Jewish Life in Baltimore: Private Guards on Shabbat

Is Aliyah to Israel going through the minds of Jews going to synagogues where private guards are needed?

Global Aliyah Up 55%, Due Largely to Increased Immigration from France, Ukraine

Jewish Agency head Sharansky: 5,000 Jews to make Aliyah from France by the end of the year, or one percent of the French Jewish community.

Natan Sharansky Credits Prize for Kibbutz Galuyot to Wife Avital, Aliya Activists, Prisoners of...

"This prize also goes to [wife] Avital and to all the Aliyah activists and Prisoners of Zion in the Soviet Union who fought valiantly for the right to immigrate to Israel."

Senator Joe Lieberman’s Granddaughter Makes Aliyah

Nesya has been planning to move to Israel for some time, as she feels a responsibility to live in Israel and strengthen the country through her Aliyah.

Isaac Herzog Elected Jewish Agency Chairman over Netanyahu’s Objections

Signaling that he understand why had been selected, Herzog told the board on Sunday: “A Jew is a Jew is a Jew, no matter his denomination or the type of kippah he chooses to wear or not to wear on his head."

New American-Style Community Underway in Ramat Givat Zeev

Rav Bezalel Rudinsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Ohr Reuven and Darchei Noam of Monsey, has joined the American-style community in Ramat Givat Zeev.

Birthright Expands Eligibility for Free Trips to Israel

The Taglit-Birthright Israel program has expanded eligibility for its free 10-day trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18-26 to include teenagers who...

Gush Etzion Tenth Grade Girls Orchestrate Wedding for 2 Olim Converts

"They have pure hearts, a real and profound desire to make others happy, and a special light that radiates from their faces."

Netflix Showing New Film on Ethiopian Jews’ Rescue in SF Jewish Festival

From 1979 to 1983, Aliyah activists and Mossad agents operating in Sudan encouraged the Beta Israel communities in Ethiopia to come to the Sudan, and from the Sudan they would be taken to Israel via Europe.

Anti-Semitism Drives European Jews to Israel

"It is indisputable that the dominant factor behind Aliyah to Israel from Western Europe is anti-Semitism."

Watch Yishai Fleisher Out-Debating J Street Opponent

There's much misinformation, misconception and ignorance in the American Jewish community about Israel, which Yishai did a lot to dispel over at that Beverly Hills event.

After Mayoral Loss, the Buzzards Are Flying over Lieberman’s Head

Failure is an orphan in the Shas-Lieberman campaign aftermath – and winners in Israel don't get the "gracious" thing.

Israeli Official Unveils Plan to Rescue French Jewry from Escalating Anti-Semitism

Between the years 2000 and 2017, 10 percent of the French Jewish community, the largest in Europe, immigrated to Israel.

80 New Olim Celebrate Joining the IDF

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

211 New Immigrants Flee to Israel From War-Torn Ukraine

More than 200 new immigrants arrived on aliyah from eastern Ukraine, the 19th IFCJ flight since Dec. 2014.

Nefesh B’Nefesh Turns to Yeshiva Netiv Aryeh for Help with Aid for Ukraine Refugees

For two hours they worked non-stop in a massive room full of all good stuff for the new immigrants arriving from Ukraine,

‘Betsy Ross of Israel’ Flag Finds News Home in Ben-Gurion Archives

Confined in Jerusalem to her apartment, she spent her time creating an Israeli flag from her bed sheets. She sewed on a six-pointed star and colored the flag’s stripes with a blue crayon.

As US Anti-Semitism Flourishes, ‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ Calls to Boycott ‘Birthright’ Visits to...

At a time when the number of violent anti-Semitic assaults taking place in the United States is rising dramatically, programs such as Birthright and Nefesh B'Nefesh are crucial to facilitate the immigration of American Jews to Israel as the most obvious remedy

Haredim Fold, Gentile Paternal Grandchildren Can Keep Coming In

The Haredim quit the fight, deserting Religious Zionism.

Nefesh B’Nefesh Hosting Aliyah Seminars in 9 North American Cities

The tour began in South Florida on February 6 and 7, and heads to Los Angeles on February 9 and 12.

First French-Jewish Families Arrive in Israel After Paris Terror Attacks

The first two French Jewish families to move to Israel since Friday’s ISIS terrorist attacks arrived Monday.

Miriam Adelson Flies Ukraine Birthright Group to Israel

Some of the participants will remain in Israel for a few weeks to participate in Birthright’s follow-up program, Onward Israel.

Nefesh B’Nefesh Launches Medical Aliyah Program to Remedy Israel’s Physician Shortages

The objective of the International Medical Aliyah Program is to facilitate the Aliyah of 2,000 physicians over the next five years.

Great-Granddaughter of MDA Volunteer Arrives from Brazil to Follow in his Footsteps

Moshe Darevski, Ilana Smeltz's great-grandfather, immigrated to Israel in 1933 and volunteered for many years with MDA in Tel Aviv.

Nefesh B’Nefesh Launching First Charter Aliyah Flight Since Start of Covid

“My sister made Aliyah a few years back as a professional basketball player and played for the Israeli women’s national team."

Changing Your License in Israel Will Be A Little Easier

Changing your driver’s license in Israel may get a little easier, thanks to efforts by U.S.-born Yesh Atid MK Dov Lipman.

Government Says Aliyah Stats from US Better than Previously Stated

Official statistics on aliyah to Israel from the United States have been corrected to show that there was only a tiny change for the...

700 North Americans Make Aliyah Following Oct. 7 Attacks

Over 200 olim landed at Ben-Gurion Airport in the last week of 2023.

Knesset Committee Chair: Rights of Lone, Elderly Olim Must Equal Oleh Families

"Lone new immigrants should not be discriminated against, they should receive the full rights that are granted to new immigrant families and couples."

350 Jewish Mothers Connect with their Roots in Israel

Throughout the participants’ journey, Israeli mothers serve as a “living bridge” between the State of Israel and the Diaspora.

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