5/10/2023 0 Comments Minecraft a brave new world“We are celebrating today the aliya of hundreds of new olim who will begin their lives in the Jewish state, many of whom are modern day pioneers moving to Israel’s North and South.” But how is it logistically feasible to find place for these new participants in “the largest national project of the Jewish people”? In his welcoming overture for the new immigrants, Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, co-founder of Nefesh B’Nefesh, puts forth an answer to our question. Israel claims they desperately need more Jewish immigrants from the Diaspora. Israel is a country approximately the size of New Jersey half of it is desert and another 20% is inhabited by Palistinians. Full of emotion, Nathan Sharansky welcomed the immigrants to Israel: “French Jews who immigrate to Israel are coming out of choice: they have a whole world of opportunities before them, and they are choosing to come to Israel: their choice demonstrates that Israel affords a sense of Jewish identity and attachment to those Jews who wish to take an active part in the Jewish story.” The group, organized by the Jewish Agency and its affiliates, is expected to be the largest group of immigrants to make aliya from France this season. Some 200 olim arrived on Israeli soil embracing it as their own. Today, French Jews joined their North American counterparts. “The immigrants arriving from the US and Canada are coming not out distress but rather out of excitement to take part in the largest national project of the Jewish people” said Nathan Sharansky, Chairman of the Jewish Agency. The El Al plane chartered by Nefesh Benefesh is the first to kick off a campaign to see 2000 new emigres come to Israel before summer’s out. What is the catalyst for a Jew in the Diaspora making aliyah to Israel? Safety? The 218 North American immigrants arriving in Israel this past Tuesday proved the contrary.
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