(IsraelNN.com) Hundreds of new Jewish immigrants to Israel from the US and Canada touched down and were welcomed in a festive ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv. Click on the video player below to watch the ceremony.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni welcomed the North Americans making aliyah (immigration to Israel) on the flight. Two hundred and thirty-five new immigrants from North America came on Wednesday's flight. Over 2,000 immigrants will move to the Jewish state over the summer from North American and Great Britain under the auspices of the Nefesh B'Nefesh aliyah organization.

The oldest immigrant today is 96 and the youngest is 5 months old.

Other dignitaries at the welcoming ceremony included: Minister of Immigrant Absorption Eli Aflalo, Director General of the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption Erez Halfon, President of the Jewish National Fund (USA) Stanley Chesley, CEO of the Jewish National Fund (USA) Russell Robinson, and the Co-Founders of Nefesh B’Nefesh aliyah organization Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart.