Making aliyah

Israel medical school grad inspired to return after Oct. 7, this time with a husband and kids

What a journey it has been from the Philadelphia suburbs and Messiah University, a private interdenominational Evangelical Christian university, to an apartment in Beersheba.

THE FAMILY enjoys a dip.
New French Jewish immigrants arrive at Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel on August 3, 2026.

Altruistic Aliyah: A tool for world Jewry to transform Israeli policy from within - opinion

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

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

SANDY & ROSALIE, at home: ‘If not now, when?’

Too old for aliyah? This centenarian Jewish couple proved age is no barrier to moving to Israel


30 reasons why you should move to Israel - opinion

Here are 30 reasons we moved to Israel – and why you should consider doing so, too…even now. Some of these reasons may be familiar; others, I hope, will be surprising, even personal.

 NORTH AMERICAN Jews make aliyah, 2019.

MKs push gov't to greenlight aliyah for 5,000 Bnei Menashe from India

Out of the 5,000 awaiting aliyah, approximately half have relatives who have already moved to Israel.

 Aharon Hanghal and the family of Gideon Hanghal, a Kfir Brigade soldier killed by a terrorist in September, pushed for aliyah rights after their Gideon's death.

Remembering Murray Greenfield, a New York-born Israeli hero

Greenfield dedicated his life to public service and building the future of Israel.

 The late Murray Greenfield

Naomi Oren: A journey from Siberia to Israel

The current war has done nothing to diminish Naomi’s love for Israel. “If anything, it has made me more patriotic,” she says. “This is my home, and I am here for better and for worse.

 NAOMI OREN: FROM SIBERIA TO KIBBUTZ GADOT, 2003

Jewish influencer Ellie Zeiler swaps jet-setting for Jerusalem, taking her 20M followers along

Popular influencer Ellie Zeiler shocks followers by moving to Israel, enrolling in Orthodox seminary, and shifting content focus to Jewish life post-October 7 attacks.

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Russian oleh on immigrant experience: Russia taught me resilience, Israel taught me purpose

Born in Moscow, Yair Esterkin immigrated to Israel at 17, feeling an immediate connection with his new homeland. 

 Yair Esterkin (center) is seen on a tour in Israel.

'Israel is something you can't understand': JPost staff share struggles, silliness of aliyah

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri, Zvika Klein, and Alex Winston

 Illustrative photo of people making aliyah to Israel.

A Smoggie-Sabra story: Charles & Tali Kohn, from London to Jerusalem, 1994

How did a mandolin-playing Yemenite maiden convince a motorcycling, marathon-running musician from Middlesbrough to move back with her to Israel?

 KOHN PLAYS an Appalachian dulcimer that he built, while a handmade stick dulcimer and a larger Irish bouzouki listen attentively nearby.

'It pushes us more': French Jews tell 'Post' of how antisemitism forced them to make aliyah

The Jerusalem Post spoke to four families making aliyah from France.

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

Sabina's new album explores her Journey in Israel towards gratitude, connection, and belonging

The German-born singer releases her second album in Hebrew, reflecting on Zionism and motherhood in Israel.

"It was important for me to release an album in Hebrew this time because my heart is here," Sabina says.