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

More than 9,000 lone soldiers came to EXPO Tel Aviv last week to take care of the errands that pile up when there is no family nearby to help.

IDF lone soldiers walking into the Yom Siddurim event
Immigrants from France are welcomed to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport in August.

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

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

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

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

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


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

Making aliyah was a lifelong dream: Alex and Arielle Sabol with children Romi and Libi, from Brooklyn, NY.

‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families

“Olim (immigrant) soldiers who come from abroad to Israel do it purely out of a sense of Zionism and because they really want to take part in helping Israel and helping the IDF.”

Staff Sergeant Oren Metzuyanim, a 21-year-old lone soldier at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.

Government approves initiative to streamline licensing for psychologists who make aliyah

The proposal, put forth by the Minister of Aliyah and Integration and the Health Minister, aims to broaden recognition of foreign academic degrees while maintaining Israel’s licensing standards.

Minister of Aliyah and Integration Ofir Sofer speaks to individuals at an aliyah event.

Tali Mekere: A first-generation engineer's path to success from Ethiopia to Netanya

“There are amazing people who are willing to help. With determination and belief in yourself, anything is possible.”

Tali Mekere

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.

Shoppers browse goods at Nefesh B'Nefesh's Shuk Olim event in Tel Aviv. June 25, 2026.

How 'little miracles' brought this New York family to Israel's hilltops

How one family turned their aliyah journey into a live performance

Chaya and Yossi Stern traded Brooklyn's city streets for Israel's hilltops, a move that now forms the heart of their live musical performance.
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Tel Aviv to establish new 'beit oleh' to support immigrants, lone soldiers, vice-mayor says

The house will be “a place where they can come and work, have Shabbat dinners, celebrate the holidays, receive lectures, do shows, have parties, and organize,” Tel Aviv Vice-Mayor Guy Avner said.

Jewish immigrants fleeing the war in Ukraine, on a rescue flight sponosred by the IFCJ, arrive at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on March 6, 2022.

Surge in Aliyah of young, skilled olim despite wartime challenges, 22,522 moved to Israel in 2025

The sharpest increase came from French Jewry, with a 51% rise in immigration, while immigration from the United States continued its upward trend, reaching 3,781 immigrants.

 New immigrants from USA and Canada arrive on a special " Aliyah Flight 2016" on behalf of Nefesh B'Nefesh organization, at Ben Gurion airport in central Israel on August 17, 2016.

Mimi ‘Mabrat’ Biyadgilon: The former village girl who has come a long way

For the last 20 years, the Biyadgilons have lived in Rishon Lezion, where Mimi now works for the municipality as a senior social worker.

Mimi Biyadgilon.

Aliyah org. challenges Trump, Ivanka, Kushner: Move to Israel, show Iran deal worth it - exclusive

The message of the video is clear: Will Trump be willing to put his money where his mouth is, and is the agreement with Iran still worth it when it's his own family’s safety on the line?

(L-R) Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attend the Michael Rubin REFORM Alliance Casino Night Event on September 13, 2025 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.