Nefesh B'Nefesh
North American aliyah hits record month as over 1,100 olim arrive, with 4,000 expected in 2026
“It’s record-breaking for us,” Nefesh B’Nefesh’s Vice President of Diaspora Partnerships, Marc Rosenberg, said.
North American aliyah wave continues as 2,200 immigrants set to arrive this summer
'Time to come home': Seven families from New York's Persian Jewish community make aliyah together
Editor's Notes: Why won't Israel give its 100,000 olim a real political voice? -comment
Twenty-four years of new olim: Nefesh B'Nefesh welcomes its 100,000th immigrant to Israel
All three of the family's children are named after fallen IDF soldiers and victims of terrorism, reflecting the family's strong emotional connection to the Jewish people and the Land of Israel.
Israel launches program to recruit North American Jewish teachers
The new initiative will streamline licensing, job placement, and aliyah for North American Jewish educators seeking to teach in Israel.
Sally Reidman came to Israel with a massage table - and built a healthcare empire
Born in Pennsylvania in 1949 to Holocaust survivors, Sally grew up with her mother in California and studied psychology at California State University.
Nefesh B'Nefesh launches fellowship to strengthen Israel education in North American schools
The inaugural cohort brings 12 Jewish educators to Israel for a yearlong program focused on teaching Zionism, Jewish identity and Israel.
'Go big and go home': North American families make aliyah in the shadow of war
As Nefesh B’Nefesh opens its 2026 summer aliyah season, several hundred North American families gather in a synagogue garden, most of them still mid-move and none of them turning back.
A summer of new beginnings
More than 2,300 North American olim will make aliyah this summer, embarking on new lives in Israel with dreams of building their future in the Jewish homeland
Tel Aviv’s Shuk Olim brings out dozens of immigrant entrepreneurs to showcase goods
“Every single booth has an oleh with a story, and they're selling their products from the small business that they opened here in Israel after their aliyah,” said Devon Conway of Nefesh B'Nefesh.
The doctors choosing Israel in a time of war
At a New Jersey hotel, hundreds of medical professionals spent a Sunday deciding to move to Israel. I spent the day asking them why.
Chana Koenig's boutique chocolate journey from New York to Israel
After moving to Israel, a former NYC chocolate chef creates a boutique shop specializing in premium, Belgian-style products
Nefesh B’Nefesh presented with Zionist Impact Award at 'Post' Conference
Co-founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart, were presented with the Zionist Impact Award in acknowledgment of the organization’s efforts in addressing the country’s needs
