Aliyah

Going where the need is greatest

Yael Eckstein reflects on a year of life-saving assistance and looks ahead to expanding the IFCJ’s work in Israel and Jewish communities worldwide.

Yael Eckstein with food packages delivered to the Christian community in Syria.
New olim at Ben Gurion Airport greeting first graders

New school, new home: Young olim begin the school year in Israel

Israel's population stands at 10.305 million ahead of the Jewish new year.

Israel in numbers: National population hits 10.305m., new CBS data shows ahead of Rosh Hashanah

New Olim coming to Israel 2026

Over 20,000 olim made Aliyah to Israel from 100 countries in past year, data shows


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.

Medical professionals attend MedEx in New Jersey.

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

Outside her shop, with her parents.

How cancer treatment gave me curly hair and a new perspective - opinion

After cancer treatment, hair often grows back curly, an unexpected but common sign of recovery.

What did I know from curls?

How attachment theory can help Israeli parents understand children's behavior

Parenting in crisis: why secure attachment is key to helping children cope with instability and emotional overwhelm.

Children at play in kindergarten, Yashresh moshav.

Eli and Chana Coten: From London to Ma’alot amid war and new beginnings

A family from London makes aliyah to northern Israel, navigating war, adjustment, and a new life in Ma’alot.

Family

In the kitchen with Henny: Sheet pan magic

Simple one-pan dinners and a decadent dessert help busy families get delicious meals on the table with minimal effort.

Sheet-pan gnocchi and veggies.

Dganit Senker-Lange: New olim need government and NGOs working together

Speaking at The Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, the Aliyah and Integration Ministry director-general highlighted the resilience of new immigrant families, particularly mothers, during wartime.

Dganit Senker-Lange, Director-General of the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration

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

Co-Founders of Nefesh B’Nefesh, Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart

Israeli court revokes citizenship of Cuban man over sham marriage

The court finds that citizenship was obtained through a fictitious marriage and false representations to immigration authorities.

 View of the Beer Sheva District Court Hall in southern Israel on December 1, 2019.

America’s final four states through Israeli eyes - comment

We all carry around a private list of things we tell ourselves we’ll get to one day. Mine, for as long as I can remember, was to visit all 48 contiguous states.

Illustration of a road trip in the United States.