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Despite Iran war, 40 American, Canadian Jews make aliyah ahead of Passover

Among the 40 new immigrants from the US and Canada, 25 recently landed at Ben Gurion Airport, while the other 15 were already in Israel and completed their process on the same day.

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.
Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026.

Knesset advances bill granting five-year tax exemption to olim, returning residents

Michael Deluca

First two new Immigrants arrive in Israel amid ongoing Iran War

Jodi Samuels, founder of JIC and Jodi's Voice.

Jodi Samuels’s journey: Aliyah, advocacy, and community


'We understand why we're here': New olim share their aliyah experiences

Episode 4 of JPost Asks Anything: The series where we bring you an inside look at the experiences of different Jewish and Israeli populations.

 Participants in JPost Asks Anything Episode 4: Olim.

Aliyah during war: Simon and Jane Babil’s tumultuous journey to Israel

Simon: 'After working so hard for so long toward the goal of making aliyah, all of a sudden we were in limbo with no home to return to. That was scarier than being in Israel during a war.'

 THE BABILS enjoy their daughter Ellen Levi and her family.

Olim left in dark as missile warnings, compensation guidelines remain Hebrew-only

The share of immigrants living in areas hit by recent missile barrages “is very high,” yet key safety and compensation information has not been linguistically accessible to all immigrant communities.

 Israelis sleep in a public shelter at the Tel Aviv municipality as Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel. on June 17 2025.

A warzone welcome for olah who arrived hours ahead of Iran attack

Eve Karlin’s Aliyah the day before Operation Rising Lion began strengthened her resolve.

 Eve Karlin with her luggage at Ben-Gurion Airport.

'Cultural ulpan': 'Post' speaks with immigrant who lost home to Iranian ballistic missile

ALIYAH AFFAIRS: Immigrant Lucy’s Tel Aviv apartment was destroyed by an Iranian missile – but that’s not going to push her to leave Israel.

Lucy's apartment destroyed by an Iranian ballistic missile.

A loving life in a peaceful paradise: Ellie Henkind Katz's Jerusalem life

In their little piece of paradise just west of Jerusalem, Ellie and Michael are still very obviously in love after half a century of marriage. 

 ELLIE & MICHAEL KATZ in the garden of their artfilled home in Shoeva as a peacock looks on

Ready to own property in Israel? 

Stop feeling overwhelmed by the complex buying process.

A narrow street with a tree hanging over it Jerusalem empty street in Baka neighborhood

Remembering Jerusalem on its special day - excerpt

Below, a translated excerpt from the recently published book in Hebrew, MiHamishim Kochavim L’Kochav Ehad (From Fifty Stars to One Star) by Batsheva Pomerantz.

 Three people are seen with an Israeli flag at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City (illustrative).

To Laura Ben-David and the many who love her

Author, writer, photographer, speaker, and marketer Laura Ben-David is a star of the Anglo-Israeli community. A photography exhibition of her images shared her story.

The exhibition team: (top row, L-R) Shira Lankin Sheps; Laura Ben-David; writer Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll; Timna Seligman. (Bottom row from L) Yitzchak Woolf; Tzipora Lifchitz; Sarah Tuttle-Singer.

Tal Raviv: A citizen’s journey through a national identity crisis

Tal Raviv expressed a clear vision of what Israelis need: They are hungry for a productive way to reach out across divides.

 Tal Raviv: No hate – but humor.