Nefesh B'Nefesh - assisting American Jewish families to make aliyah

Introduction to Nefesh B'Nefesh

Over the last five decades, Israel has experienced waves of immigration from around the globe and has acted as a haven and homeland for Jews the world over. With millions of Jews living in North America, over the last twenty years, an average of only 1300 North American Jews have made Aliyah annually. While many believe that this low number reflects a waning passion for Zionism and lack of fundamental support for Israel, the truth is that there are indeed thousands of Jews yearning, dreaming, and willing to make Aliyah, but need assistance in making that dream a reality. Nefesh B'Nefesh was founded to facilitate the aliyah of these thousands and thus revitalize North American aliyah.













By revitalizing North American Aliyah, an unmistakable message is sent to the world that Israel is not just a haven for those fleeing religious oppression and economic distress, but rather that Israel is a primary choice for those who have professional stability and social comfort. Additionally, it emphasizes to our Israeli brethren, that even in these turbulent times, Israel has not been abandoned. A revitalized and steady wave of North American Aliyah will create a much needed and perpetual human bond between North America and Israel. Nefesh B’Nefesh was founded to achieve these objectives.

Nefesh B'Nefesh Mission Statement

The core mission of NBN is to revitalize Aliyah and to substantially increase the number of future Olim by removing the financial, professional and logistical obstacles that prevent many individuals from actualizing their dreams. In the process of fulfilling our mission, we aim to educate and inspire the Jews of the Diaspora as to the centrality of the Jewish State to the Jewish people and its desirability as a Jewish home. Such enhanced awareness will send an unmistakable signal of Anglo-Israeli Jewish solidarity and of our mutual determination to strengthen the State of Israel and thereby increase the likelihood of an ever expanding Aliyah reality.






















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Other source text: OrtodoxUnion