Aliyah

Birthright convenes 350 global leaders in Tel Aviv at first Global Business Summit

The three-day gathering combined talks on Israeli technology and investment with a donors’ gala and visits to communities supported by the organization.

Prof. Miriam Adelson receives the Lifetime Champion Award at the Gala Evening. From left: Gidi Mark, Adelson; President Isaac Herzog.
LENNY KUHR performs in the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest.

Legendary 1969 Eurovision winner Lenny Kuhr makes aliyah with husband

One of Barbara (Bracha) Hines's painting, entitled ‘Grant Our Heart Understanding.’

Barbara 'Bracha' Hines: Painting her way from Florida to Jerusalem

IDF lone soldiers walking into the Yom Siddurim event

For One Day, a Family: How Israel Helps Lone Soldiers Put Their Lives in Order


French political turmoil may affect olim with restrictions on transferring money out of country

According to Sankar-Langa, France's economic crisis is a significant factor behind growing interest in aliyah, no less than antisemitism.

Immigrants from France are welcomed to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport in August.

Will 70,000 Israelis returning from abroad for Election Day tip the political balance? - analysis

It is difficult to determine which parties most of the Israelis arriving from abroad will support, though some estimates suggest that many will vote for the change bloc.

AN EL AL flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 14, 2025.

Lone soldiers, b'not sherut find a true home at the Michael Levin Base

The Michael Levin Base is a nonprofit supporting lone soldiers and lone b’nei sherut before, during, and after their service.

Serving religious lone ‘b’not sherut’ and female lone soldiers alongside their male counterparts, the Michael Levin Base provides a vital support system.

She made aliyah at 16 - today, she's teaching the next generation about AI

Since July 2024, Prof. Claudia V. Goldman has been an associate professor in the Data Science Department at the Hebrew University Business School in Jerusalem.

AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY.

Esti Ayalon Kovo enters Knesset race to stop Jerusalem’s problems from spreading across Israel

Ayalon Kovo has joined up with B’Yachad in the 21st slot on its list, believing that only Naftali Bennett can help her achieve the necessary changes to the Jewish state.

Esti Ayalon Kovo

Choosing conviction over party lines, Dan Illouz leaves Likud in bid to shape Israel’s future

In Jerusalem spoke with Illouz during a brief lull in his busy schedule to hear a bit about his life, principles, and the issues in this election.

Dan Illouz.

The aliyah that took a century shows what olim can bring to Israel - opinion

There is something moving about finding one’s place in Israel by helping Israelis through one of our darkest mornings. Norman arrived with the skills this wounded country needed.

An illustrative image of God calling on Abraham to leave his country to the Promised Land.

Shabbat Aliyah: Israeli communities that make aliyah possible come together to honor new olim

As 42 congregations across Israel celebrate Shabbat Aliyah, they honor both the journeys that brought olim here and the communal spirit those immigrants bring with them.

FRENCH OLIM arrive in July.

From Jerusalem’s ‘foreign minister’ to Knesset hopeful, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum wants to make her mark

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum has long been a public face for Jerusalem, and was even referred to by some as Jerusalem’s foreign minister. Those who live here also know her as a friend and neighbor.

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum attends the FOZ Ambassadors Summit in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025.

The long way home: Free after decade in Iraqi prison, Benjamin Hassin begins new life in Jerusalem

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Just over a month ago, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Benjamin Hassin landed on Israeli soil for the first time in 12 years.

Benjamin Hassin overlooks the Western Wall, just weeks after returning to Israel following more than 11 years in Iraqi prisons, including nearly five years under a death sentence.