Aliyah

Israel launches gov't initiative to bring home, reunite Bnei Menashe community

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Under the government-led effort, Bnei Menashe families receive comprehensive support to facilitate their integration, with guidance from social workers and community mentors.

THE KHONGSAI family in front of their sukkah, one of the families in Kibbutz Maoz Tzur. The kibbutz is home to more than 100 people across 21 families and is largely self-sustaining through basic farming, with residents maintaining Jewish traditions while awaiting their journey to Israel.
Layla Blenden.

Layla Blenden: Jewelry of kindness

BAT YAM, the mini-Tel Aviv that hasn’t quite caught up with itself.

Israel’s real estate map is changing

New Olim landing in Israel

Aliyah surge seen as strategic opportunity for postwar recovery, says Director General Kahana


Bonnie and Meir Chasan: Senior citizens giving back through volunteering

Even before retiring – he when COVID hit, she about a year ago – volunteering was always part of the mix for this youthful and active couple. 

Bonnie and Meir Chasan.

The next miracle: Can Israel bring in 1 million new immigrants from the West? - opinion

Will Israel, this time, succeed in becoming a country that attracts immigration from affluent nations?

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

Anglo olim step up to the blackboard to teach English to Israelis

Innovative training program prepares English-speaking newcomers to close Israel’s English gap – one classroom at a time.

Students in the Herzog Teacher Training program.

After 50 years, B’nai B’rith CEO Daniel Mariaschin warns fight against antisemitism continues

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: B’nai B’rith outgoing CEO Daniel Mariaschin reflects on changes in the Jewish world, after 50 years of advocacy.

Daniel S. Mariaschin, stepping down after 37 years as CEO of B’nai B’rith International, reflects on five decades of Jewish advocacy.

The woman behind Melabev: Leah Abramowitz, powerhouse Israeli who transformed eldercare

The Magazine recently met with Leah Abramowitz at her home to talk about her life since retiring from Melabev in 2008.

LEAH ABRAMOWITZ – born Lotte Froelich in Germany in 1935 – was recognized as a 2008 Yakir Yerushalayim.

Freed Gaza hostage Edan Alexander vows to 'give hell' to Hamas at Nova massacre site

"I gathered knowledge over there. I know the language, I know the culture, I know a lot about these demons. I have to use all of that and come back. And now I’m here in uniform,” said Edan Alexander.

Former hostage, Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, attends an event at the Nova festival massacre site with a US delegation on December 3, 2025 in Re'eim, Israel.

Lighting the way: A glimpse into the life of an Israeli emissary - opinion

Life as an emissary can feel like a quiet, behind-the-scenes mission, not because of secrecy, but because of the sensitivity and attentiveness it demands.

ORI EZRA, a shaliach for Ohr Torah Stone’s Beren-Amiel Emissary Training Institute, hosts students from Bnei Akiva Schools in Toronto for breakfast.

Lost phones, good deeds: Olim share heartwarming stories on Israeli buses

Some uplifting stories from olim who saw or experienced unexpected kindness on their travels.

 Buses in central Jerusalem, February 12, 2025

Avichai Kahana at Washington Conference: building Israel’s future through aliyah

“We are not just bringing people, we are rebuilding the State of Israel," says the Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration.

New Olim landing in Israel

The Jerusalem Post marks 93 years as a link to Israel and the Jewish world - editorial

What began as The Palestine Post in 1932 has become a global media force. As we turn 93, our dedication to Israel and the Jewish world remains unchanged.

The first edition of "The Palestine Post," the newspaper that would become "The Jerusalem Post."