Olim

Even before moving to Israel: Jerusalem looks for tech workers abroad

The Jerusalem Development Authority is launching a tender for an entity to locate, recruit, and place new immigrants in high-tech companies in the city even before their arrival in the country.

Moshe Lion, MUNIEXPO Conference, June 23, 2026.
Touro University Nevada medical students and physician assistants.

From forceps to biceps: How to birth a stronger, healthier nation – opinion

Campaign materials of candidates who ran in yesterday’s Likud primary elections are seen in Jerusalem, August 18, 2026

From Likud to Yisrael Beytenu: The case for a change on the Right - opinion

Family making aliyah to Israel, September 14, 2026.

Moving stories, worrying numbers: Behind the wave of immigration from North America


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.

Why Hebrew University is the top choice for Olim

Before Israel became a state, HUJI was already helping shape the home it would become.

Joseph Adest for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families

“Olim (immigrant) soldiers who come from abroad to Israel do it purely out of a sense of Zionism and because they really want to take part in helping Israel and helping the IDF.”

Staff Sergeant Oren Metzuyanim, a 21-year-old lone soldier at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.

Government approves initiative to streamline licensing for psychologists who make aliyah

The proposal, put forth by the Minister of Aliyah and Integration and the Health Minister, aims to broaden recognition of foreign academic degrees while maintaining Israel’s licensing standards.

Minister of Aliyah and Integration Ofir Sofer speaks to individuals at an aliyah event.

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.

Tel Aviv to establish new 'beit oleh' to support immigrants, lone soldiers, vice-mayor says

The house will be “a place where they can come and work, have Shabbat dinners, celebrate the holidays, receive lectures, do shows, have parties, and organize,” Tel Aviv Vice-Mayor Guy Avner said.

Jewish immigrants fleeing the war in Ukraine, on a rescue flight sponosred by the IFCJ, arrive at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on March 6, 2022.

Surge in Aliyah of young, skilled olim despite wartime challenges, 22,522 moved to Israel in 2025

The sharpest increase came from French Jewry, with a 51% rise in immigration, while immigration from the United States continued its upward trend, reaching 3,781 immigrants.

 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.

Roy Freeman: Building a comfortable community for LGBT olim in Israel

Roy Freeman, a British-born immigrant living in Israel, is building a support network for LGBT olim, by offering community events and a softer landing for newcomers making aliyah.

HOLDING A BANNER for LGBT Olim at Tel Aviv Pride, June 12.

Not your zaide’s kiddush: Jerusalem's young olim are reinventing the Shabbat kiddush

From apartments to synagogues, Jerusalem's young adults are reinventing kiddush as a social gathering that fits modern life.

Kugels and pickles: Classic noshes for both old-school and modern tables.

Your Investments: The spies and fear of financial success

Winston Churchill said, "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."

An illustrative image of New Israeli Shekels in a wallet.