Posts Tagged: Israel Aliyah
One Israeli Nurse to Another: A Love Story
JNS.org - Elie Schiff will tell you flat out that she was born into a family of Zionists. In fact, as far back as she can...
Reflecting on My First ‘Aliyahniversary’
JNS.org - Here we are — a year after my aliyah date — which means I am no longer a “new” immigrant, but rather, just an...
Israel Becoming Increasingly Attractive to Immigrants From Western Countries
JNS.org - Member of Knesset Michael Oren (Kulanu), the self-described “resident old man,” surveys the scene unfolding before his eyes with growing astonishment. Seven-hundred pounds of grilling...
Nearly 30,000 Jews Immigrated to Israel Since Last Independence Day
Nearly 30,000 immigrants from over 90 countries arrived in Israel since Independence Day 2015, according to Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption statistics cited in...
My First Time Experiencing Israel’s Health-Care System
JNS.org - It all started with a pain in my neck. Traveling in the Czech Republic, I woke up with a very sore neck that radiated...
Another Perk of Making Aliyah: The Food
JNS.org - As summer approaches in Israel, I have found that all the mouthwatering Israeli cuisine is starting to catch up with me. I call it...
Israel, Two Months Post-Absorption Center: An Aliyah Check-up
JNS.org - I want to start by saying that I have a bone to pick with social media: People typically put out only the version of...
New to Israel, and Finding a Pipe to Nowhere
JNS.org - Torah is awash in stories connecting water with miracles. This is not one of them. Six months in, and I have taken the plunge...
Christian-Jewish Aid Group Plans to Double Aliyah Efforts in 2016
JNS.org - The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (“The Fellowship”) humanitarian aid group said it plans to double its organizing of immigration to Israel (aliyah)...
The Aliyah Trail: End of Ulpan, Apartment-Hunting and Moving
JNS.org - This week marked the biggest transition point for me since making aliyah — the end of the five-month ulpan (Hebrew-language immersion school) has come,...
‘Mentor-Candidate’ Platform Seeks to Provide New Roadmap for Aliyah
JNS.org - Six years ago, Israeli entrepreneur and start-up mentor Raphael Gross made a commitment to his rabbi that he would enable Jews to experience Israel...
Paris Attacks Shed Light on Aliyah in Good Times and Bad
JNS.org - Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to express a type of grief they know all too well, following the murderous...
Not-So-Chai Times: an Immigrant’s 18 Complaints About Israel
JNS.org - Although I often describe Israel as my Jewish form of the “American Dream,” Israel isn’t always as pleasant as it seems when you first...
My First Rosh Hashanah in the Land of Milk, Apples and Honey
JNS.org - The other day, I hopped on the bus and headed towards my Shabbat host for the weekend in Baka, a beautiful and quiet neighborhood...
