Aliyah

“I think I’ve always been a clown. It’s always been inside me. But I finally did the course that entitled me to put on a red nose. At 58, it was the right time in my life to do it.” 

Israel's new 2026 aliyah tax rules offer temporary income tax breaks for new immigrants and returning residents, while requiring greater disclosure of foreign assets despite existing exemptions.

France experienced what was described as a “day of rage” on Tuesday, which was expected to mark the peak of clashes that had unfolded across the country in recent days.

What a journey it has been from the Philadelphia suburbs and Messiah University, a private interdenominational Evangelical Christian university, to an apartment in Beersheba.

By denying these progressive Jews the right to make aliyah, the Israeli authorities are undermining the very essence of the Zionist project: that it is a state for all Jews. 

The moment a diaspora Jew becomes an Israeli citizen, they cease to be a passive bystander affected by Israel's policies - they become an active participant in shaping them.

The Population and Immigration Authority overturned the aliyah approvals of two activists in their 20s, who have worked with Palestinian communities in the West Bank.

Ababa, 39, a Lod resident and longtime aliyah activist in the Ethiopian Israeli community, has struggled to reach relatives who remain in the Gondar area of Amhara.

Langbeheim creates his paintings in his home studio, which doubles as a safe room. “In the last three years, since we have 11 grandchildren, there have always been people sleeping there,” he said.

Ami Steinberger’s Ulpan La-Inyan (ulpan.com) employs 80 to 90 teachers in a variety of time zones, teaching private lessons and group courses to roughly 2,000 students annually.