Making aliyah

Too old for aliyah? This centenarian Jewish couple proved age is no barrier to moving to Israel

Sitting in their apartment on a sweltering summer afternoon, bowed by old age but not broken, Sandy and Rosalie tell the story of their lives, their aliyah, and their future.

SANDY & ROSALIE, at home: ‘If not now, when?’
 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.

Israel is entering a new tech growth cycle – and needs the best people here - opinion

New olim arrive in Israel with Nefesh B’Nefesh. PremiumPremium

'Friends become your family here': For young immigrants, belonging in Israel takes years

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.

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


Israel's population shift: How global events are reshaping the Jewish state - opinion

As Israel navigates these parallel movements, its remarkable ability to absorb and integrate new immigrants will once again be tested.

 NEW FRENCH IMMIGRANTS arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport, from November 2024.

Dan S. Chill: World naïve art promoter in Israel

Listening to his life story, including the tragic events of his childhood, the sense was that he had rediscovered his childhood in naïve art.

 Dan S. Chill

Bayit Balev: Making a home for senior olim in Jerusalem

Bayit Balev manager Aliza Siekierski wants the facility to welcome new senior immigrants.

 The Bayit Balev assisted living home in Jerusalem.

Michael Kagan: Israel's playwright, documentarian, poet, scientist, and more

Michael Kagan played a role in transforming the state through his varied ventures as a scientist, entrepreneur, poet, documentarian, playwright, teacher, and more.

 MICHAEL AND his wife, Ruth Gan Kagan (couple at R on couch), with their children and grandchildren.

From chemistry to cakes: How aliyah inspired an organic chemist’s entrepreneurial spirit

As the owner of Beatriz Bakery, Tamar Wiener has embraced a community of entrepreneurs who have contributed to Israel’s image of the land of opportunity.

 Tamar Wiener

Three Jewish converts in Mexico are trying to make aliyah. A rabbinic decree won't let them

A long-standing rabbinic decree in Mexico refuses to recognize converts and admit them into Jewish communities, preventing converts from making aliyah.

 Oskar, Rodrigo, and Gustavo Rivera receive their conversion to Judaism certificates.

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30 reasons why you should move to Israel - opinion

Here are 30 reasons we moved to Israel – and why you should consider doing so, too…even now. Some of these reasons may be familiar; others, I hope, will be surprising, even personal.

 NORTH AMERICAN Jews make aliyah, 2019.

MKs push gov't to greenlight aliyah for 5,000 Bnei Menashe from India

Out of the 5,000 awaiting aliyah, approximately half have relatives who have already moved to Israel.

 Aharon Hanghal and the family of Gideon Hanghal, a Kfir Brigade soldier killed by a terrorist in September, pushed for aliyah rights after their Gideon's death.

Remembering Murray Greenfield, a New York-born Israeli hero

Greenfield dedicated his life to public service and building the future of Israel.

 The late Murray Greenfield