Benji Davis People love to ask, “So why did you make Aliyah?” I have a plethora of answers. Sometimes I like to [...]
By: Gila Harris I was the biggest homebody. I had lived in the same house my entire life. The thought of making Aliyah - leaving [...]
It’s been quite a year for Aliyah. Nefesh B’Nefesh assisted 3,633 North Americans to discover greater possibilities in Israel 2017. We thank you for [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler Cars and delivery trucks clog the narrow, main street running in front of the home of Yehoshua and Chana Tibor. Such [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler On a cool November evening, Ari Teger has dropped by the home of his friends, Ben and Rachel Gould, on a [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler A wool cap perched atop his noggin to fend off an early-November head cold, Robert Schrager stepped off bus No. 41 [...]
This article is part 3 of a series. Click here for part 1 and part 2. By Mort and Edie Barr Mort and Edie Barr, [...]
This article is part 2 of a series. Click here for part 1 and part 3. By Edie and Mort Barr Edie and Mort Barr [...]
This article is part 1 of a series. Click here for part 2 and part 3. By Edie and Mort Barr Our efforts to live [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler Rafi and Rebecca Spiewack and their two sons made Aliyah in July 2017, and are happy where they live in Yokneam [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler When Rachel and David Heller moved to Israel in 2012, they sought a Montessori educational framework for their daughter, Adina. Problem [...]
By Hillel Kuttler The 10 people settle into couches, loungers and chairs on an early summer’s night in a living room looking out onto the [...]
By Hillel Kuttler While it is Israel’s third largest city, Haifa tends to be excluded from conversations about viable landing spots for English-speaking immigrants. That’s [...]
By Hillel Kuttler Upon entering Dan Schlanger’s home on the first morning of summer, I hardly expected to see him sink his hand into [...]
By Hillel Kuttler Shlomo Strugano steers his white minivan into the driveway on a recent morning after driving his children to school. He gets [...]
By Hillel Kuttler For some people, a spiritual moment precipitated their decisions to move to Israel. For Jessica Ben-kiki, the moment was mundane: the rush [...]
By Hillel Kuttler It’s a Wednesday night, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and several North Americans have gathered in a duplex apartment in [...]
By Hillel Kuttler Akiva and Tzivia MacLeod didn’t bring many belongings from Toronto upon moving their family to Israel in 2013. Most of what came [...]
By Hillel Kuttler Nine-month old Zoe had just fallen asleep as Len Pader welcomed a guest to the home he shares on Kibbutz Shluhot [...]
By Hillel Kuttler The previous night’s out-of-the-blue rainfall had soaked their Sukkah downstairs, so Jonathan and Sarah Kemp instead greeted a breakfast guest at [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler A glorious, early-autumn afternoon blankets the new Hadera development of Nisanim, where several residents have yet to take down their Sukkot five [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler In 2014, shortly after moving from Toronto to Israel, Marshall Deltoff and his son Periel were entering a mall in the northern [...]
By Hillel Kuttler A guide at Chai Park had just pointed out Gilad and Chris, two frolicking residents of the orangutan enclosure. Eyal and [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler It’s late on a Tuesday afternoon, and four-year-old Elisha Muller and his two-year-old sister Gefen sit quietly on a sofa, watching [...]
By Hillel Kuttler If the living room’s wood paneling, fireplace, M&M’s figurines and Pennsylvania license plate aren’t indications enough of the American roots of [...]
By Hillel Kuttler When the teenaged Klaris Slizak and her family moved from Argentina to Israel 30 years ago, integrating was hard. Few services [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler Does life get any better than this? This being the imposing, three-floor house with six bedrooms; an expansive dining room; a [...]
Written by: Ro Oranim It was my first week in Israel as a newly minted Olah Chadasha and the time had come for me to [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler For many English-speaking Olim, Pardes Chana–Karkur’s appeal lies in its small-town, old-time, down-to-Earth aura that evokes a simpler era, with neighbors [...]
Moving Your Aging Parents to Israel? Helping All Those Involved Improve Quality of Life The decision to help move elderly parents to Israel is made [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler “It’s just a mile away, so we’ll come pick you up,” Galia Fisher tells a caller who asked how to get [...]
By: Hillel Kuttler On a hot July night in most of the country, the soft breezes gracing Tzfat make the third-floor porch in Efrayim [...]
We sat down and spoke with Nefesh B'Nefesh's Benji Davis about Aliyah and the amazing resources available for new Olim. NBN: Tell us about yourself [...]
"Try it, you’ll like it” went the famous 1971 commercial for Alka Selzer. Gary and Rose Scharlat, who made Aliyah in 2015, put this advice [...]
Rachel Oranim made Aliyah with Nefesh B'Nefesh in 2012. She currently lives with her husband in Jerusalem and bakes the most delicious cupcakes! In our [...]
M. Burg, an Olah living in the center of Israel, is grateful and joyous to be living in her homeland From the moment the Pesach dishes are stored [...]
Dr. Aviva Goldstein is an educational consultant and family counselor. Her private practice focuses on child and adolescent development, parenting and family cohesion. After making Aliyah [...]
It is the year 1172, and we find ourselves in Cairo, working together with the famous scholar and doctor, Maimonides. Being the personal doctor to [...]
Writing Your Israeli Resume: The Do’s and Don’ts Melissa Lousky Bienenfeld When writing your first Israeli resume (or CV – they are the same thing [...]
Work... Making it Work! Career Building Inspiration A blog from the Nefesh B'Nefesh Employment Department Marsea Modest Swimwear Name: Marci Rapp Originally from: Toronto, [...]
The waning days of summer in Israel are a flurry of activity. Last minute camping adventures and hikes through crisp, shady rivers begin to give [...]
Have you ever looked forward to something that you figured would happen one day, playing and replaying the potential scenes in your head? This morning, [...]
Happy Aliyah-versary! You’ve made it through your first year! Now… it’s time for that first year financial “checkup,” and to move from adjusting to thriving [...]
Marc RosenbergNBN, Director of Pre-Aliyah Every Oleh/Olah has those things they miss from their lives in North America. It is just a fact [...]
32 families, 95 children, 53 singles, and 12 IDF Lone Soldiers are ready to board their Aliyah flight. Here is some of the excitement and [...]
Work... Making it Work! Career Building Inspiration A blog from the Nefesh B'Nefesh Employment Department From Selling Phones to Selling Homes Meet the [...]
Work... Making it Work! Career Building Inspiration A blog from the Nefesh B'Nefesh Employment Department Galloping Her Way to Success This woman's seriously [...]
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Marc RosenbergNBN, Director of Pre-Aliyah Journalist David Horovitz wrote an interesting book in 2000, A Little Too Close to God. He retells a fascinating [...]
Laura Ben David. Formerly the head of social media at Nefesh B'Nefesh, Laura recently started her own business, LBD Creative You know those [...]
Marc Rosenberg, NBN Director of Pre-Aliyah[/caption]One of the biggest lumps that Israel takes from visitors is often the lack of customer service. You will [...]
Rachel Berger NBN Director of Post Aliyah Making Aliyah with years of experience in your field can be a great thing — you [...]
Maya Liss, NBN Aliyah Advisor It happened. I just celebrated my fourth Aliyahversary. After spending a year and half in Israel I decided to [...]
Sara Klaben, Founder of Nativertravel.com Chanukah is here and it’s time to celebrate with holiday parties, fried Jewish delicacies, and overall “simcha.” You don’t [...]
Rachel Berger NBN Director of Post Aliyah Most Anglo Olim follow this path: They arrive in Israel. They network. They land a job. [...]
Marc Rosenberg, NBN Director of Pre-Aliyah When do you stop referring to yourself as an Oleh Chadash? It’s a good question, one that [...]
Marc Rosenberg, NBN Director of Pre-Aliyah As an Aliyah professional, I am often asked what is the most important skill to integrating – [...]
Rachel Berger NBN Director of Post Aliyah Finding a job that’s right for you is integral to making you feel at home [...]
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