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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 436

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Construction of new residential buildings on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2023. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 6, 2024, 7:06 pm
Israel improves tax breaks for new immigrants to help first-time homebuyers
Tax changes seek to lower the costs for new immigrants on first-home purchases worth up to NIS 6 million, while cooling demand for investors to bring down housing prices
By Sharon Wrobel
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Nefesh B'Nefesh staff at Translation Tuesdays (Credit: Nefesh B'Nefesh)
June 26, 2024, 3:01 pm
From Aliyah to integration: Nefesh B’Nefesh helps Olim thrive in Israeli society
Unable to understand an electric bill? Struggling to convert a driver’s license? No problem! Nefesh B’Nefesh (NBN) can help
By Aviva Gat
Illustrative: New immigrants from Ethiopia arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, June 1, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 25, 2024, 11:41 am
Absorption Ministry to slash rental assistance for new immigrants
Aid shrinks by nearly half to NIS 8,712 over two years, with additional monthly stipends for those moving to ‘national priority’ areas; Elkin: Ministry ‘pickpocketing’ new arrivals
By ToI Staff
Young immigrants learn hebrew at an ulpan, February 9, 2011. (Sophie Gordon)
March 19, 2024, 7:42 pm
MKs protest halt to government vouchers for immigrants’ Hebrew-language classes
Private ulpans and new immigrants scramble to cope after coalition, without warning, cuts off funding for lessons
By Sam Sokol
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New Olim with family members (Credit: Yonit Schiller)
February 6, 2024, 9:32 pm
Israel welcomed 720 new Olim in 2023 after the Oct. 7 attack
Aliyah is continuing despite the ongoing Iron Swords War with nearly 4,200 new Aliyah requests submitted in the last quarter of 2023, representing an increase of more than 110% compared to 2022.
An estimated 200 young Bnei Menashe men have joined the Israeli military's war effort. (Courtesy of Degel Menashe via JTA)
December 9, 2023, 3:44 pm
Since Hamas atrocities, Bnei Menashe Jews face enemies on two fronts
Many of the Jewish immigrants from Manipur and Mizoram live in areas hardest hit in the Oct. 7 massacre; while they serve in the IDF, others in India suffer from sectarian violence
By Jordyn Haime
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August 16, 2023, 7:28 am
Watch Live: NBN Charter 2023!
We are excited to welcome 226 new Olim as they take their first steps in their new home as Israeli citizens. Join us and be a part of our 2023 Summer Charter Aliyah Flight #64 by watching live from Ben Gurion Airport
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Aleeza Ben Shalom Matchmaking Event at Nefesh B'Nefesh Aliyah Campus, Photo Credit - Nefesh B'Nefesh
August 2, 2023, 12:56 pm
Why Olim are likely to find love
Olim are deeply passionate people, according to matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom of Netflix’s Jewish Matchmaking. This is why many Olim find love while immigrating with the help of Nefesh B’Nefesh.
By Aviva Gat
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New Olim in the Nefesh B'Nefesh office (Credit: Yonit Schiller)
July 5, 2023, 1:33 pm
New Hebrew courses help Olim prepare for Aliyah
Moving to a new country has enough challenges without the language barrier. An intensive online Hebrew course gives Olim the tools they need to converse with confidence.
By Aviva Gat
Demonstrators block a highway during protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the Israel's judicial system, in Tel Aviv, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/ Ohad Zwigenberg)
March 20, 2023, 10:41 pm
Over 1,600 new immigrants join call for government to halt judicial overhaul
Olim say Zionist vision that inspired them to come to Israel ‘has been hijacked by extremists who threaten very fabric of country as a Jewish and democratic state’
By ToI Staff
Supporters of the liberal Labor party react as the results of the Israeli elections are announced, in Tel Aviv, November 1, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90/ via JTA)
November 5, 2022, 11:21 am
For some Americans living in Israel, this week’s elections conjure 2016 deja vu
Left-leaning immigrants who moved during Trump era are surprised to encounter the radical politics they thought they left behind, while other new arrivals are happy with outcome
By Deborah Danan and PHILISSA CRAMER
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(2022Charter) – Co-Founders of NBN, Tony Gelbart and Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, de-plane 63rd charter Aliyah flight and celebrate 20 years of the organization (Photo credit: Yonit Schiller)
November 2, 2022, 12:21 pm
Children of Aliyah: 20 Years After They Arrived Home
Moving an entire family to a new country is apt to have its challenges. Making aliyah, exciting and anticipated as it usually is, is no exception.
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Susan and Robert Grossman in Israel.
September 19, 2022, 4:24 pm
Flight of Emotions: Olim Come Home to Israel
Israel recently celebrated the arrival of an aliyah flight powered by Jewish National Fund-USA, Nefesh B’Nefesh, and the hopes and dreams of Israel’s newest immigrants.
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August 17, 2022, 4:09 am
Live: Nefesh B’Nefesh welcomes 225 new Olim on summer Aliyah charter flight
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Olim on prior Nefesh B’Nefesh flights land in Israel to great celebration. (Courtesy Nefesh B'Nefesh)
August 17, 2022, 3:56 am
Jewish National Fund-USA supports return of Aliyah flights
Nefesh B’Nefesh’s annual aliyah charter flight to Israel has returned to the skies with the support of Jewish National Fund-USA after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
By Zachary DuBow
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