Nefesh B'Nefesh

Nefesh B’Nefesh to receive Jerusalem Post Award at Jpost NY Conference

“Our responsibility is not only to assist people with their aliyah dreams, but to turn them into reality, " Tony Gelbart, co-founder and chairman of Nefesh B’Nefesh

Tony Gelbart and Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, Co-Founders of Nefesh B'Nefesh
New Olim coming to Israel 2026

Nefesh B’Nefesh to receive award at JPost NY Conference

Jews celebrate Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 14, 2026.

‘Why not go right to the heart of it?’: North American immigrants keep choosing Jerusalem

Co-Founder & Executive Director of Nefesh B’Nefesh, Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lion delivering mishloach manot to new Olim in Jerusalem

Jerusalem remains leading destination for North American immigrants, new aliyah data shows


How are new immigrants in Israel adjusting to life and war?

215 starry-eyed immigrants arrived on August’s Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight. This veteran olah checks back in on how they are adjusting – not just to culture shock but to the war with Hamas.

 EMBARKING ON the journey of a lifetime.

Nefesh B’Nefesh, JNF-USA & FIDF launch ‘Operation Hug’ to reunite parents with lone soldiers

New initiative will offer free round-trip El Al flights for one parent of each lone soldier on combat duty from anywhere in the world, to minimize the physical distance most are experiencing.

 Stacie Stufflebeam reunites with her lone soldier sons thanks to Operation Hug.

Just One Chesed launches campaign to expand rapid response units across 21 communities

Campaign initiated in response to urgent need for tactical and essential equipment for communities in danger on the front lines

(from L-R): Head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council, Shlomo Neeman and Mayor of Efrat, Oded Revivi join Founder & CEO of Just One Chesed, Jerry Latinik and local volunteers at the Efrat emergency packaging site.

Dozens Make Aliyah Amid Operation Iron Swords

Newcomers from the U.S. touch down in Israel, undeterred by ongoing security situation

 Caption: Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Ofir Sofer (right) with Dir-Gen of the Ministry, Avichai Kahane (middle) and Rabbi Yehoshua Fass of Nefesh B’Nefesh (left) , with new olim. (Yonit Schiller)

Dozens make aliyah amid Operation Swords of Iron

“We will never give up on the vision of the return of the nation of Israel to their land,” Ofir Sofer told the olim.

 Minister of Aliyah and Integration, Ofir Sofer (right) with Dir-Gen of the Ministry, Avichai Kahane (middle) and Rabbi Yehoshua Fass of Nefesh B’Nefesh, with new olim.

Rosh Hashanah: What new and veteran immigrants envision for the New Year

Nefesh B’Nefesh has brought some 75,000 North American immigrants to Israel since its founding in 2002, but the organization’s work doesn’t stop the moment the new immigrants get off that plane. 

 LOUISE SUTTON SUEDE poses with her family, who all made aliyah in August, at the Kotel ahead of the new year.

Jerusalem highlights September 1-7

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 ZEDEKIAH’S CAVE is an ancient limestone quarry underneath the Old City’s Muslim Quarter.

Grapevine: Help is here

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FLEUR HASSAN-NAHOUM speaks at a protest in Jerusalem’s Safra Square against construction in the Rehes Lavan (White Ridge) nature reserve.

Mazal tov! Israel welcomes 215 new North American olim

In these cynical times, Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 64th charter flight brings a fresh burst of idealism and excitement to the Jewish state.

 Olim on the 64th Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight pose with the organization’s co-founders Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart; Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer; and ministry Director-General Avichai Kahana.

Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 64th Charter Flight Arrives With 215 Newcomers Onboard

For the first time in the history of Nefesh B’Nefesh’s charter Aliyah flights, Olim were given the opportunity to complete their immigration process on the plane.

 Summer Charter Flight