Making aliyah

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 New immigrants from USA and Canada arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight 2016" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 17, 2016.
New olim arrive in Israel with Nefesh B’Nefesh. PremiumPremium

'Friends become your family here': For young immigrants, belonging in Israel takes years

Staff Sergeant Oren Metzuyanim, a 21-year-old lone soldier at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.

‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families

Chaya and Yossi Stern traded Brooklyn's city streets for Israel's hilltops, a move that now forms the heart of their live musical performance.PremiumPremium

How 'little miracles' brought this New York family to Israel's hilltops


Jake Gillis: The man behind the 'Sababoosh' podcast

Since launching his Israeli culture podcast in February 2024, Jake Gillis has discovered that heroes and celebrities are often genuinely nice people even at eye level. 

 Jake Gillis interviews musician Ivri Lider on 'Sababoosh.'

Gov’t debates bill proposal to cancel Law of Return Grandchild Clause

The committee decided to debate the proposal once again in a month’s time.

 ALIYAH EMBRACE, Bnei Menashe. Photo from Laura's exhibition.

Undeterred by war, over 2,000 immigrants expected to arrive in Israel this summer

Over 100 new immigrants arrived in Israel this past week alone.

Despite recent 12-day war with Iran, Nefesh B’Nefesh expects 2,000 North American Olim during 2025 summer season.

Heshy Engelsberg: A bumpy and painful aliyah journey, but with no regrets

Despite the challenges of daily life in Israel, with his apartment, and the culture-shock of adjusting to a new country, former New Yorker Heshy Engelsberg has no regrets.

 Heshy Engelsberg

Aliyah minister stranded in Baku after attacks on Iran, returns to Israel via boat

Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer was in Azerbaijan during the strike for a conference with the Jewish Agency, and was later directed to fly to Cyprus to return to Israel.

 Ofir Sofer

Coming home: Four families of new olim share what drove them to move to Israel

Who are these new olim (immigrants to Israel) arriving in a country at war with little more than some suitcases and conversational Hebrew?

 Anna Maslennikova, Dima Gendin, and their family.

World Betar leaders calls on diaspora Jews to immigrate to Israel amid rising antisemitism

World Betar leaders are calling for a mass Jewish immigration to Israel, citing antisemitism and growing security concerns in Jewish communities worldwide.

 A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign, as they take part in a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Turkey, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Istanbul, November 4, 2023.

More families with young children making aliyah, Sofer tells 'Post'

Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer said that the new reforms make the acclimation process easier for young families and professionals.

 ALIYAH AND INTEGRATION Minister Ofir Sofer welcomes immigrants from France at Ben-Gurion Airport in August. The writer asks: Isn’t it time to welcome immigrants the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?

A globetrotting journey from Greece to Israel: The journey of Victor Politis

Since the 1970s, Politis has photo-documented street life in some 80 countries and won prizes. After travelling the world, the only place Politis wanted to live in Israel was Old Jaffa. 

Victor Politis took this aerial photo of the Jaffa coastline, displayed on a wall opposite his home.

Nikita Ben Ami: An unexpected Zionist's journey from Uzbekistan to Israel

“I was never connected to Judaism, but a friend who is a rabbi once told me that I’m a lost Jewish soul,” she said. “And I’m discovering I am totally Zionist.”

 Nikita Ben Ami is seen playing Japanese Taiko drums.