Third Group Out of 1,800 Immigrants From US Arrives 

Aug 03, '2005 / 27 Tammuz 5765
 
(IsraelNN.com) More than 220 new immigrants (olim) from the 
United States arrived this morning in Israel. They are just one group 
out of a total of 1,800 North American Jews moving to Israel this 
summer under the auspices of Nefesh B'Nefesh, an organization 
founded to help North American Jews make Aliyah (immigrate to 
Israel). 

Also on the flight today, accompanying the olim was Malcolm 
Hoenlein, director of the Conference of Presidents of Major American 
Jewish Organizations, and Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, Chief Rabbi of 
Tel Aviv, . Rabbi Lau was flown to New York especially to 
accompany the American olim. 

In a short ceremony at the New York airport, Rabbi Lau gave the 
group of immigrants his blessing and said that Aliyah is a 
national treasure at any time; however, at this time period, in which 
we commemorate the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem 
and ahead of the implementation of the Disengagement Plan, 
the group's immigration is a morale booster and a shot of 
encouragement for Israeli society.