Got a Driver’s License? Swap It in Israel, Effective Sunday

“This is about reducing bureaucracy," said Minister Yisrael Katz.

‘Look Forward,’ says Lone Soldier on 20th-Anniversary ‘Aliyah’ Flight to Israel

The group of new immigrants included 31 families, 99 children, seven retirees and 40 soldiers who will serve in the Israel Defense Forces.

Israel Tax Authority: FATCA Working Both Ways, US Accounts Belonging to Israelis Reviewed

Israel received data on more than 35,000 Israeli-held accounts in US financial institutions.

Highest Number of New Immigrants in Israel from Ukraine, Russia and France

Immigration to Israel this year was up 28% compared to the previous year. An estimated total of 24,800 new immigrants arrived to Israel throughout the course of the year.

Meet Israel’s New-Old Immigrant Absorption Minister

Sofa Landver, an immigrant from Russia, has returned to the office she headed between 2009 and 2015.

Giant Billboards Call on Shaked Not to Capitulate to Pressure, Restrict Ukrainian Refugee Tide

According to CNN, only 690 Ukrainian refugees have been admitted in the US since October 21, 2021.
Nefesh B’Nefesh founders, Tony Gelbart & Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, received honorary doctorates from Yeshiva University.

Nefesh B’Nefesh Founders Get YU Honorary Doctorates

“We have been taught to open our eyes and see the myriad number of concerns that need to be addressed and repaired in our community."

US Queen of Kosher: “I’m a Jewish Person and it’s the Jewish Homeland, and...

With great emotion and to the joy of Jewish foodies throughout the world, the Queen of Kosher cooking is coming home to rule the roast/roost.

Special Aliyah Flight to Bring 200 French Jews to Israel

More than 200 immigrants from France ware scheduled to land in Israel aboard a special Aliyah flight next Monday evening. They will be greeted by...
Nira Lee - from Tempe, Arizona to recipient of President Peres' Excellence Award as IDF Lieutenant

IDF’s Arizona Girl Receives ‘President’s Excellence Award’

Nira Lee grew up in Tempe, Arizona as a Zionist but firmly planted in the USA, until she saw the destruction following the Second Lebanon War during a visit to Israel. Now she is Lieutenant in the IDF.

When A Jerusalem Neighborhood Was A Transit Camp

Rabbi Haim Sabato tells the tale of the Jerusalem transit camp in which he and his family lived when they immigrated to the Holy Land from Egypt.

Très AIPAC: Azerbaijani Official in Israel to Tighten Relations through Israelis Born in his...

The Azeri official stressed the positive relations of the olim from Azerbaijan with their native country.

Jewish Agency Bids Farewell to Chairman Natan Sharansky

Sharansky will continue his service training and supporting the Jewish Agency shlichim (emissaries).

Netanyahu: Soon Majority of Jews Will Live in Israel

Jewish Agency Chairman Sharansky added, tongue-in-cheek, "We cannot forget our partnership with the world's Jews – we cannot give up on any Jew, even if they are not 'Orthodox.'"

A Small Miracle On Ta’anit Esther Brings A Jewish Ukrainian Refugee Home on Purim

A collaborative effort by Meretz MK Michal Rozin, Tikkun Olam Makers, United Hatzalah, Ministry of Absorption, and Interior Ministry, enables a disabled Jewish man to come home to Israel.

Left Wing Infiltrators from IfNotNow Disrupt Birthright Taglit Tour

"They didn't come to learn about Israel, but rather about Palestine... to bash Israel on purpose, and in public."

Central Elections Committee to be Chaired by US-Born Judge

The new chairman takes on his new role at a particularly turbulent time in Israeli politics, as the nation prepares for an unprecedented third round of elections.

Ukraine Jews Come ‘Home’ Helped By Israel & IFCJ

More than 230 new immigrants arrived in Israel from Ukraine, many of them badly traumatized.

Only Bennett Can Solve the Avi Weiss Conundrum – He Caused It

Rabbi Avi Weiss is learning the hard way about playing nice with others.

Haredim Fold, Gentile Paternal Grandchildren Can Keep Coming In

The Haredim quit the fight, deserting Religious Zionism.

‘Israel Must Prepare for a Wave of Immigrants’ from Russia

"Should Russia decide to stop Jewish immigration, leaving Jews stuck in Russia, it will be on our conscience."

Friday the Rabbi Read Isaiah 53

Few chapters in the Jewish Bible have been used more vigorously and cleverly by Christian missionaries than this one, which happens to be a wonderful prophecy about the vindication of the Jewish nation.

Jerusalem College of Technology Launches Rabbinic Ordination Program for Orthodox Anglos

Israel’s Anglo communities often don't hire rabbis, so JCT aims to revive the position of rabbi as community leader.

A 21st Century Exodus: Dina’s Journey from Egypt to Jerusalem

Passover interview: Rolin Abdallah grew up in an Arab country with no knowledge of her Jewish heritage. Today, she is IDF soldier Dina Ovadia. Here is a Cinderella and Haggadah story rolled into one.

Supreme Court Reverses Interior Ministry Decision on Peruvian Jews

Judge Daphne Barak-Erez wrote, adding: "Let us not replace the question of 'Who is a Jew' with the question of 'What is a Jewish community.'"

Knesset Approves Bringing 899 Indian ‘Lost Jews’ to Israel

The Knesset unanimously voted Sunday to bring 899 “lost Jews” from India to Israel at the end of this year. The new olim belong...

Amid Chaos, Economic Collapse, Venezuela’s Jews Seek Safer Shores

“My hospital is still the best in Venezuela, but I don’t know for how long, we don’t have medicines anymore, even antibiotics.”

Summit on Israel-Diaspora Relations

Some 120 Jewish leaders from Israel and around the world convened for a two-day summit on formulating a plan to strengthen the connection between...

Never Too Late: 101-Year-Old Immigrant Celebrates Israeli Citizenship

Not many people get the opportunity to write a dramatic new chapter of their lives after reaching 100. But 101-year-old Sandy Goldstein and his...

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