Pesach 2018 – Events Around Israel
Chol Hamoed is a great time to get out and see the country and spend time with friends and family. Below is a list of things going on around Israel throughout Pesach 2018. Please be sure to check the...
View ArticleYom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut Events 2018
Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha'atzmaut: April 18-19, 2018 Yom Hazikaron (יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ולנפגעי פעולות האיבה: Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism) will...
View ArticleEight Things You Should Know About Ulpan Etzion
By: Gila Harris I was the biggest homebody. I had lived in the same house my entire life. The thought of making Aliyah - leaving the comfort of my childhood home in Plainview, New York - and living and...
View Article2018 Summer Chugim in Israel’s North
Israel has an amazing array of after school and summer activities and many of our Olim put their talents to work by running workshops in English for kids. Here are a few in the North. If you know of...
View ArticleIsrael and the Search for Meaning
Benji Davis People love to ask, “So why did you make Aliyah?” I have a plethora of answers. Sometimes I like to quote my good friend Avi Schaefer, z”l, who used to say, “Hummus, Goldstar and the...
View ArticleNefesh B’Nefesh Social Media Groups and Pages
Please join us on our many Facebook and LinkedIn groups and pages and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. If you are making Aliyah to the North or South, looking for employment, a community,...
View ArticleWhat does it mean to experience the New Year/Rosh Hashanah in Israel?
Rosh Hashanah in Israel means you are sitting at the bus stop and it takes you a few minutes to register that the “Shana Tova” sign on the bus is a blessing for the new year rather than an unheard-of...
View ArticleStrangers No More
Aviva Zacks and daughter Nava, originally from Detroit and now living in Modi'in, make a point of attending at least one charter flight every summer to welcome new Olim. The post Strangers No More...
View ArticleA Country as a Classroom
Living in Israel was never on the radar for Jennifer or Max Schrutt. In fact neither of them visited the country until they were adults. Read about what brought them here. The post A Country as a...
View ArticleGo Beyond North Picnic: Why One Family Keeps Coming Back
Dan Yanson, originally from Russia, made Aliyah from Scotland UK ten years ago in 2008. He lives in Haifa with his wife and four children and makes a point of attending the Nefesh B’Nefesh Go Beyond...
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