Making aliyah

Burning ambulances and trust: A breaking point for UK Jews - opinion

Fortunately, there is a place that offers sanctuary for Jews, and many will be thinking very carefully about it and the freedom it offers.

Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.
Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK AI

Aliyah Ministry closes 2025 with 21,900 new immigrants, growth from France and UK

 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.

Israel expected to advance aliyah emergency aid plan for applicants, new immigrants

Dr. Paul White, 71 Beth White, 68

Paul, Beth White: Grateful volunteers from New York to Israel


Talia Briski: Teaching her way to a future in Israel

For Talia Briski, Israel is not just a place to live – it is home, a land of opportunity, and a foundation for a bright future.

 Talia Briski (L) is seen teaching a student.

Lisa Baron Haet: Working in international relations at the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind

Lisa Baron Haet coordinates visits from donors, writes reports and grant applications, edits newsletters, and raises awareness about the center’s work.

 Lisa Baron Haet with Venus, a bling colleague's guide dog.

Off the beaten track: The immigrants who fall in love with Israel's lesser-known cities

While the majority of immigrants choose to establish their lives in well-known hubs, some are forging a different path, opting to build their new lives in Israel off the beaten track.

 A photo of the Ganei Tikva city hall.

‘If not now, when?’: More Diaspora Jews interested in immigrating to Israel post-Oct. 7

The Jewish Agency for Israel and Nefesh B’Nefesh registered a worldwide surge in Diaspora Jews planning to move to Israel, with a 400% increase in France and a 70% increase in the US and Canada

 French Jews arrive in Israel for Aliyah, August 1, 2024.

Israel's population shift: How global events are reshaping the Jewish state - opinion

As Israel navigates these parallel movements, its remarkable ability to absorb and integrate new immigrants will once again be tested.

 NEW FRENCH IMMIGRANTS arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport, from November 2024.

Dan S. Chill: World naïve art promoter in Israel

Listening to his life story, including the tragic events of his childhood, the sense was that he had rediscovered his childhood in naïve art.

 Dan S. Chill

Bayit Balev: Making a home for senior olim in Jerusalem

Bayit Balev manager Aliza Siekierski wants the facility to welcome new senior immigrants.

 The Bayit Balev assisted living home in Jerusalem.

Michael Kagan: Israel's playwright, documentarian, poet, scientist, and more

Michael Kagan played a role in transforming the state through his varied ventures as a scientist, entrepreneur, poet, documentarian, playwright, teacher, and more.

 MICHAEL AND his wife, Ruth Gan Kagan (couple at R on couch), with their children and grandchildren.

From chemistry to cakes: How aliyah inspired an organic chemist’s entrepreneurial spirit

As the owner of Beatriz Bakery, Tamar Wiener has embraced a community of entrepreneurs who have contributed to Israel’s image of the land of opportunity.

 Tamar Wiener

Three Jewish converts in Mexico are trying to make aliyah. A rabbinic decree won't let them

A long-standing rabbinic decree in Mexico refuses to recognize converts and admit them into Jewish communities, preventing converts from making aliyah.

 Oskar, Rodrigo, and Gustavo Rivera receive their conversion to Judaism certificates.