Making aliyah

Shabbat Aliyah: Israeli communities that make aliyah possible come together to honor new olim

As 42 congregations across Israel celebrate Shabbat Aliyah, they honor both the journeys that brought olim here and the communal spirit those immigrants bring with them.

FRENCH OLIM arrive in July.
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum attends the FOZ Ambassadors Summit in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025.

From Jerusalem’s ‘foreign minister’ to Knesset hopeful, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum wants to make her mark

Alex Silnitsky addresses a gathering of former Prisoners of Zion and aliyah activists at the Heritage Ministry in Jerusalem on October 5.

Former Prisoners of Zion, aliyah activists, discuss plans for new Soviet Jewry heritage center

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett on October 13, 2026.

Naftali Bennett unveils B’Yachad party plan to cut bureaucracy, boost support for olim


This family moved to Israel from Denmark and vow to never go back

The Bentows no longer live in Denmark, but living in Israel, they have many reminders of their former country.

 ARRIVING AT the Ra’anana absorption center after a week in a corona hotel: (from L) Hannah, 21; Metti, 49; Matisyahu, 53; and Elias, 17. (Jacob, 22, arrived a week later.)

Israel-Hamas war: New immigrants experience war for the first time

Though they don’t want to be experiencing this war with Hamas, they also don’t want to feel like they are abandoning Israel, the nation they have made their home. 

 AVIVA BANAYAN makes aliyah, October 2021.

This couple moved to Israel and lived in Gaza, now they live in Modi'in

Rebecca and Ken Milgrim moved to the Gaza Strip in the 1980s. Now, in 2023, they're back in Israel, this time in Modi'in.

 WELCOMING REBECCA and Ken home.

He left Kazakhstan for a brighter future in Israel

“My dream is to be an engineer, work in my field in an exciting company that is bringing positive change to this world, and start a family. Israel is where my present and future come together.”

 Vladimir Goldfeld, 24 From Shymkent, Kazakhstan, to the Jezreel Valley, 2014

Israeli Gov’t approves measures to boost employment for olim and remove licensing barriers

One of the primary challenges confronting olim is navigating the diverse licensing requirements across different countries.

 New immigrants from USA and Canada arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight 2016" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 17, 2016,

Ex-model left Hungary and became our social media guru – and she's single

In Israel, Noemi Szakács became the social media guru behind The Jerusalem Post. But before this, she was a model, taking part in campaigns across Hungary and the world.

 Noemi Szakács and Samuel the cat, living a Jewish life in Tel Aviv.

Russian-speakers struggle to adjust to Israel – this org. helps - opinion

Shishi Shabbat specializes in aiding olim from former Soviet countries and takes a unique and innovative approach to empowering and strengthening this vulnerable segment of Israel’s population.

 OLIM FROM the former Soviet Union gather last Shabbat at Kibbutz Almog near the Dead Sea.

Rosh Hashanah: What new and veteran immigrants envision for the New Year

Nefesh B’Nefesh has brought some 75,000 North American immigrants to Israel since its founding in 2002, but the organization’s work doesn’t stop the moment the new immigrants get off that plane. 

 LOUISE SUTTON SUEDE poses with her family, who all made aliyah in August, at the Kotel ahead of the new year.

This Maryland couple moved to Israel and started a farm

Sue and Tzvi rise each morning at 4:30 to feed the animals. The Muslow children, aged 24 to 33, no longer live at home, but one daughter lives on the moshav, and her children help collect the eggs. 

 DR. TZVI (L) & SUE MUSLOW flank grandson Amit Mazon, atop one of their sheep.

He moved to Israel and founded the Mideast's biggest US-owned travel agency

Mark Feldman founded Ziontours Jerusalem and writes a column for The Jerusalem Post, The Travel Advisor, focusing on travel from the viewpoint of the consumer.

 Mark Feldman, 65 From Los Angeles to Jerusalem, 1981