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'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.

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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.

Editor's Notes: Why won't Israel give its 100,000 olim a real political voice? -comment

Anglo olim built Israel, defended it, and explained it to the world. However, they have no political power in the Knesset, which is a real failure.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
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

All three of the family's children are named after fallen IDF soldiers and victims of terrorism, reflecting the family's strong emotional connection to the Jewish people and the Land of Israel.

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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

The new initiative will streamline licensing, job placement, and aliyah for North American Jewish educators seeking to teach in Israel.

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‘Why not go right to the heart of it?’: North American immigrants keep choosing Jerusalem

On Jerusalem Day, new Nefesh B’Nefesh figures show Jerusalem still attracting North American Olim, while one young immigrant’s story points to a less expected face of Aliyah to the capital.

MAY 16, 2026ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 14, 2026.

Jerusalem remains leading destination for North American immigrants, new aliyah data shows

New aliyah figures released ahead of Yom Yerushalayim show that Jerusalem continues to be the top destination for North American immigrants moving to Israel.

MAY 13, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH NEFESH B’NEFESH
Co-Founder & Executive Director of Nefesh B’Nefesh, Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lion delivering mishloach manot to new Olim in Jerusalem

Hundreds of young Olim attend Jerusalem Conference ahead of mandatory IDF service

As Aliyah inquiries have increased by several hundred percent since October 7, this event brought together hundreds of young immigrants for IDF preparation

MAY 7, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH NEFESH B’NEFESH
The “Olim Al Madim” conference provides young Olim with information, guidance, and support ahead of their required military service.

Hundreds of European doctors hoping to make aliyah attend MedEx conference

Israel has faced a lack of doctors for years, mainly due to a higher-than-average birth rate compared to other Western countries and an aging population of doctors.

MAY 6, 2026ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Nefesh B’Nefesh co-founders and Aliyah Minister Ofir Sofer

'God Speaks Yiddish': A humorous peek into Israeli ultra-Orthodoxy

There will be a screening of 'God Speaks Yiddish" on April 29, 7 p.m., at Nefesh B'Nefesh, Azrieli Circle Tower, 10th floor, Tel Aviv. Entrance is free. Advance registration is required.

APRIL 26, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
There will be a special screening of the documentary 'God Speaks Yiddish' by the humorous Tuvia Tenenboim on April 29 at Nefesh B'Nefesh in Tel Aviv.

Memorial Day ceremony honors 47 fallen lone soldiers since October 7

Since the outbreak of the Iron Swords war, more than 1,100 IDF soldiers, both active-duty and reservists have been killed. Among them were 47 Lone Soldiers.

APRIL 21, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH NEFESH B’NEFESH
A Memorial Day ceremony at the Jerusalem Theater, honoring the memory of the Lone Soldiers who fell since October 7th

Nearly 50 North American immigrants to arrive ahead of Independence Day

Newcomers will mark Israel’s 78th Independence Day as Israeli citizens for the first time

APRIL 20, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH NEFESH B’NEFESH
Since the beginning of the war with Iran, about 180 new immigrants have arrived from North America

An Israeli columnist called American Jews ‘traitors,’ here's why he's wrong - comment

A response to Haggai Segal, whose recent column in Makor Rishon branded the world's largest Jewish community as disloyal for not making aliyah.

APRIL 19, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN
CELEBRATING ISRAEL during a New York parade. What does Chabad have against the flag?

Building New Lives in Israel - One Story at a Time

WATCH: Welcome to Aliyah Stories – Brought to you by The Jerusalem Post and Nefesh B’Nefesh.

APRIL 16, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH NEFESH B’NEFESH
New Olim coming to Israel 2026

First two new Immigrants arrive in Israel amid ongoing Iran War

Arrivals of North American Olim highlight continued aliyah to Israel despite wartime conditions and travel disruptions.

MARCH 12, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Michael Deluca