'Time to come home': Seven families from New York's Persian Jewish community make aliyah together
“We’re running on fumes, but exhilarated,” Jordan, one of the new olim (immigrants) and a father of six girls, told The Jerusalem Post at the airport.
“We’re running on fumes, but exhilarated,” Jordan, one of the new olim (immigrants) and a father of six girls, told The Jerusalem Post at the airport.
“Birthright Israel is the strongest bridge young Jews have today to deepen their identity, strengthen their resilience, and build a personal understanding,” said Gidi Mark, CEO of Birthright.
The program offers young women from Latin America the opportunity to study Torah in a full-time, structured framework. Of the 450 girls who have participated so far, about 30% have made aliyah.
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I was inspired by my in-laws, who, years before, had moved my husband’s grandmother, then in her 90s and unable to live independently, into their New York City apartment.
The Whites have made new friends and gotten closer with casual friends, through working side by side as volunteers. And they don’t anticipate slowing down.
Even before retiring – he when COVID hit, she about a year ago – volunteering was always part of the mix for this youthful and active couple.