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 … more

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, … more

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 … more

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, … more

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 … more

The Jewish Star covered it all! Photos by Christina Daly The Jewish Star covers the big 70th anniversary parade on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue • 55 photos of marchers from Long … more

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 … more

For some retirees, it can come down to choosing to spend their golden years overlooking the Mediterranean instead of a golf course in Boca Raton. For others, it’s a matter of following the … more

Unlike the 18-year-old in the next bunk, nobody is drafting or otherwise forcing the enlistment of the IDF’s American, French, British, Canadian, Swiss, South African, Australian, Peruvian and … more

As a group of well-wishers waved tiny Israeli flags and shouted “Welcome home,” Diane Hewitt of Hoboken, New Jersey, off the El Al jet that had just flown her to Tel Aviv from New York, … more