May 28th, 2013

Tourist Minister Uzi Landau and  Taglit-Birthright presented American Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson with an honorary award on innovation and excellence in global tourism at the Second Jerusalem International Tourism Summit. Adelson has “changed the face of tourism on three continents,” said the speakers who awarded the gambling casino tycoon. Last week, Birthright Israel said Adelson [...]

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Former Italian Legislator Makes Aliyah

Posted on: May 26th, 2013

The Rome Jewish community leadership gave a rousing send-off to journalist and former Italian parliament member Fiamma Nirenstein ahead of her departure for Israel on aliyah Sunday. She will live in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo. Born in Florence, Nirenstein was elected to Parliament in April 2008 as a member of the center-right People of [...]

IDF’s Arizona Girl Receives ‘President’s Excellence Award’

Posted on: April 19th, 2013

Nira Lee grew up in Tempe, Arizona as a Zionist but firmly planted in the USA, until she saw the destruction following the Second Lebanon War during a visit to Israel. Now she is Lieutenant in the IDF.

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Yom Ha’atzmaut Draws 200 New York UJA Leaders

Posted on: April 14th, 2013

The UJA Federation of New York’s William Rosenwald Mission landed in Israel Sunday with 200 leaders who will be celebrating the country’s 65th anniversary as a modern state on Tuesday. The delegation will examine how the New York community can help improve Israel’s quality of life, especially for children in distress, Holocaust survivors and new [...]

More than 8 Million Reside in the State of Israel

Posted on: April 14th, 2013

It's Israel‘s 65th Independence Day, and time for stats!

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80 New Olim Celebrate Joining the IDF

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

At the event, soldiers were awarded grants to help with their transition and enjoyed a barbecue.

A 21st Century Exodus: Dina’s Journey from Egypt to Jerusalem

Posted on: March 28th, 2013

Passover interview: Rolin Abdallah grew up in an Arab country with no knowledge of her Jewish heritage. Today, she is IDF soldier Dina Ovadia. Here is a Cinderella and Haggadah story rolled into one.

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Brazilian Female Judo Champ Makes Aliyah

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

This martial artist is 21, Jewish, Brazilian and a woman. Her name is Camila Minakawa. She also is a judo champ, so it is a lot safer for Israel that she is on our side – she made aliyah on Wednesday.

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Sharansky Opens Agency in Munich, Fears Assimilation

Posted on: March 5th, 2013

Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky opened a new Jewish campus in Munich this week and declared, “The Jewish community in Germany is indeed unique” but faces the challenge of assimilation. The campus will house the Jewish Agency’s Munich office and the European Janusz Korczak Academy, a Jewish Agency-supported school that integrates traditional Jewish learning with [...]

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Yityish Aynaw Crowned the 5773 Miss Israel

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

"It's important that a member of the Ethiopian community wins the competition for the first time," she told the judges.

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The Real Deal: Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah Mega Events

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

From March 3rd through the 10th, Nefesh B'Nefesh will be holding Aliyah Mega Events and Fairs in New York, Baltimore, Washington, Miami, Toronto and Montreal. These mega events are for everyone who wants to hear it like it really is.

The Frum Student’s Alternative to Yeshiva in Israel

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

A mechina is based on traditional Torah learning, but it also dedicates a significant chunk of its curriculum to developing Torah-based leadership skills and real-life tools outside of the classroom

Atheist Birthright Founder and Rabbi Buchwald to Do Battle

Posted on: January 30th, 2013

Jewish Outreach founder Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald and Birthright’s co-founder, self-declared atheist Michael Steinhardt have agreed “to wrestle out” their beliefs in a debate.

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North American Immigrants to Northern Israel Display Unique Art Exhibit

Posted on: January 7th, 2013

The North American and English aliyah organization Nefesh B’Nefesh, the Jewish Agency, and the Jewish National Fund have teamed up with the Ort Braude Academic College of Engineering in Karmiel to feature the artwork of immigrants from English-speaking countries to northern Israel.

200th Anniversary of the Alter Rebbe Celebrated by Renewed Chabad Presence in Hebron

Posted on: January 6th, 2013

Marking the 200th anniversary of the yartzeit of the Alter Rebbe - Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi who founded the Chabad movement - the Jewish Press' Yishai Fleisher interviewed one of the special emmissaries who have become the hallmark of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement to talk about the man who started it all, what his passions were, and where Chabad is headed.

Israeli Professor Earns Title of Nobility from Queen Elizabeth II

Posted on: December 31st, 2012

Israeli Professor Penelope Ur received a title of nobility from Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of her work as a teacher of English and her efforts to promote friendship between Britain and Israel.

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