When a local philanthropist speaks, there’s usually a personal connection to the cause. For Lawrence attorney Phil Rosen, it was a trip to northern Israel with his daughter last year, where they kept encountering Hebrew speakers with American accents. At a coffee shop outside Tzfat, they met a young Californian olah in uniform, and asked to hear her story. more

Until Oct. 7, the number of people making aliyah in 2023 was in decline. The last three months changed that trajectory. Since the outbreak of the war, there has been a significant increase in … more

Making aliyah can be tough, but getting a date once you’re in Israel may not be. … more

Nefesh B'Nefesh and hi-tech processing smooth the way for a big move (Aboard Nefesh B'Nefesh Flight 3022)- Frances Greenberg's previous attempt at aliyah was unsuccessful. In … more

Scenes from the 33rd Nefesh B'Nefesh charter flight, on July 21, 2008, which brought 220 new Olim to the State of Israel, including two families from Woodmere and one from Far Rockaway .... from … more

Twenty years ago, Jews in North America weren’t exactly getting in line to relocate to Israel. Statistics on aliyah in 2002 found that fewer than 1,000 Jews relocated to the Jewish homeland … more

Warren Isakow is an intensive care physician who regularly works a 12-hour night shift, treating ICU patients for heart attacks, strokes and other medical emergencies. What makes his job unusual … more

As a nuclear deal was announced in Vienna, 221 aliyot from North America, including 24 from the New York, arrived at Ben Gurion on an El Al Nefesh B’Nefesh flight. For 29-year-old Kaley … more

The 242 new olim on Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 60th El Al charter flight included NBN’s 60,000th oleh, Co-Founder and Executive Director Rabbi Yehoshua Fass said. Pictured are some of 41 … more

We may not be able to flip Israel’s haters, but there are plenty of “intellectually honest” people who can be persuaded of the truth of Israel’s cause, Rabbi Dov Lipman, the … more