Aliyah

Making aliyah for love: A matchmaker’s story

The Magazine spoke with an olah who chose a life in the Middle East for her now-husband.

ROTEM & SHANA make it official.
The Jerusalem light rail is temporarily out of service, forcing commuters onto already crowded buses or scrambling for alternative ways to get around.

Surviving Israeli public transport as an oleh

Nefesh B’Nefesh welcomes Olim on 65th charter aliyah flight

Nefesh B’Nefesh to Welcome 225 North American Olim on 65th Charter Aliyah Flight

SHMUEL PURCHASED an apartment in Acre, and now rents it out as an Airbnb.

‘We just wanted to come home’


Aliyah should not be motivated by antisemitism, alarmism - opinion

The ideal aliyah is not one made out of fear, but rather out of love and longing.

NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport in June. Instead of fearmongering, we should be encouraging an aliyah of ideals and idealism, the writer maintains.

Olim from former Soviet Union harmed by systemic failures despite high retention rate

Alex Reif: "It is a national waste that Israel is losing immigrants who wish to integrate due to basic failures in absorption."

 Ukrainian refugees are seen arriving in Israel as part of Operation Israeli Guarantee, on March 6, 2022.

Antisemitism in diaspora signals aliyah, with tectonic implications for Israel's economy - opinion

Anti-Jewish forces are gaining power in public and political arenas, reviving the dangerous tropes of the “cruel, treacherous Jew” and attracting large voting blocs.

Olim from North America arrive on a special " Aliyah flight" to the Ben Gurion airport

Goldie Katz: The proud punk Zionist finding her home in Israel

Jerusalemite of the Week: From growing up in Monsey to spending years in Taiwan, Goldie Katz's views and lifestyle saw major shifts. But when pressured to conform, she refused to bend.

Goldie Katz

From dating show to Jewish joy: former Love Islander on his ‘huge 180’

Morali has redirected his attention to helping Israelis in need.

Aaron Morali

Lost in translation: the joys of learning Hebrew

Many olim learning Hebrew can attest that they have at one point or another embarrassed themselves profusely either by misunderstanding, mishearing, or mispronouncing a word.

 Hebrew language (Illustrative).

Israel needs an emergency plan to absorb French Jews after Macron's Palestine recognition - opinion

Macron’s statement to recognise a Palestinian state alarmed France’s Jews, already on edge since Oct 7, driving aliyah interest— but without a proper plan, Israel may miss this rare opportunity.

 France's President Emmanuel Macron, July 10, 2025.

Deemed unfit to drive by Israeli bureaucracy

Getting a driver’s license in Israel can feel like surviving an obstacle course - it’s not just a test of driving skill but also of patience, resilience, and pure willpower.

  Israeli drivers and roads are notorious for being among the worst worldwide.

One of Yemen's last Jewish women makes aliyah to Israel - report

Youssef reportedly left Yemen in June, a year after her husband Yahya’s death, according to Yemeni independent journalist Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki.

Yemeni Jews demonstrate outside the Cabinet office in Sanaa, March 2009

The time for talking is over: Ethiopian Israelis need family reunification now - opinion

According to official estimates, over 7,000 people of Ethiopian Jewish descent remain in Ethiopia, most living in designated waiting areas in Gondar and Addis Ababa.

ETHIOPIAN ISRAELIS gather in Jerusalem earlier this week, calling for immediate government action to expedite the aliyah of family members still stranded in Ethiopia.

The aliyah story of Shirelle Weingarten, a scrunchie connoisseur

For Weingarten, this journey has been far from linear – it’s been a series of bold decisions, personal growth, and an unwavering commitment to finding her place in Israel.

BLENDING A nursing career with a thriving business