Nefesh B'Nefesh

'Time to come home': Seven families from New York's Persian Jewish community make aliyah together

“We’re running on fumes, but exhilarated,” Jordan, one of the new olim (immigrants) and a father of six girls, told The Jerusalem Post at the airport.

New immigrants from Great Neck New York's Persian Jewish community arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. August 11, 2026.
The Douglas family, including Nefesh B'Nefesh's 100,000th olah, celebrate their immigration to Israel, August 2026.

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The Douglas family, including Nefesh B'Nefesh's 100,000th olah, celebrate their immigration to Israel, August 2026.

Twenty-four years of new olim: Nefesh B'Nefesh welcomes its 100,000th immigrant to Israel

The launch event for the National Program for the Immigration of Teachers to Israel, a joint venture of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Aliyah and Absorption and the "Nefesh B'Nefesh" organization. August 5, 2026.

Israel launches program to recruit North American Jewish teachers


Sally Reidman came to Israel with a massage table - and built a healthcare empire

Born in Pennsylvania in 1949 to Holocaust survivors, Sally grew up with her mother in California and studied psychology at California State University.

Sally Reidman.

Nefesh B'Nefesh launches fellowship to strengthen Israel education in North American schools

The inaugural cohort brings 12 Jewish educators to Israel for a yearlong program focused on teaching Zionism, Jewish identity and Israel.

Representing Jewish day schools from New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Maryland, Washington State, and Toronto, the fellows include department chairs, school administrators and educational leaders

'Go big and go home': North American families make aliyah in the shadow of war

As Nefesh B’Nefesh opens its 2026 summer aliyah season, several hundred North American families gather in a synagogue garden, most of them still mid-move and none of them turning back.

DJ Raphi entertains the kids, leading them through fun dance moves set to catchy music.

A summer of new beginnings

More than 2,300 North American olim will make aliyah this summer, embarking on new lives in Israel with dreams of building their future in the Jewish homeland

Making aliyah was a lifelong dream: Alex and Arielle Sabol with children Romi and Libi, from Brooklyn, NY.

Tel Aviv’s Shuk Olim brings out dozens of immigrant entrepreneurs to showcase goods

“Every single booth has an oleh with a story, and they're selling their products from the small business that they opened here in Israel after their aliyah,” said Devon Conway of Nefesh B'Nefesh.

Shoppers browse goods at Nefesh B'Nefesh's Shuk Olim event in Tel Aviv. June 25, 2026.

The doctors choosing Israel in a time of war

At a New Jersey hotel, hundreds of medical professionals spent a Sunday deciding to move to Israel. I spent the day asking them why.

Medical professionals attend MedEx in New Jersey.

Chana Koenig's boutique chocolate journey from New York to Israel

After moving to Israel, a former NYC chocolate chef creates a boutique shop specializing in premium, Belgian-style products

Outside her shop, with her parents.

Nefesh B’Nefesh presented with Zionist Impact Award at 'Post' Conference

Co-founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart, were presented with the Zionist Impact Award in acknowledgment of the organization’s efforts in addressing the country’s needs

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

Nefesh B’Nefesh to receive Jerusalem Post Award at Jpost NY Conference

“Our responsibility is not only to assist people with their aliyah dreams, but to turn them into reality, " Tony Gelbart, co-founder and chairman of Nefesh B’Nefesh

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

Nefesh B’Nefesh to receive award at JPost NY Conference

Nefesh B’Nefesh will be presented with the JPost Award for its efforts to address four key areas: Aliyah and Integration, National Service, National Development, and Zionist Education.

New Olim coming to Israel 2026