In a time of darkness, a time of pandemic, pandemonium and power struggles, a thin ray of light can be seen in the Jewish world.
The results are in: In May, the number of North Americans applying …
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By Deborah Fineblum, JNS
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6/10/20
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For some number Diaspora Jews, turning retirement dreams into reality also means realizing a lifelong dream of living in Israel.
More than 6,000 Jews from North America …
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By Renee Ghert-Zand, for Nefesh B’Nefesh
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1/29/20
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Warren Isakow is an intensive care physician who regularly works a 12-hour night shift, treating ICU patients for heart attacks, strokes and other medical emergencies.
What makes his job unusual …
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By Larry Luxner for Nefesh B’Nefesh
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1/9/20
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The 242 new olim on Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 60th El Al charter flight included NBN’s 60,000th oleh, Co-Founder and Executive Director Rabbi Yehoshua Fass said. Pictured are some of 41 …
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8/23/19
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After immigrating from New Jersey, Miriam Serkez, 20, became a medic with the Israeli emergency medical service Magen David Adom. It’s part of her national service in Israel, …
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By Larry Luxner for Nefesh B’Nefesh
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5/22/19
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Here Next Year, in partnership with Nefesh B’Nefesh, hosted its fifth annual Israel Fair on Saturday night in the center of Jerusalem.
The fair is designed to help young potential olim who …
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1/10/19
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Long Islanders were among 239 North Americans who boarded Nefesh B’Nefesh’s 59th aliyah charter flight at JFK airport on Tuesday.
“If we don’t go now, …
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By Ed Weintrob
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8/16/18
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Not only didn’t the recent troubles along Israel’s borders stop any of the 232 North Americans who planned to make aliyah on Tuesday’s Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight, but …
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By Ed Weintrob
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7/25/18
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The Jewish Star
covered it all!
Photos by Christina Daly
The Jewish Star covers the big 70th anniversary parade
on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue
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55 photos of marchers from
Long …
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The Jewish Star
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6/8/18
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Nearly 1,500 prospective immigrants to Israel attended a mega-event on Sunday to learn about what it takes to make aliyah.
The Nefesh B’Nefesh Mega Aliyah Fair, at John Jay College in …
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JTA
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3/14/18
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