Why Aliyah?

Updated: October 23, 2024

My Aliyah Anniversay Video

2,000 Jews to immigrate to Israel amid war July 2024

NBN MedEx Argentina July 2024

Soon to be Olim speak with Arutz Sheva at the 2024 NBN Medex event March 2024

Dozens Make Aliyah Amid Operation Iron Swords October 19, 2023

From U.S.A to Israel - Aliyah - August 16, 2023

2023 Nefesh B'Nefesh Charter Flight Highlights-#64

Channel 14 on the Aliyah Flight (Hebrew / English)

NBN Charter 2023 (73 minutes) - August 16, 2023

En route to Israel: If not now, then when Interview on NBN flight with Olim Dahlia and Sarah - August 17, 2022

Aliyah Charter Flight (47 minutes) August 17, 2022

Nefesh B'Nefesh Charter Aliyah Flight - August 17, 2022

Inspiring: We're excited to come home - August 17, 2022

Rabbi Alvin and Esther Reinstein are moving from New Jersey to Efrat with a Torah scroll August 17, 2022

Nefesh B'Nefesh Charter Aliyah Flight - August 17, 2022

Back to Aliyah 104 new immigrants land in Israel - April 26, 2021

Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky- Excerpt, Tisha B'Av

The Ultimate Excuse For Not Making Aliyah by Rabbi Sholom Gold

NBN: Follow Me to Israel

Lech Lecha - Does that Mean Me?

World Mizrachi - Israel: A Land of Living Prophecy

Arutz Sheva greets the Aug 2018 Nefesh B'Nefesh immigrants Ben-Gurion Airport (2.58 minutes)

Home - Israel The Maccabeats Medley

The One Thing No One Is Telling You About The Jewish Exile

The Video Every Jew Must Watch (Israel's Future)

August 2018 NBN Aliyah Charter Flight Webcast (1 hour 52 minutes)

July 2018 Arutz Sheva accompanies immigrants from JFK to Ben Gurion (7.14 minutes)

July 2018 NBN Aliyah Charter Flight Webcast (1 hour 23 minutes)

August 2017 NBN Charter Aliyah Flight Highlights (3.05 minutes)

July 2017 NBN Charter Aliyah Flight Highlights (3.17 minutes)

August 2016 NBN Charter Aliyah Flight Highlights (3.41 minutes)

August 2016 NBN Aliyah Charter Flight Webcast (2 hours 22 minutes)

NBN July 2016 Charter Flight Highlights (3.49 minutes)

July 2016 Aliyah Charter Flight Webcast (1 hour 57 minutes)

A Family Makes Aliyah - The Shulman Family (7.5 minutes)

NBN July 2015 Charter Flight Highlights (3.48 minutes)

July 2015 Aliyah Charter Flight Webcast (1 hour 44 minutes)

2014 Mega Event Presentation Video

Make Aliyah Today: NBN August 2013 Highlights

NBN July 2013 Highlights

NBN Energy

Take your part in history

Aliyah: Live the Dream - Israel - My Soul

MK Dov Lipman Speaking at Nefesh B'Nefesh Aliyah Ceremony

Israel: Come Back ... Come Back Home

Promised Land (The Aliyah Song)

Soldier Aliyah Program English - Nefesh B'Nefesh

Welcome to Israel

NBN: Building a Stronger Israel One Oleh at a Time

This Is My Israel

Chinese Jews from Kaifeng arrive in Israel 2009

Eight Days- NBN Chanuka Music Video (Chanukah 5771)

Nefesh B'Nefesh Hanukkah Flash Mob (Jerusalem 5770)

Making Aliyah (London to Israel)

You Have Reached Your Destination (London to Israel)

J&M Make Aliyah (London to Israel)

The Schwell Family Journey Home

INR Director Accompanies New Olim To Israel

From France To Israel - An Anthem for Aliyah

Free Your Mind (Matrix parody)

Aliya Mosaic part 1 (lighthearted sharing of aliya experiences)

Aliya Mosaic part 2 (with British comedian Grant Crankshaw)

Aliyah and Engagement of Olim

NBN 5769 in Review - Shana Tova

Nefesh B'Nefesh singles flight (Dec 30, 2009)

Arrival of Nefesh B'Nefesh Flight, Dec 30, 2009

Aliyah Down the Line

Hello! Welcome Back Home, Israel !

Aliyah Tekes

How do you say soldier in Hebrew?

Aliyah: Home Is Where the Heart Is

Story of an Olah (in Hebrew)

Meet the Olim Nefesh B'Nefesh July 12 Flight, Summer 2012

Joy of Aliyah #2 - The Announcement Episode

Nefesh B'Nefesh: 10 Years, 30,000 Olim and Counting!

10 Years Later, Nefesh B'Nefesh Founders

Joy of Aliyah #4 - The US Lift Episode

Destination: Zion Trailer

NBN Bring More Olim to Israel

Joy of Aliyah #7 - Last 24 hrs/The Flight Episode

Joy of Aliyah #8 - Welcome to Israel Episode

Joy of Aliyah #10 - The Finale - Living the Dream

Cellcom Commercial - Aliyah Reunion

Nefesh B'Nefesh & FIDF Lone Soldiers Program

Video of PM Netanyahu speech about the Tanach and Aliyah at the end of the 2014 International Bible Contest

Tisha B'Av, Eretz Yisrael, and the Geula HD

The Oleh's Tfilah (Hebrew song)

History of Israel Videos

Additional Videos about Israel

The Lech Lecha Page

Olim Photo Gallery Over 13,000 aliyah photos

Articles about Aliyah to Israel

What are we waiting for (7/2023)

Can't make Aliyah? Here are 5 things that you can do (7/2023)

Torah Tidbits Yitro 5783: Wings of Eagles (4 page pdf, 2/2023)

Torah Tidbits Vayishlach 5783 A Short Vort (1 page pdf, 12/2022)

Truly at Home (4/2021)

Why are so many North American Orthodox rabbis silent on aliyah? (4/2021)

Lech Lecha: Why will YOU make aliya? (10/2017)

Ask any 8 year old (11/2016)

We should all move to Israel, the world's mirage (10/2016)

Teaching Aliya (9/2016)

The Privilege of Being in Eretz Yisrael (7/2015)

Why you Should Move to Israel (5/2015)

Why Live Here? (7/2014)

Privileges of Aliya (5/2014)

What are you waiting for? (2/2014)

A different answer to "Are we there yet?" (7/2013)

What attracts young Jewish people to Israel and why it is important ? (2/2013)

Orthodox Jews and the Aliya Crisis (3/2013)

100-year-old man among 2012's olim (12/2012)

Bnei Menashe in Israel: 'It's a dream' (12/2012)

Homeward bound: Why I’m making aliya (8/2012)

Aliyah Now A 'Career Move' (9/2011)

Oakland family of six pulling up roots to plant in Israel (5/2011)

How can Jews be 'Orthodox' without living in Israel (4/2011)

'Dr. Aliyah' and the Rabbi Practice What They Preach (7/2010)

Family moves to Israel 2010: the new aliyah (7/2010)

Hundreds from North America move to Israel (7/2010)

Dreams Confront Reality On Pilot Israel Campus Trip (6/2010)

More and More Bay Area Jews Moving to Israel (6/2010)

History Won't Wait For You (1/2010)

There's no place like home (4/2010)

In Their Merit (9/2009)

Does God Care Where We Live? (6/2009)

California, here I come - back to my home in Israel (8/2008)

Three Houston families to make August aliyah (8/2008)

Spying Out The Land (6/2008)

They can go home again! (5/2008)

Another Ultimate Commuter (4/2008)

Moving to Israel (10/2007)

Aliyah Summer (8/2007)

Why We Chose to Make Aliyah (7/2007)

Great Grandma makes Aliyah (3/2007)

The Aliyah Connection (9/2006)

The Real Reasons for Making Aliya (10/2005)

5765 Posts Rise in Aliyah (10/2005)

Goodbye, America - hello, Israel (8/2005)

Two sisters in their 90s make aliyah (12/2004)

An oleh reflects on his year in Israel (7/2004)

Yom Haatzmaut Reflections (4/2004)

Purim, an Aliya Story (3/2004)

So You Want to Move to Israel? (2/2004)

Havard Professor Making Aliyah (12/2003)

A Lech Lecha Parable (10/2003)

From Paris to Jerusalem (01/2003)

Pushing Aliyah (12/2002)

Mom, I'm Moving To Israel

Free To Be and To Do (post retirement in Israel)

To Be an Israeli

Aliya is a four-letter word (02/2002)

Ohr Somayach: Love of the Land (Link)

The Zionist Spark - Hadassah Magazine Article

The Whys of Aliyah (11/2001)

What happened to religious aliyah? (11/2001)

Still the Best Place for Jewish People (07/2001)

The Pioneer Spirit (06/2001)

Why not to make Aliyah (06/2001)

American Jews still move to Israel during Mideast crisis

South Floridians are still moving to Israel (05/2001)

Still Crazy - Why We Made Aliyah (Aish)

New-Wave, New Olim by Jessica Steinberg (04/00)

Reasons from the Aliyah Mailing list (Tachlis, 10/99)

Torah Tidbits #465 - by Phil Chernofsky

Torah Tidbits #424 - by Phil Chernofsky

Torah Tidbits #394 - by Phil Chernofsky

Embracing a Dream: The Exodus to Israel (03/98)

My Fellow Lunatics - by Stuart Schoffman (04/94)

Personal Aliyah Stories

Aliyah: A 30-year Retrospective (8/2020)

Too Jewish, Except in Israel (1/2020)

The 2 year Aliyahversary (8/2016)

Moving to Israel by Julie Mendelsohn (8/2011)

The Sussmans b'Aretz - Sentimental at 5 (7/2009)

Matt / משה Made Aliyah - What was going through my head (7/2009)

Elan Miller - So this is it! (6/2009)

David De Zwirek - Why I Moved to Israel (6/2009)

Shmuel Katz - Spying Out The Land Again (6/2009)

Shmuel Katz -

Cegal Ilan

Steve M. Solomon

Lenny Solomon

Adam Halley

Shalva del Castillo

Leiah Elbaum

Jonathan Levin

Judy Lash Balint

Shmuel Carit (74 kb)

Jacob Richman's Aliyah Articles

Jacob Richman - 25 Years in Israel (8/2009)

Israel's 50th Anniversary - by Jacob Richman (04/1998)

Aliyah Sites / Articles

Life in Israel Articles

Only in Israel

HaRav Shlomo Aviner Shlit'a Rabbi Outside of Israel or a Simple Jew in Israel? (via archive.org)

Israel Related Sites

Aliyah Photo Gallery

Videos about Israel

History of Israel Videos

Israel Independence Day

Daily Israel News Sites

Free Resources to Learn Hebrew

117 Hebrew Song Pages with Lyrics and English Translations