Nefesh B’Nefesh awards Maor Youth Prize to nine ‘olim’ “Each of these remarkable youth has risen to serve as a guiding light in their communities throughout Israel,” said Rabbi Yehoshua Fass of Nefesh B’Nefesh. JNS Staff Jan. 5, 2025
Sa’ar calls for national plan to prepare for mass aliyah Israel's top diplomat noted a rise in immigration from France and Britain amid surging global antisemitism. JNS Staff Jan. 2, 2025
Diaspora students in Israel reunited with parents Many of the moms and dads had not seen their children for months because of the wartime disruption of air travel. JNS Staff Dec. 31, 2024
40 years on, Israeli Ethiopians fete identity forged by hardship Community members whose families risked everything to reach Jerusalem are reconnecting to rich traditions following a challenging integration process. Canaan Lidor Dec. 26, 2024
‘I’m mortal, but Am Israel Chai is eternal’ Jewish Agency chairman Doron Almog, who had family members killed and abducted in the Oct. 7 massacre, shares the path he sees to recovery. Hanan Greenwood Dec. 10, 2024
‘Aliyah’ drops 36% due to slump from Ukraine, Russia Despite the war in Israel, the country is set to receive more new citizens than in 2020 or 2021. Canaan Lidor Dec. 4, 2024
Israeli broadcaster comments are an insult to ‘olim’ and affront to world Jewry Amnon Abramovich said that Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer is not “Israeli deep down,” despite long-time service to the country. Rabbi Steven Burg and Jamie Geller Nov. 25, 2024
Nefesh B’Nefesh opens Tel Aviv aliyah center The facility's mission is to help olim, including 3,500 lone soldiers from more than 70 countries. JNS Staff Nov. 14, 2024
A match made in wartime “Look, if I hadn't lost my leg, I wouldn’t have met her,” says Daniel Kopylov of his partner Danielle Yablonka. “Good things come out of bad.” Etgar Lefkovits Oct. 28, 2024
