by Hana Levi Julian
The final planeload of 16 Nefesh B’Nefesh aliyah flights this year capped a season in which 3,000 new Western olim, or immigrants, made aliyah to Israel with the organization.
Mom bringing the family home
Kadima Opposition leader MK Tzipi Livni told the smiling crowd, which included 81 singles, that she herself was already married — but not to worry, because “matchmaking is Israel’s national hobby!”
Two young singles immediately took the plunge and became engaged right there on stage during the welcoming ceremony in Terminal One. Nechama Dina Simon and Zack Taylor thus became the first couple from this batch of NBN “graduates” to prepare to build a home together in the Land of Israel.
Nechama Dina Simon (Made Aliyah Today) and Zack Taylor (Aliyah 2007)
A six year old child was willing to explain to Israel National Radio’s Yishai Fleisher why she and her family had chosen to come home to Israel, and what her future plans were.
Max and Sara Lapping with their kids Shoshana, Emmy, and Aliya
Tzipi Livni Addresses the Crowd
The Children Shall Return to Their Borders
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