Nefesh B’Nefesh
In a panel discussion at NBN’s Jerusalem campus on “Faith in Times of War,” four authors explore writing and spirituality following Oct. 7.
Nefesh B’Nefesh event highlights resilience, community and a new initiative to help new immigrants find strength and scale success.
The event brought together dozens of government ministries, service providers and volunteer groups offering support.
At Shapell’s Darche Noam yeshivah, immigrants tell Mayor Moshe Lion that text-based Jewish learning in Jerusalem builds skills, community and purpose.
The MedEx event held in Melbourne and Sydney, comes as Israel expands global efforts to recruit physicians from abroad.
“The days of thinking you can never make money after aliyah are over,” said Rifka Lebowitz, the driving force behind the event.
The Nefesh B’Nefesh Bnot Sherut Bodedot Residence in Jerusalem offers young women from the Diaspora “a true home away from home.”
Tony Gelbart and Yehoshua Fass finish each other’s sentences as they run the nonprofit “like a business with a heart.”
The biggest need, Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer told JNS, is integrating professionals into the workforce in Israel and getting jobs that reflect their level in the United States.
“I’ve been looking forward to this moment most of my life,” said Philadelphia-area native Ilan Gordon, 22, as he leaves as part of the annual Nefesh B’Nefesh group flight to Israel.
An immigrant to Israel from New York, she loved photography and would clamber, climb and contort herself to get the right shots.
The season’s first group flight landed on Thursday, carrying 45 “olim” from eight U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
