Dr. Katya Mandoki: Caressing the land with every step
In January 1967, she made the move. With her new community of young, idealistic Zionists, she traveled to Israel first by bus and then by airplane and arrived at Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha.
In January 1967, she made the move. With her new community of young, idealistic Zionists, she traveled to Israel first by bus and then by airplane and arrived at Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha.
Innovative training program prepares English-speaking newcomers to close Israel’s English gap – one classroom at a time.
Some uplifting stories from olim who saw or experienced unexpected kindness on their travels.
Israelis believe now is the best time to buy a home, and they expect both housing and rental prices in Israel to keep rising.
'We have a picture of my father in 1981, demonstrating in front of the French embassy in Washington with a placard condemning France’s release of Abu Daoud, a mastermind of the Munich massacre.'
The Aliyah Ministry conducted a war game simulating the emergency immigration of 45,000 Jews fleeing a collapsing country, testing plans for 800 arrivals daily for two months.
The gathering marked the first anniversary of MentOlim, an initiative that has quickly become a lifeline for olim navigating Israel’s competitive hi-tech market.
A better question might be: For a couple who fell in love with Israel as teenagers, why did it take us so long to make aliyah?
The new immigrants will undergo Orthodox conversion through the Chief Rabbinate and will mainly settle in Nof HaGalil and other northern communities.
What's the difference?
Who pays the price of aliyah? Some 'accidental olim' - children who made aliyah not by choice, but by circumstance - share their experiences.