How Israel’s new reporting rules change the olim tax holiday – opinion
Since 2007, Israel has offered olim (new immigrants) and returning residents (RR) a highly attractive tax incentive: a…
Don’t leave off the love: one woman’s path back to her Jewish identity
It’s impossible to meet Devorah Ahavah Gerzoff and not sense her vibrant energy. Born Jewish, she came to…
Bnei Menashe’s return to Israel fulfills an ancient promise
There are moments when the lofty notion of Jewish history ceases to feel abstract and instead hits us…
Ariana Phillips’s path to marriage in Israel
It’s a tale of love, language, and the law. “I wasn’t raised with much involvement in Judaism,” says…
The Blogs: I feel safe in Israel but not in a place I called (for now) home, the UK | Yaakov Chaliotis
On the morning of October 2, 2025, Jewish families across Manchester gathered for Yom Kippur, the holiest day…
The Blogs: Are American Jews Traitors? | David Harbater
Hagai Segal, a veteran journalist and former editor of Makor Rishon, recently ignited a firestorm with a sharply…
The Blogs: The Call Home: Not a Test of Loyalty | Eliezer Avraham
Diaspora Jews are not traitors for staying where they are. History shows they move when the world shifts;…
The Blogs: Misrad Hapanim: Diary of an Olah | Gabriella Jacobs
What qualifies someone as an “olah chadasha”? Is it deciding to move to Israel? Actually making the move?…
Group of over 250 Bnei Menashe immigrants from India lands in Israel
More than 250 Indians claiming descent from a biblical tribe landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday, as…
The Blogs: The Israeli Mind in the Ceasefire’s Aftermath | Mark P Cohen
What the ceasefire teaches about the heart and soul of Israeli identity. Life goes on in Israel, ceasefire…
The Blogs: Yom Ha’atzmaut and the Israel We Refuse to Teach | Bonnie K. Goodman
Loving Israel Without Lying About It: Diaspora Jewish schools celebrate the dream of Israel. They rarely teach about…
The Blogs: The Belonging I Only Recognized After Leaving | Harper Spero
I never thought that after leaving Israel, the holidays would be something I missed. For me, holidays were…