Nefesh B’Nefesh
During the past year, Nefesh B’Nefesh facilitated 16 special “aliyah” flights from North America, bringing 381 families with 674 children, and an additional 1,579 singles, many of whom volunteered for the Israel Defense Forces as lone soldiers.
The organization will hold informational fairs in major American cities, including Boca Raton, Miami, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Chicago, to empower potential immigrants to get ahead in their planning process.
To be prepared for a possible joining with North Korea, representatives from the South Korean Ministry of Unification came for a visit to learn effective methods of integrating new immigrants into their country.
The Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize was awarded to inspirational English-speaking “olim” who have significantly contributed to the State of Israel in various fields.
Mindy Klein, the wife of New York Yankees president Randy Klein, offered some words of advice to teen olim arriving via Nefesh B’Nefesh.
Mothers and fathers talked about the bittersweet feelings of having their children move to Israel, but they all expressed “1,000 percent” pride (in the words of one father) regarding the future of their sons and daughters as Israeli soldiers defending the State of Israel.
The diverse group of newcomers to Israel ranged in age from 6 months to 80 years old, and included 34 families, 18 singles, three sets of twins, six future IDF soldiers and 15 medical professionals.
His newest song, “Tziyon,” originally produced as a closing-credits song for an Israeli movie yet to be released, will be set to a music video of his family’s aliyah, produced in partnership with Nefesh B’Nefesh.
An artificial-intelligence parenting app balances children’s needs for privacy and parents’ need to keep their children safe. It also features a location tracker and has introduced mood analysis on phone calls.
