Aliyah

Moving stories, worrying numbers: Behind the wave of immigration from North America

The organization has made changing the rules of the game its mission and, according to Fass, has helped about 100,000 immigrants from North America and the UK move to Israel since its establishment.

Family making aliyah to Israel, September 14, 2026.
More attention must be paid to people who want to leave Israel, and more must be done to help them change their minds and decide to stay, says the writer.

Israel needs to stop losing its people and start giving them reasons to stay - opinion

Around 150 new olim arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport on August 27, 2026.

Israel preparing for new wave of Jewish immigration, Aliyah Ministry director-general says

JUDGE-TURNED-TOUR GUIDE: David Parry.

From Australian judge to Israeli tour guide: David Parry's aliyah journey


‘It’s time to go home’: After 57 years in America, a Holocaust survivor comes home to Israel

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: From fleeing Nazi persecution as a baby to building a life in the US, Morton Pancer’s journey has brought him to Israel at age 86.

MORTON AND Carole Pancer outside their daughter Jessica Gertel’s home in Gush Etzion, days after beginning their new life in Israel. Morton, a Holocaust survivor, says Israel is ‘the land that we all belong to.’

No. 31: Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart: Turning aliyah into a force for strengthening Israel

Nefesh B’Nefesh founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart have helped turn aliyah into a force for strengthening Israel

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

Going where the need is greatest

Yael Eckstein reflects on a year of life-saving assistance and looks ahead to expanding the IFCJ’s work in Israel and Jewish communities worldwide.

Yael Eckstein with food packages delivered to the Christian community in Syria.

New school, new home: Young olim begin the school year in Israel

From learning Hebrew to making new friends, five young olim share the excitement and nerves of finding their place in an Israeli classroom.

New olim at Ben Gurion Airport greeting first graders

Israel in numbers: National population hits 10.305m., new CBS data shows ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Israel added some 124,000 residents over the past year, while emigration remained higher than immigration, according to new CBS data.

Israel's population stands at 10.305 million ahead of the Jewish new year.

Over 20,000 olim made Aliyah to Israel from 100 countries in past year, data shows

Russia topped the list of countries sending new immigrants to Israel, followed by France and the US, as more than 20,000 olim arrived during the Jewish year 5786.

New Olim coming to Israel 2026

Making Aliyah? Your healthcare plan should begin before the flight

Medical records, medication continuity and a plan for children’s care can make the move to Israel safer and far less stressful.

Dr. Efraim Rosenbaum.

Israel must fight harder to keep its doctors in the country - editorial

Israel needs doctors. There are Jewish doctors around the world who may want to make Israel their home. Connecting the two is vital for a country that prides itself on solving difficult problems.

Israeli doctors perform cardiac catheterizations at Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital, in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2020.

Ma’ayan: New Jersey-born artist shares how art, faith, and loss shaped her journey to Israel

Artist Ma’ayan reflects on her journey from New York to Jerusalem, finding her spiritual home, discovering her artistic voice, and turning loss and renewal into art.

Ma'ayan in her studio.

Your Taxes: Mulling a return to Israel? Here's what you need to know

Israelis living abroad are starting to return to their homeland. Here is a review of some Israeli tax aspects that partly depend on how long they resided abroad.

New immigrants from North America arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 14, 2019.