‘Feeling part of the story’: Having made the move, ‘olim’ and Israel mark Aliyah Day “All the times we were here as tourists were a lot of fun, but you don’t know what it’s like until you put your skin in here. Once you do that jump of hope, you start seeing life in a new way, through Israeli glasses,” says Shira Denise Kilemnic Mac. Deborah Fineblum Oct. 15, 2021
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem helps bring 105 youths to Israel With these latest arrivals, it has sponsored aliyah flights for 1,468 Jewish immigrants from more than a dozen countries so far in 2021. Oct. 13, 2021
Bnei Menashe group of 235 from India lands at Ben-Gurion on Yom HaAliyah Hailing from Manipur in the northeast part of the country, they have preserved Jewish traditions across generations. Oct. 13, 2021
On Yom HaAliyah, new immigrants to Israel take time to dance in Jerusalem Some 20,000 “olim” have arrived from around the world this year, despite travel limitations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Oct. 13, 2021
90 North Americans arrive in Israel during Israeli National Immigration Week The flights included those hailing from 14 states and three Canadian provinces, ranging from young students to retirees. Oct. 28, 2020
Extending the idea of ‘aliyah’ The qualities that Israelis embody and exhibit can, at least partially, be taught, learned and shared with Jews everywhere. Akiva Gersh Nov. 11, 2019
